1923 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

1923 NYU Violets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2–1
Head coach|

* Tom Thorp (2nd season)

Home stadium| Ohio Field, Yankee Stadium

Seasons

<- 1922

1924 ->

1923 Eastern college football independents records

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 29| St. Stephen's College|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| 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 20| at Rutgers|

* Neilson Field
* New Brunswick, NJ

| L 3–7| 3,000| [4]
October 27| Rhode Island State|

* Ohio Field
* Bronx, NY

| W 21–0| | [5]
November 6| vs. Fordham|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| W 20–0| 10,000| [6]
November 10| at CCNY|

* Lewisohn Stadium
* New York, NY

| W 26–0| | [7]
November 17| at Columbia|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 0–21| 20,000| [8]
November 24| Boston University|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| W 7–0| 2,500| [9]

## References

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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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NYU Violets football

Venues|

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

People|

* Head coaches

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