1937 NYU Violets football team

The 1937 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

1937 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
1937 record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh      9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova      8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham      7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth      7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross      8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)      6 1 1
No. 12 Yale      6 1 1
Army      7 2 0
Cornell      5 2 1
Harvard      5 2 1
Syracuse      5 2 1
No. 12 Manhattan      6 3 1
Penn State      5 3 0
Duquesne      6 4 0
Brown      5 4 0
NYU      5 4 0
Temple      3 2 4
Boston College      4 4 1
Bucknell      3 3 2
Buffalo      4 4 0
Princeton      4 4 0
Tufts      3 4 1
Colgate      3 5 0
Columbia      2 5 2
Hofstra      2 4 0
Carnegie Tech      2 5 1
Penn      2 5 1
La Salle      2 7 0
Massachusetts State      1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Pennsylvania MilitaryW 37–710,000[2]
October 2at Carnegie TechW 18–1420,000[3]
October 9North Carolina
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–1915,000[4]
October 16St. John's (MD)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 59–05,000[5]
October 23LafayetteL 0–137,500[6]
October 30Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–725,000[7]
November 6Lehigh
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–011,000[8]
November 13GeorgetownL 0–68,000[9]
November 27vs. No. 3 Fordham
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 7–2065,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1937 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. "Violets varnish Penn Military Cadets, 37–7". Daily News. September 26, 1937. p. 36C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tartans fall before Violet passes, 18–14". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1937. p. 3S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Carolina tops N.Y.U." The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "N.Y.U. tramples St. Johns, 59 to 0". Daily News. October 17, 1937. p. 96. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lafayette defeats N.Y.U., 13–0, to keep its 1937 slate clean". Allentown Morning Call. October 24, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "NYU downs Colgate, 14–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 31, 1937. p. 4C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lehigh extends N.Y.U., but loses to Violets by 13 to 0 score". Allentown Morning Call. November 7, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Guard falls on fumble to win for Georgetown". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1937. p. 2S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rams trim Violets, 2020–77, before 65,000". Daily News. November 28, 1937. p. 92. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.

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