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1923 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadium Ohio Field, Yankee Stadium
Seasons
←  1922
1924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   8 – 0 – 0
St. John's   –   5 – 0 – 1
Dartmouth   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 1 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   6 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   3 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   0 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Springfield   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1923 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Thorp, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 St. Stephen's College
W 14–6 [1]
October 6 Rochester
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–0 [2]
October 13 RPI
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 0–0 [3]
October 20at Rutgers
L 3–73,000 [4]
October 27 Rhode Island State
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 21–0 [5]
November 6vs. Fordham
W 20–010,000 [6]
November 10at CCNY
W 26–0 [7]
November 17at Columbia
L 0–2120,000 [8]
November 24 Boston University
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–02,500 [9]

References

  1. ^ "N.Y.U. gridders take close game from St. Stephen". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 30, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Long dash enables N.Y.U. to down varsity". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 7, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rensselaer in scoreless tie against N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 14, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terrill's brilliant 82-yard dash saves Rutgers from defeat". The Daily Home News. October 21, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "R.I. State beaten by N.Y.U., 21 to 0, without struggle". Daily News. October 28, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.Y.U. scores over Fordham gridders". Times Union. November 7, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Chief Toorock leads N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Columbia whitewashes N.Y.U. 21 to 0". Daily News. November 18, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blocked kick fatal to B.U." The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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