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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.
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.
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 1935 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their second year under head coach Mal Stevens , the team compiled a 7–1 record.
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.
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 1952 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1952 college football season. This was the last season that NYU fielded an NCAA team. This was the last season that NYU fielded an NCAA team.