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1903 NYU Violets football team

1903 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
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1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   11 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   9 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   9 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   9 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   9 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carlisle   –   6 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   7 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 4 – 0
Dickinson   –   7 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   5 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 8 – 0
Wesleyan   –   3 – 6 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   1 – 5 – 1
Western U. Penn.   –   1 – 8 – 1

The 1903 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In their only year under head coach Robert P. Wilson, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Trinity (CT)
W 35–5[1]
October 17Stevens
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 41–0[2]
October 24at Wesleyan
L 0–6[3]
October 31Lafayette
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 6–8[4]
November 7at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–6[5]
November 14at Rutgers
L 15–18[6]
November 21Union (NY)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–11[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Trinity defeated". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 12, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "New York University's big score". The Sun. October 18, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wesleyan 6, N.Y. University 0". The New York Times. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Haverford 6, N.Y. University 0". The New York Times. November 8, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers beats N.Y.U. 18 to 15". The New York Times. November 15, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Union defeats N.Y.U." The Sun. November 22, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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