1921 NYU Violets football team

1921 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3–3
Head coach	Frank Gargan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1921 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1921 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Gargan, the team compiled a 2–3–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Hobart	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 26–0		[1]
October 8	at Brown	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 0–13		[2][3]
October 15	at Columbia	South Field New York, NY	L 0–19	12,000	[4]
October 22	Wesleyan	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 7–7		[5]
October 29	vs. Colgate	Johnson Field Johnson City, NY	T 7–7	10,000	[6]
November 8	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 28–0		[7]
November 12	Rutgers	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 7–21		[8]
November 19	Trinity (NC)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 7–7	5,000	[9]

References

1. "Brooklyn boys help Violet team defeat Hobart". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 2, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Brown scores twice in winning from N.Y.U." The Boston Globe. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hucles Star For N. Y. U. In Game With Brown". The New York Age. New York, New York. October 15, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved July 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Columbia soundly thrashes Violet". The New York Times. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wesleyan–N.Y.U. battle to 7–7 draw". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate in tie battle". Democrat and Chronicle. October 30, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. defeats Trinity by four touchdowns, 28 to 0". New York Herald. November 9, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "N.Y.U. eleven loses to heavy Rutgers machine by 21–7". New York Tribune. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Trinity holds New York 7–7". The Morning Herald. November 20, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.