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NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. The school colors are purple and white. Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. The Violets compete as a member of NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association conference. The university sponsors 23 varsity sports, as well as club teams and intramural sports.
Robert P. "Bert" Wilson was an American college football player and coach. He played football for Wesleyan University and was captain of the school's football team in 1896. After graduating, he served as Wesleyan's first head football coach from 1898 to 1902. In five years as Wesleyan's coach, Wilson compiled a record of 25–21–2. In his first two years as the coach, Wesleyan compiled records of 7–3 and 7–2. In the 17 years before Wilson took over as the coach, Wesleyan's football team had never won seven games in a single season. In 1903, Wilson became the head football coach at New York University (NYU). He served the sixth head football coach at NYU and held that position for one season, in 1903, leading the NYU Violets to a record of 2–5.
The 1883 Princeton Tigers football team represented the College of New Jersey, then more commonly known as Princeton College, in the 1883 college football season. The team finished with a 7–1 record and outscored opponents 238 to 26, using the new scoring rules introduced by Walter Camp. The Tigers won their first seven games before losing the final game of the season to Yale in New York.
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. Ken Strong led the nation in scoring. The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.
The 1876 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University in the 1876 college football season. The team played one game, losing to Stevens Institute of Technology by an 8–0 score.
The 1936 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.
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 team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.
The 1925 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its first season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.
The 1941 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Mal Stevens, the Violets compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by a total of 243 to 47. The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, and Ohio Field and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.
The 1939 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1939 college football season. 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 #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 1946 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1946 college football season.
The 1949 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1949 college football season.
The 1950 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1950 college football season.
The 1951 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1951 college football season.
The 1933 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Cann, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record.
The 1932 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first year under head coach Howard Cann, the team compiled a 5–3 record.
The 1931 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record.
The 1919 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their only year under head coach John Longwell, the team compiled a 4–4 record.
The 1921 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Gargan, the team compiled a 2–3–3 record.
The 1897 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. For the season, the Violets compiled a 3–3 record.
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- ↑ "New York University Violet All-Time Football Records". www.luckyshow.org.
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