1924 NYU Violets football team

1924 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–1
Head coach	Tom Thorp (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1924 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Yale			–					6	–	0	–	2
No. 8 Penn			–					9	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Bucknell			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	2	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Syracuse			–					8	–	2	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	1	–	3
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Springfield			–					4	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Thorp, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	St. Stephen's College	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 19–0		[1]
October 11	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 6–6		[2]
October 18	CCNY	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 7–0	10,000	[3]
October 25	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 12–0		[4]
November 1	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–27	11,000	[5]
November 8	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–40		[6]
November 15	Rutgers	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 3–41		[7]

References

1. "N.Y.U. conquers St. Stephens, 19–0 in opening game". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1924. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "N.Y.U. and Union grid teams play 6 to 6 tie". Times Union. October 12, 1924. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tom Thorp's N.Y.U. team beats plucky City College eleven by lone touchdown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 19, 1924. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Trinity holds New York University to single touchdown". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 26, 1924. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Graham leads Fordham to assault on weak N.Y.U. eleven for 27–0 defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 2, 1924. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Columbia runs wild and beats N.Y.U. 40 to 0". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 9, 1924. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rutgers, without Benkert, trounces N.Y.U. in slow game, 41 to 3". The Daily Home News. November 16, 1924. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.