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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.
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 ...
The NYU Violets men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents New York University, located in New York City. The team currently competes in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association. NYU previously competed as an NCAA Division I program until 1971, when the team was disbanded due to a budget ...
The NYU Violets football program was a college football team that represented New York University. The team was independent of any conference but was a part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team had 24 head coaches during its time of operations and had its first recorded football game in 1894.
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The 1945 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its second season under head coach John J. Weinheimer , the team compiled a 3–4 record and was outscored 125–89.
The 1947 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Edward Mylin , the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 194 to 65.
The 1928 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 8–2 record. [1] NYU back Ken Strong led the nation in scoring, [2] on his way to garnering first-team All ...