1927 NYU Violets football team

The 1927 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record.[1]

1927 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1927 record	7–1–2
Head coach	Chick Meehan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field Yankee Stadium

1927 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tufts			–					8	–	0	–	0
Army			–					9	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					6	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	3
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Drexel			–					3	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	6	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	1
Lehigh			–					1	–	7	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Niagara	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 27–0	12,000	[2]
October 1	West Virginia Wesleyan	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 27–13	15,000	[3]
October 8	Alfred	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 65–0	9,000	[4]
October 15	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 32–0	43,000	[5]
October 22	Rutgers	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 60-6		[6]
October 29	Colgate	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	T 0–0	45,000	[7]
November 5	Carnegie Tech	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 20–6		[8]
November 12	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	T 13–13	12,000	[9]
November 19	Allegheny	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 81–0	25,000	[10]
November 24	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 18–27	30,000	[11]

References

1. "1927 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
2. "Violet machine rides to 27–0 win despite Niagara's brave stand". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 25, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. Va. Wesleyan wilts before grid strength of N.Y.U." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 2, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Feeble Alfred eleven deluged in storm of N.Y.U. touchdowns, 65–0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Powerful N.Y.U. team smothers Fordham at Stadium, 32–0". Times Union. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. rolls over Rutgers, 60 to 6". Times Union. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. Colgate deadlocked, 0–0". Daily News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Violet is easy winner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 6, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.Y.U. still remains undefeated; Penn State holds Violets to tie". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N.Y.U. has little trouble with Allegheny". The Brooklyn Standard Union. November 20, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Violet loses turkey day tilt". The Nebraska State Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.