1941 NYU Violets football team

1941 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	Mal Stevens (8th season)
Home stadium	Yankee Stadium Polo Grounds Ohio Field

1941 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wagner			–					5	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Coast Guard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Norwich			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
La Salle			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Mal Stevens, the Violets compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by a total of 243 to 47.^[1]

NYU was ranked at No. 126 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, and Ohio Field and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Pennsylvania Military	Ohio Field New York, NY	W 25–7		[3]
October 4	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	W 6–0	7,500	[4]
October 11	Texas A&M	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 7–49	18,000	[5]
October 18	Syracuse	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–31	10,000	[6]
October 25	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–13	8,000	[7]
October 31	Penn State	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–42	10,691	[8]
November 8	No. 17 Missouri	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–26	6,700	[9]
November 15	Tulane	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–45	10,000	[10]
November 29	vs. No. 8 Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 9–30	31,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bates of Violets Rips PMC". New York Daily News. September 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "N.Y.U. 6, Lafayette 0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 5, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texans' Second Half Drive Crushes NYU, 49-17". New York Daily News. October 12, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Joe Trimble (October 19, 1941). "Syracuse Rips Violets, 31-0". New York Daily News – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holy Cross Wallops Weak Violets, 13-0". New York Daily News. October 26, 1941. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Jack Smith (November 1, 1941). "State Smothers Violets, 42-0". New York Daily News. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Joe Trimble (November 9, 1941). "Missouri Whips Violets, 26-0". New York Daily News. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulane Passes Smother NYU, 45-0". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Jack Smith (November 30, 1941). "Rams Conquer NYU, 30-9; Blumenstock Scores 2". New York Daily News. p. C36 – via Newspapers.com.