1949 NYU Violets football team

The 1949 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1949 college football season.

1949 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumNone
1949 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Vincent   –  10 –0 –0
No. 4 Army   –  9 –0 –0
Trinity (CT)   –  8 –0 –0
Brown   –  8 –1 –0
No. 12 Cornell   –  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Villanova   –  8 –1 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –2 –0
Dartmouth   –  6 –2 –0
Buffalo   –  6 –3 –0
Pittsburgh   –  6 –3 –0
Princeton   –  6 –3 –0
Fordham   –  5 –3 –0
Tufts   –  5 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –1
Penn State   –  5 –4 –0
Temple   –  5 –4 –0
Penn   –  4 –4 –0
Yale   –  4 –4 –0
Boston College   –  4 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  4 –5 –0
Drexel   –  3 –3 –1
Duquesne   –  3 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  2 –5 –2
CCNY   –  2 –5 –1
NYU   –  3 –6 –0
Columbia   –  2 –7 –0
Hofstra   –  1 –5 –1
Colgate   –  1 –8 –0
Harvard   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their third and final season under head coach Edward "Hook" Mylin, the Violets compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored 181–146.[1]

The team played all of its games at neutral sites or as the visitor.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 at Bucknell
L 0–14 6,500 [2]
October 8 vs. Brooklyn
W 39–13 7,636 [3]
October 14 at Georgetown
L 6–21 5,000 [4]
October 22 at Boston University
L 0–38 5,403 [5]
October 29 at Lehigh
L 6–21 9,000 [6]
November 5 at Merchant Marine
W 39–0 [7]
November 12 at Rutgers
L 9–33 7,000 [8]
November 19 at CCNY
W 41–7 4,000 [9]
November 26 at Fordham
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 6–34 17,114 [10]

References
  1. "1949 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. "Bucknell Downs Violets, 14-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 2, 1949. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kingsmen Bow to NYU, 39-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. October 9, 1949. p. 109 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgetown's Passes Sink NYU, 21 to 6". The Tribune. Scranton, Pa. International News Service. October 15, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Roberts, Ernie (October 23, 1949). "B.U. Rolls After Ragged Start to Overwhelm N.Y.U., 38-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lehigh Downs NYU, 21-6; Wins First from Mylin Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 30, 1949. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "N.Y.U. Easy Victor over Kings Point". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. November 6, 1949. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rutgers Routs Violets, 33-9". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Violets Trounce CCNY 41-7; Payne Scores 3". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 20, 1949. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Young, Dick (November 27, 1949). "Rams Thrash NYU, 34-6; Doheny Awarded Trophy". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
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