1903 NYU Violets football team

1903 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5
Head coach	Robert P. Wilson (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1903 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					11	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					9	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					9	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					9	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					9	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					9	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carlisle			–					6	–	2	–	1
Amherst			–					7	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dickinson			–					7	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	1	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					5	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	8	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Springfield Training School			–					1	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					1	–	5	–	1
Western U. Penn.			–					1	–	8	–	1

The 1903 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their only year under head coach Robert P. Wilson, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 10	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 35–5	[1]
October 17	Stevens	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 41–0	[2]
October 24	at Wesleyan	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	L 0–6	[3]
October 31	Lafayette	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 6–8	[4]
November 7	at Haverford	Haverford, PA	L 0–6	[5]
November 14	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 15–18	[6]
November 21	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–11	[7]

References

1. "Trinity defeated". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 12, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "New York University's big score". The Sun. October 18, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wesleyan 6, N.Y. University 0". The New York Times. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lafayette wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Haverford 6, N.Y. University 0". The New York Times. November 8, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rutgers beats N.Y.U. 18 to 15". The New York Times. November 15, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Union defeats N.Y.U." The Sun. November 22, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.