The NYU Violets football program was a college football team that represented New York University. The team was independent of any conference but was a part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team had 24 head coaches during its time of operations and had its first recorded football game in 1894. The final coach was Hugh Devore who first took the position for the 1950 season and concluded with the end of the 1952 season. [1]
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John A. Hartwell | 1894 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Frank H. Cann | 1898 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | James Ogilvie | 1899 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Nelson B. Hatch | 1900 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | W. H. Rorke | 1901–1902 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .658 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Robert P. Wilson | 1903 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Dave Fultz | 1904 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Marshall Mills | 1905 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Douglas Church | 1906 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Herman Olcott | 1907–1912 | 44 | 18 | 19 | 7 | .489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Jake High | 1913 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Thomas T. Reilley | 1914–1915 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Richard E. Eustis | 1916 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Francis P. Wall | 1917 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Appleton A. Mason | 1918 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | John B. Longwell | 1919 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Frank Gargan | 1920–1921 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Tom Thorp | 1922–1924 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | .577 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Chick Meehan | 1925–1931 | 68 | 49 | 15 | 4 | .750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Howard Cann | 1932–1933 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Mal Stevens | 1934–1941 | 69 | 33 | 34 | 2 | .493 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | John J. Weinheimer | 1944–1946 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Edward Mylin | 1947–1949 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Hugh Devore | 1950–1952 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [4]
References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "New York Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.