1915 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

1915 NYU Violets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–4–1
Head coach|

* Thomas T. Reilley (2nd season)

Home stadium| Ohio Field

Seasons

<- 1914

1916 ->

1915 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 2
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Allegheny |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 2
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Middlebury |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Muhlenberg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
WPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Carlisle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 2
Rhode Island State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Gettysburg |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rochester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 3
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 2
Williams |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

The 1915 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thomas T. Reilley, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 2| at RPI| Troy, NY| W 23–0| [1]
October 9| Hamilton|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 31–13| [2]
October 16| Union (NY)|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 10–0| [3]
October 23| at Haverford|

* Walton Field
* Haverford, PA

| L 6–21| [4]
November 2| Bucknell|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| T 3–3| [5]
November 6| Stevens|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 7–0| [6]
November 13| Wesleyan|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–34| [7]
November 20| at Columbia|

* South Field
* New York, NY

| L 16–19| [8]
November 25| Rutgers|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–70| [9]

## References

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1. ^ "N.Y.U. eleven easily defeats Rensselaer team". New York Tribune. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "New York routs Hamilton, 31–13". The New York Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "N.Y.U. stops Union after two years". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 17, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Carey stars in Haverford triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Lucky field goal gives N.Y.U. a tie". The New York Times. November 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "N.Y.U. beats Stevens Tech near end of game". The New York Times. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Miller's drop kick wins for Columbia". The New York Times. November 21, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Rutgers ends season with 70 to 0 victory over N.Y.U. team shows great power". The Daily Home News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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NYU Violets football

Venues|

* Ohio Field
* Polo Grounds
* Yankee Stadium
* Triborough Stadium

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1873
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