1925 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
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1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth   –   8 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Colgate   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Lafayette   –   7 – 1 – 1
Springfield   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   7 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   5 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 1
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
St. John's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Providence   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 5 – 0
Manhattan   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its first season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.

Fullback Frank Briante starred on offense, scored 60 points, and was selected at the end of the season to be captain of the 1926 team.[1] He later played two years in the National Football League.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Niagara
W 14–010,000[3]
October 3Connecticut
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 23–08,000[4]
October 10Union (NY)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 12–3[5]
October 17CCNY
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 41–010,000[6]
October 24Middlebury
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 33–0> 8,000[7]
October 31vs. Fordham
L 6–26> 15,000[8]
November 7at Columbia
T 6–613,000[9]
November 14Trinity (CT)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 27–3[10]
November 21at Rutgers
L 6–710,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "Briante Elected N.Y.U. Captain for 1926". New York Daily News. November 24, 1925. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Frank Briante". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Grant Powers (September 27, 1925). "N.Y.U. and Niagara Play Catch and Violets Outcatch Foes, 14-0". New York Daily News. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Powerful Punch Produces 23-0 Win for N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1925. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.Y.U. Grid Eleven Beats Union, 12 to 3". New York Daily News. October 11, 1925. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.Y.U. Trounces City Collegians By 41-0 Count". New York Daily News. October 18, 1925. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.Y.U. Air Attack Dazzles Foe and Violet Wins, 33-0". New York Daily News. October 25, 1925. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fordham Beats N.Y.U. In Flashy Style, 26-6". New York Daily News. November 1, 1925. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Farrell (November 8, 1925). "New York U. Holds Columbia To a 6-6 Tie". New York Daily News. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N.Y.U. Trims Trinity in Easy Style, 27 to 3". New York Daily News. November 15, 1925. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rutgers Gains 7-6 Triumph In Tilt With N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 22, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.


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