1949 NYU Violets football team

1949 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1949 record	3–6
Head coach	Edward Mylin (3rd season)
Home stadium	None
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

In their third and final season under head coach Edward "Hook" Mylin, the Violets compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored 181–146. ^[1]

The team played all of its games at neutral sites or as the visitor.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–14	6,500	[2]
October 8	vs. Brooklyn	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 39–13	7,636	[3]
October 14	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–21	5,000	[4]
October 22	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–38	5,403	[5]
October 29	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–21	9,000	[6]
November 5	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 39–0		[7]
November 12	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–33	7,000	[8]
November 19	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 41–7	4,000	[9]
November 26	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–34	17,114	[10]

References

1. "1949 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
2. "Bucknell Downs Violets, 14-0". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 2, 1949. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kingsmen Bow to NYU, 39-13". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. October 9, 1949. p. 109 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgetown's Passes Sink NYU, 21 to 6". The Tribune . Scranton, Pa. International News Service. October 15, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Roberts, Ernie (October 23, 1949). "B.U. Rolls After Ragged Start to Overwhelm N.Y.U., 38-0". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh Downs NYU, 21-6; Wins First from Mylin Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 30, 1949. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. Easy Victor over Kings Point". Brooklyn Eagle . Brooklyn, N.Y. November 6, 1949. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rutgers Routs Violets, 33-9". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Violets Trounce CCNY 41-7; Payne Scores 3". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. November 20, 1949. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Young, Dick (November 27, 1949). "Rams Thrash NYU, 34-6; Doheny Awarded Trophy". Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.