1916 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

1916 NYU Violets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–3–1
Head coach|

* Richard E. Eustis (1st season)

Home stadium| Ohio Field

Seasons

<- 1915

1917 ->

1916 Eastern college football independents records

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

The 1916 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In their only year under head coach Richard E. Eustis, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 7| RPI|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 22–0| [1]
October 14| Haverford|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| T 7–7| [2]
October 21| Wesleyan|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–14| [3]
October 28| at Union (NY)|

* Alexander Field
* Schenectady, NY

| W 13–0| [4]
November 7| Bucknell|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 13–0| [5]
November 11| Colby|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–3| [6]
November 18| Maryland State|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 7–10| [7]
November 25| at Columbia|

* South Field
* New York, NY

| W 6–0| [8]

## References

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1. ^ "N.Y.U. football season starts with a victory". New York Tribune. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Haverford held to a tie score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wesleyan vanquishes N.Y.U." The Hartford Daily Courant. November 22, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "N.Y.U. springs big surprise on Union". The Sun. New York. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "New York U. gridders triumph over Bucknell". The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. November 8, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Field goal causes defeat of N.Y.U." The Sun. New York. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Maryland State wins". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "N.Y.U. triumphs over Columbia in close game". New York Tribune. November 26, 1916. 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
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
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* 1882
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* 1886
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* 1889
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* 1944
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* 1952

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