1932 NYU Violets football team

1932 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Howard Cann (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field Yankee Stadium

1932 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1932 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first year under head coach Howard Cann, the team compiled a 5–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Hobart	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 33–0	10,000	[2]
October 8	Rutgers	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 21–0	12,000	[3]
October 15	Georgetown	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 39–0	30,000	[4]
October 22	Colgate	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–14	35,000	[5]
October 29	Purdue	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 9–34	25,000	[6]
November 5	Georgia	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 13–7	15,000	[7]
November 12	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–7	40,000	[8]
November 24	Carnegie Tech	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 13–6	30,000	[9]

References

1. "1932 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. "N.Y.U. plucks Plum, taking Hobart, 33–0". Daily News. October 2, 1932. p. 73. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rutgers eleven bows to N.Y.U. by 21 to 0 score". The Sunday Times. October 9, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bob McNamara's fiery play leads to Violet in rout of Hoyas, 39 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 16, 1932. p. C1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "35,000 watch Colgate outclass N.Y.U. in scoring 14-to-0 win". Democrat and Chronicle. October 23, 1932. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Purdue crushes New York University, 34 to 9". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1932. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Georgia 7, N.Y.U. 13". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ram reaps crop of Violets, 7–0; 40,00 at game". Daily News. November 13, 1932. p. 68. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.Y.U. victor, 13–6, over Carnegie Tech in closing quarter". The Reading Times. November 25, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.