1946 NYU Violets football team

1946 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	John J. Weinheimer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium

1946 Eastern major college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Merchant Marine			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1946 college football season.

In their third and final season under head coach John J. Weinheimer, the Violets compiled a 5–3 record, their first winning record of the 1940s, though they were outscored 163–101.^[1]

NYU's home opener featured its first return to Manhattan since 1941, with a visit to its former home field at the Polo Grounds. The Violets closed out the year with two dates at another former home field, the original Yankee Stadium. The team played just one game at its on-campus home field, Ohio Field in University Heights, The Bronx.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Brooklyn	Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY	W 19–8	20,000	[2]
October 12	Rutgers	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–26	10,000	[3]
October 19	at Rochester	River Campus Stadium Rochester, NY	W 6–0	8,000	[4]
October 26	Gettysburg	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 12–7	5,000	[5]
November 2	Boston College	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 6–72	8,000	[6]
November 9	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 13–3	3,000	[7]
November 16	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 33–28	28,000	[8]
November 24	Georgetown	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 12–19	10,000	[9]

References

1. "1946 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
2. Goodrich, Bill (October 6, 1946). "Brooklyn Bows in Gridiron Tiff to N.Y.U., 19-8". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Turkin, Hy (October 13, 1946). "Frosh Pilots Rutgers over Violets, 26-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Lillich, Frank (October 20, 1946). "NYU Passes Cost Varsity 6-0 Setback: Ragged Line Checks UR; Aerials Pave Way to Tally". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Goodrich, Bill (October 27, 1946). "N.Y.U. Overcomes Gettysburg, 12-7, in Last 82 Seconds". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Holbrook, Bob (November 3, 1946). "Boston College Plucks Violets, 72-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "NYU Breaks Old Jinx, Taking Lehigh in Taylor Stadium by 13-3 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 10, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Trimble, Joe (November 17, 1946). "Violets Defeat Rams, 33-28, in 4th Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C46 – via Newspapers.com.
9. McCulley, Jim (November 24, 1946). "Georgetown Beats NYU, 19-12, in Bruising Battle". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.