1923 NYU Violets football team

1923 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Tom Thorp (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field, Yankee Stadium

1923 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
St. John's			–					5	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Springfield			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1923 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Thorp, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	St. Stephen's College	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 14–6		[1]
October 6	Rochester	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 7–0		[2]
October 13	RPI	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 0–0		[3]
October 20	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 3–7	3,000	[4]
October 27	Rhode Island State	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 21–0		[5]
November 6	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 20–0	10,000	[6]
November 10	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 26–0		[7]
November 17	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–21	20,000	[8]
November 24	Boston University	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 7–0	2,500	[9]

References

1. "N.Y.U. gridders take close game from St. Stephen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 30, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Long dash enables N.Y.U. to down varsity". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rensselaer in scoreless tie against N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Terrill's brilliant 82-yard dash saves Rutgers from defeat". The Daily Home News. October 21, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "R.I. State beaten by N.Y.U., 21 to 0, without struggle". Daily News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. scores over Fordham gridders". Times Union. November 7, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Chief Toorock leads N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Columbia whitewashes N.Y.U. 21 to 0". Daily News. November 18, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Blocked kick fatal to B.U." The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.