1933 NYU Violets football team

1933 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–1
Head coach	Howard Cann (2nd season)
Home stadium	Yankee Stadium

1933 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1933 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their second year under head coach Howard Cann, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	West Virginia Wesleyan	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–3	12,000	[2]
October 14	Lafayette	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 13–12	12,000	[3]
October 21	Colgate	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–7	25,000	[4]
October 28	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–25	25,000	[5]
November 11	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 12–20	30,000	[6]
November 18	Rutgers	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	T 6–6	15,000	[7]
November 25	Carnegie Tech	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 7–0	15,000	[8]

References

1. "1933 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
2. "Methodists, led by a Barnum, fool Violets in opener, 3–0". Daily News. October 8, 1933. p. 60. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "N.Y.U. noses out Lafayette". Allentown Morning Call. October 15, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bogdanski scores on pass to give Colgate 7 to 0 victory". Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1933. p. III-I. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bulldogs run over and under giant Violets". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rams overcome N.Y.U., 20–13". Brooklyn Times Union. November 12, 1933. p. 15. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rutgers battles N.Y.U. to tie". The Sunday Times. November 19, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Skibos miss three chances to score". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 26, 1934. p. 2-1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.