1915 NYU Violets football
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Record4–4–1
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1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell   –   9 – 0 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 0 – 0
Columbia   –   5 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 1 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   9 – 1 – 2
Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   8 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 1 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 3 – 0
Wesleyan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Allegheny   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 1
Middlebury   –   3 – 4 – 2
Muhlenberg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 2
WPI   –   3 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carlisle   –   3 – 6 – 2
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   3 – 6 – 1
Gettysburg   –   3 – 6 – 0
Rochester   –   3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 6 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 4 – 2
Williams   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1915 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thomas T. Reilley, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at RPITroy, NYW 23–0[1]
October 9Hamilton
W 31–13[2]
October 16Union (NY)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 10–0[3]
October 23at Haverford
L 6–21[4]
November 2Bucknell
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 3–3[5]
November 6Stevens
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–0[6]
November 13Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–34[7]
November 20at Columbia
L 16–19[8]
November 25Rutgers
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–70[9]

References

  1. ^ "N.Y.U. eleven easily defeats Rensselaer team". New York Tribune. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "New York routs Hamilton, 31–13". The New York Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.Y.U. stops Union after two years". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 17, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carey stars in Haverford triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lucky field goal gives N.Y.U. a tie". The New York Times. November 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.Y.U. beats Stevens Tech near end of game". The New York Times. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miller's drop kick wins for Columbia". The New York Times. November 21, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers ends season with 70 to 0 victory over N.Y.U. team shows great power". The Daily Home News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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