1917 NYU Violets football team

1917 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2–3
Head coach	Francis P. Wall (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1917 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pittsburgh			–					10	–	0	–	0
Williams			–					7	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					2	–	0	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Penn			–					9	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					6	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	1	–	3
New Hampshire			–					3	–	2	–	2
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	0
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	2	–	3
Tufts			–					3	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lafayette			–					3	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Carlisle			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	3	–	2
Temple			–					0	–	6	–	1

The 1917 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their only year under head coach Francis P. Wall, the team compiled a 2–2–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	at RPI	Troy, NY	L 3-6	[1]
October 20	Wesleyan	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 6–7	[2]
October 27	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 0–0	[3]
November 6	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 0–0	[4]
November 10	Rhode Island State	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 9–6	[5]
November 17	at Stevens	Castle Point Field Hoboken, NJ	T 6–6	[6]
November 24	at Columbia	South Field New York, NY	W 9–7	[7]

References

1. "N.Y.U. gridders lose first contest". The Sun. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 21, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "N.Y.U.–Union play scoreless tie on gridiron". New York Tribune. October 28, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Violet and Trinity in scoreless draw". The New York Times. November 7, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Egan's drop kick wins for N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Stevens and N.Y.U. play 6 to 6 draw on gridiron". The Sun. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Columbia eleven beaten by N.Y.U." The New York Times. November 25, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.