1902 NYU Violets football team

The 1902 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In their second year under head coach W. H. Rorke, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

1902 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1902 record	5–3
Head coach	W. H. Rorke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1902 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					11	–	0	–	1
Geneva			–					7	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					11	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	1
Holy Cross			–					6	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carlisle			–					8	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					8	–	3	–	0
Amherst			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					7	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Western U. of Penn.			–					5	–	6	–	1
New Hampshire			–					2	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	6	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	7	–	1
Drexel			–					1	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Stevens	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 27–0	[2]
October 11	Ursinus	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–16	[3]
October 18	at Trinity (CT)	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 6–0	[4]
October 25	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–46	[5]
November 1	at Swarthmore	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	L 0–11	[6]
November 8	Rutgers	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 22–0	[7]
November 15	at RPI	Troy, NY	W 18–5	[8]
November 22	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 18–0	[9]

References

1. "Football season of 1902 ended - N.Y. University results". The New York Times. November 30, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "New York University 27, Stevens 0". The Sun. October 5, 1902. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Easy for Ursinus". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lost football game - Trinity defeated by University of New York". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 20, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lehigh plays swell football against N.Y.U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1902. p. 13. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Swarthmore 11, N.Y.U. 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. 22, Rutgers 0". New York Tribune. November 9, 1902. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "N.Y.U. 18, Rensselaer 5". The New York Times. November 16, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.Y.U. 18, Union 0". The New York Times. November 23, 1902. p. 16. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.