1944 NYU Violets football team

1944 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5
Head coach	John J. Weinheimer (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1944 college football season.

In their first season under head coach John J. Weinheimer, the Violets compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored 160–71.^[1]

The Violets took the field in October 1944 after a two-year absence from the gridiron. NYU officials said they had dropped the sport because of a dip in enrollment during World War II and because the most recent two seasons, 1940 and 1941, had lost $65,000. Students successfully petitioned to bring back the sport.^[2]

Not all aspects of the prewar program were restored: head coach Mal Stevens was no longer under contract, and was serving in the Navy Medical Corps. His replacement was John "Jacko" Weinheimer, a 1920s Violets football captain. The schedule no longer featured matchups at Yankee Stadium with big-name programs from across the United States. Instead, NYU faced only smaller colleges in New York City and the Northeast.^[2]

The team played its home games at Ohio Field on NYU's University Heights campus in The Bronx borough of New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 7	Lafayette	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–39	4,000	[3]
October 14	Temple	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–25	4,000	[4]
October 20	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 13–42	5,000	[5]
October 28	CCNY	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 45–0	4,000	[6]
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–26		[7]
November 11	Swarthmore	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–21	5,000	[8]
November 18	Brooklyn	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 13–7	6,000	[9]

References

1. "1944 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
2. "Six Grid Games Booked for NYU". The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Kieran, Chris (October 8, 1944). "Leopards Ruin Violet's Return to Grid, 39-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Baumgartner, Stan (October 15, 1944). "Temple Wins Over N.Y.U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Elliott Paces B.C. to 42-13 Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. October 21, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Turkin, Hy (October 29, 1944). "Violets Rout City, 45-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bucknell Beats N.Y.U., 26-0, Despite Losing 16 Players". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Garnet Crushes NYU, 21-0; Transfers Help". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 12, 1944. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Conrad, Harold (November 19, 1944). "NYU Nips Brooklyn on Long Run, 13-7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.