1897 NYU Violets football team

1897 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1897 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	0	–	2
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dickinson			–					7	–	3	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	3	–	2
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					6	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	Stevens	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 24–0	200	[1]
October 16	St. Stephen's College	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 18–0		[2]
October 23	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–34		[3]
October 27	at Stevens	St. George's Cricket Grounds Hoboken, NJ	W 4–0		[4]
October 30	New Jersey Athletic Club		Canceled		[5]
November 2	Montclair Athletic Club		Canceled		[5]
November 6	Oritani Football Club		Canceled		[5]
November 13	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–42		[6]
November 16	at Hamilton	Clinton, NY	L 0–12		[7]

References

1. "Other games". The Sun. October 10, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "About the country". Elmira Daily Gazette and Free Press. October 18, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Trinity's strong game". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 25, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Football notes". The Sun. October 28, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "On the football field". The Sun. October 29, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lehigh's big score". The Sun. November 14, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hamilton 12, N.Y. University 0". The New York Times. November 17, 1897. Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.