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NYU began play in 1873, making it one of the first football teams established in the United States (following Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia, Yale, and Stevens). [2] [3] [4] Additionally, the current governing body for collegiate sports, the NCAA, was formed as the direct result of a meeting convened in New York City by NYU Chancellor Henry MacCracken in December 1905 to improve the safety of ...
NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. [2] The school colors are purple and white. [4] Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. [2] The Violets compete as a member of NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association conference.
John A. Hartwell was the first head coach at NYU and played on the 1891 national championship team at Yale.. The NYU Violets football program was a college football team that represented New York University.
The 1944 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their first season under head coach John J. Weinheimer , the Violets compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored 160–71.
In Mal Stevens's 6th season at NYU, the Violets compiled a 5–4 record, and managed to secure a place on the AP poll for the first and only time in program history for three weeks. They also defeated No. 15 Carnegie Tech 6–0 for their 2nd and final win over a ranked college football program, the other victory coming against #8 Fordham in 1936.
The 1940 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mal Stevens , the team compiled a 2–7 record.
The 1891 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University (NYU) as an independent during the 1891 college football season. The Violets compiled a record of 1–4.
The 1946 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach John J. Weinheimer, the Violets compiled a 5–3 record, their first winning record of the 1940s, though they were outscored 163–101. [1]