1932 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
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1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Colgate   –   9 – 0 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   5 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Duquesne   –   7 – 2 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 1 – 2
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 2 – 2
La Salle   –   4 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 2
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 2 – 3
Yale   –   2 – 2 – 3
Boston University   –   2 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   2 – 4 – 1
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. In their first year under head coach Howard Cann, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Hobart
W 33–010,000[2]
October 8Rutgers
W 21–012,000[3]
October 15Georgetown
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 39–030,000[4]
October 22Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–1435,000[5]
October 29Purdue
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 9–3425,000[6]
November 5Georgia
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–715,000[7]
November 12vs. Fordham
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–740,000[8]
November 24Carnegie Tech
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–630,000[9]

References

  1. ^ "1932 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "N.Y.U. plucks Plum, taking Hobart, 33–0". Daily News. October 2, 1932. p. 73. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rutgers eleven bows to N.Y.U. by 21 to 0 score". The Sunday Times. October 9, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bob McNamara's fiery play leads to Violet in rout of Hoyas, 39 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 16, 1932. p. C1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "35,000 watch Colgate outclass N.Y.U. in scoring 14-to-0 win". Democrat and Chronicle. October 23, 1932. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Purdue crushes New York University, 34 to 9". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1932. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia 7, N.Y.U. 13". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ram reaps crop of Violets, 7–0; 40,00 at game". Daily News. November 13, 1932. p. 68. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N.Y.U. victor, 13–6, over Carnegie Tech in closing quarter". The Reading Times. November 25, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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