1947 NYU Violets football team

1947 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Edward Mylin (1st season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium
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1947 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Penn			–					7	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Columbia			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Springfield			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Merchant Marine			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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. ^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, NYU was ranked at No. 286 out of 500 college football teams. ^[2]

The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–32	18,000	[3]
October 4	Brooklyn	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 19–0	15,000	[4]
October 11	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–38	7,000	[5]
October 18	West Virginia	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–40	8,000	[6]
October 24	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, SC	L 0–25	9,564	[7]
November 11	Bucknell	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 19–6	5,000	[8]
November 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–40	14,000	[9]
November 29	vs. Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	T 13–13	27,000	[10]

References

1. "1947 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Temple Scores Over NYU, 32-7, As Slosburg Tallies Three Times". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "NYU Wins Over Kingsmen, 19-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 5, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Bob Holbrook (October 12, 1947). "B.U. Tests Squad Depth Outclassing NYU 38-7". The Boston Globe. p. 29.
6. Hy Turkin (October 19, 1947). "W. Va. Passes, End Runs Top Violets, 40-0". The Daily News (New York City). p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgetown Rips NYU 25-0, On Power Plays". The Daily News (New York City). October 25, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Hy Turkin (November 12, 1947). "NYU Tops Bisons, 19-6; Millman Runs 100 Yards". The Daily News (New York City). p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rutgers Downs Violets, 40-0". The Daily News (New York City). November 16, 1947. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Joe Trimble (November 30, 1947). "Blocked Kick Gives NYU 13-13 Tie With Fordham". The Daily News (New York City). p. 89 – via Newspapers.com.