1920 NYU Violets football team

1920 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	2–5–1
Head coach	Frank Gargan (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field
Seasons ←  1919 1921  →

1920 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					8	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	0	–	2
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	3	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	4	–	4
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					1	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Frank Gargan, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	USS Pennsylvania	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 46–0		[1]
October 9	at Columbia	South Field New York, NY	L 7–14	12,000–14,000	[2] [3]
October 16	at Wesleyan	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	T 13–13		[4]
October 23	at Hamilton	Clinton, NY	L 13–14		[5]
November 2	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 31–20		[6]
November 6	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 9–7		[7]
November 13	Bates	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 18–21		[8]
November 20	at Stevens	Castle Point Field Hoboken, NJ	L 14–21		[9]

References

1. "N.Y.U. eleven wins easily". The New York Times. October 3, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Recovery of fumble enables Columbia triumph over N.Y.U. in hard fought gridiron tussle, by 14 to 7". New York Herald. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Columbia Trounces N. Y. U. Eleven, 14-7". The New York Times . New York, New York. October 10, 1920. p. 120. Retrieved March 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Wesleyan and New York battle 13–13 deadlock". The Hartford Courant. October 17, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hamilton captures third game in row". Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. wins first football victory". New York Herald. November 3, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. humbled by Union, 9 to 7". New York Herald. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Misplays by N.Y.U. give Bates game". The New York Times. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Stevens ends fourth season undefeated". New York Herald. November 21, 1920. Retrieved February 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.