1928 NYU Violets football team

1928 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Chick Meehan (4th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field Yankee Stadium

1928 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					9	–	0	–	0
West Chester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	0	–	1
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Penn			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
Drexel			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 10 NYU			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	2
CCNY			–					4	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	3
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	3	–	2
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					2	–	5	–	2
Providence			–					1	–	5	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	7	–	2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 8–2 record.^[1] NYU back Ken Strong led the nation in scoring,^[2] on his way to garnering first-team All-American honors. The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the final Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Niagara	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 21–0	13,000	[4]
October 6	West Virginia Wesleyan	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 26–7	17,500	[5]
October 13	vs. Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 34–7	50,000	[6]
October 20	Rutgers	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 48–0	22,500	[7]
October 27	Colgate	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 47–6	52,000	[8]
November 3	Georgetown	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 2–7	50,000	[9]
November 10	Alfred	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 71–0		[10]
November 17	Missouri	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 27–6		[11]
November 24	at Carnegie Tech	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 27–13		[12]
November 29	Oregon State	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 13–25	40,000	[13]

References

1. "1928 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
3. "Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "N.Y.U. eleven nips Niagara, 21–0". Daily News. September 30, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Violet crushes Mountaineers, 26–7". Daily News. October 7, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. batters way to 34–7 victory over Fordham eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 14, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. takes dear old Rutgers, 48–0". Daily News. October 21, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Colgate is crushed by N.Y.U. team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 28, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgetown upsets N.Y.U., 7–2". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Violet crushes Alfred, 71 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 11, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Missouri Tigers defeated by New York U., 27 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Violet ace too good for Tech". The Pittsburgh Press. November 25, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Oregon State whips East's champs 25–13". Statesman Journal. November 30, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.