1941 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

1941 NYU Violets football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–7
Head coach|

* Mal Stevens (8th season)

Home stadium| Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Ohio Field

Seasons

<- 1940

1944 ->

1941 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Thiel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Saint Francis (PA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 6 Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Rochester |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Trinity (CT) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wagner |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Coast Guard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Norwich |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
La Salle |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Manhattan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Massachusetts State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Mal Stevens, the Violets compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by a total of 243 to 47.[1]

NYU was ranked at No. 126 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, and Ohio Field and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| Pennsylvania Military|

* Ohio Field
* New York, NY

| W 25–7| | [3]
October 4| at Lafayette|

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| W 6–0| 7,500| [4]
October 11| Texas A&M|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 7–49| 18,000| [5]
October 18| Syracuse|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–31| 10,000| [6]
October 25| at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–13| 8,000| [7]
October 31| Penn State|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| L 0–42| 10,691| [8]
November 8|  No. 17 Missouri|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–26| 6,700| [9]
November 15| Tulane|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–45| 10,000| [10]
November 29| vs. No. 8 Fordham|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 9–30| 31,000| [11]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1941 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Bates of Violets Rips PMC". New York Daily News. September 28, 2019 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "N.Y.U. 6, Lafayette 0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 5, 1941. p. 17 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Texans' Second Half Drive Crushes NYU, 49-17". New York Daily News. October 12, 1941. p. 92 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Joe Trimble (October 19, 1941). "Syracuse Rips Violets, 31-0". New York Daily News - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Holy Cross Wallops Weak Violets, 13-0". New York Daily News. October 26, 1941. p. 91 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Jack Smith (November 1, 1941). "State Smothers Violets, 42-0". New York Daily News. p. 28 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Joe Trimble (November 9, 1941). "Missouri Whips Violets, 26-0". New York Daily News. p. 94 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tulane Passes Smother NYU, 45-0". New York Daily News. November 16, 1941. p. 92 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Jack Smith (November 30, 1941). "Rams Conquer NYU, 30-9; Blumenstock Scores 2". New York Daily News. p. C36 - via Newspapers.com.

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* Polo Grounds
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