1933 NYU Violets football team

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.[1]

1933 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumYankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Princeton     9 0 0
Duquesne     10 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 0
Boston College     8 1 0
Columbia     8 1 0
Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Bucknell     7 2 0
Fordham     6 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Villanova     7 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Drexel     5 3 0
Massachusetts State     5 3 0
Temple     5 3 0
Manhattan     5 3 1
Cornell     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
La Salle     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Penn State     3 3 1
Brown     3 5 0
Vermont     3 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
NYU     2 4 1
Penn     2 4 1
Northeastern     1 3 1
Boston University     2 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 7 1
CCNY     1 5 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7West Virginia WesleyanL 0–312,000[2]
October 14Lafayette
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–1212,000[3]
October 21Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–725,000[4]
October 28at GeorgiaL 0–2525,000[5]
November 11vs. Fordham
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 12–2030,000[6]
November 18Rutgers
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
T 6–615,000[7]
November 25Carnegie Tech
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–015,000[8]

References

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  1. ^ "1933 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Methodists, led by a Barnum, fool Violets in opener, 3–0". Daily News. October 8, 1933. p. 60. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.Y.U. noses out Lafayette". Allentown Morning Call. October 15, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bogdanski scores on pass to give Colgate 7 to 0 victory". Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1933. p. III-I. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs run over and under giant Violets". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rams overcome N.Y.U., 20–13". Brooklyn Times Union. November 12, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rutgers battles N.Y.U. to tie". The Sunday Times. November 19, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Skibos miss three chances to score". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 26, 1934. p. 2-1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.