1899 NYU Violets football team

The 1899 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1899 college football season. In their only year under head coach James Ogilvie, the team compiled a 2–6 record.

1899 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1899 record	2–6
Head coach	James Ogilvie (1st season)

1899 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					10	–	0	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	0	–	0
Lafayette			–					12	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					12	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	1	–	1
Carlisle			–					9	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					2	–	0	–	2
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Univ. of Penn.			–					3	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					8	–	3	–	2
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					2	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire			–					4	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					7	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	4	–	0
Army			–					4	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Amherst			–					4	–	7	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	1
Lehigh			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	9	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 14	at Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	L 5–10	[1]
October 18	at Columbia	Manhattan Field New York, NY	L 0–40	[2]
October 21	at Hamilton	Genesee Park Utica, NY	L 0–35	[3]
October 28	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–50	[4]
November 4	at Trinity (CT)	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	L 0–28	[5]
November 11	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 6–5	[6]
November 18	Stevens	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	W 18–6	[7]
November 25	Hamilton	Berkeley Oval New York, NY	L 0–17	[8]

References

1. "Syracuse 10, New York 5". Democrat and Chronicle. October 15, 1899. p. 19. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Columbia's team won as it pleased". The World. October 19, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hamilton 35, New York 0". The New York Times. October 22, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Easy win for Lehigh". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 29, 1899. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "New York University lose". The New York Times. November 5, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. 6, Rutgers 5". New-York Tribune. November 12, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "New York University won". The New York Times. November 19, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hamilton 17, New York University 0". New-York Tribune. November 26, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.