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1873 NYU Violets football team

1873 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1874 →
1873 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Princeton     1 0 0
Harvard     1 0 1
Washington and Lee     4 0 0
Stevens     3 1 0
Yale     2 1 0
Columbia     2 1 0
Rutgers     1 2 0
McGill     0 1 1
Eton     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
New Jersey AC     0 1 0
NYU     0 1 0
Princeton Seminary     0 1 0
VMI     0 1 0

The 1873 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1873 college football season. It was the first season of NYU football and the Violets became the fifth college football team in the United States.[1][2] It played one game, losing to Stevens Institute of Technology 1–6 on October 18.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 18StevensL 1–6

References

  1. ^ Sebastien van Heyningen (April 9, 2023). "NYU Football, what happened?". Washington Square News. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "N.Y.U. Football Club: A Fun‐Only Hodge‐Podge; Chess Player, Water Skier and Rifleman Make the Team". New York Times. October 27, 1964. p. 48. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "1873 Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.