1952 NYU Violets football team

1952 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5–1
Head coach	Hugh Devore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Triborough Stadium

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1952 college football season. This was the last season that NYU fielded an NCAA team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Lehigh	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	W 10–7	5,000	[1]
October 4	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	T 20–20	5,000	[2]
October 11	Holy Cross	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	L 0–35	5,000	[3]
October 25	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34	5,000	[4]
November 1	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 14–7	6,000	[5]
November 15	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 7–14	5,063	[6]
November 22	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 14–27	6,500	[7]
November 29	vs. Fordham	Triborough Stadium New York, NY	L 0–45	10,000	[8]

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References

1. "NYU Wins on Goal, 10-7, over Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Trost, Ralph (October 5, 1952). "NYU Hits Back for 20-20 Tie with Kings Pt". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Keane, Clif (October 12, 1952). "Maloy Tosses 3 Scoring Passes in Holy Cross Romp". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dell, John (October 26, 1952). "Temple Drubs NYU, 34-7, as M'Kernan Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "NYU Nips Lafayette, 14-7, in Last Period". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 124 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "B.U. Hard-Pressed to Trip NYU, 14-7". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. November 16, 1952. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Burns, Joe (November 23, 1952). "Rutgers Defeats N.Y.U., 27-14, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Turkin, Hy (November 28, 1952). "Rams Batter NYU, 45-0; Brown Sets Pass Mark". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 121 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "1952 New York University Violets Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".