1937 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Dartmouth   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross   –   8 – 0 – 2
St. Thomas (PA)   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 12 Yale   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 4
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 5 – 2
Hofstra   –   2 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   2 – 5 – 1
Providence   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
La Salle   –   2 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mal Stevens, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Pennsylvania Military
W 37–710,000[2]
October 2at Carnegie Tech
W 18–1420,000[3]
October 9North Carolina
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–1915,000[4]
October 16St. John's (MD)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 59–05,000[5]
October 23Lafayette
L 0–137,500[6]
October 30Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 14–725,000[7]
November 6Lehigh
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–011,000[8]
November 13Georgetown
L 0–68,000[9]
November 27vs. No. 3 Fordham
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 7–2065,000[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1937 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Violets varnish Penn Military Cadets, 37–7". Daily News. September 26, 1937. p. 36C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tartans fall before Violet passes, 18–14". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1937. p. 3S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina tops N.Y.U." The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.Y.U. tramples St. Johns, 59 to 0". Daily News. October 17, 1937. p. 96. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lafayette defeats N.Y.U., 13–0, to keep its 1937 slate clean". Allentown Morning Call. October 24, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NYU downs Colgate, 14–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 31, 1937. p. 4C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lehigh extends N.Y.U., but loses to Violets by 13 to 0 score". Allentown Morning Call. November 7, 1937. p. 16. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Guard falls on fumble to win for Georgetown". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1937. p. 2S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rams trim Violets, 2020–77, before 65,000". Daily News. November 28, 1937. p. 92. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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