1931 NYU Violets football team

The 1931 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

1931 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
1931 record	6–3–1
Head coach	Chick Meehan (7th season)
Home stadium	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium

1931 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	1	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	3
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Hobart	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 65–0	12,000	[2]
October 3	West Virginia Wesleyan	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 54–0	16,000	[3]
October 10	Georgetown	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 34–0	35,000	[4]
October 17	Rutgers	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 27–7	15,000	[5]
October 24	Colgate	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 13–0	50,000	[6]
October 31	Oregon	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–14	20,000	[7]
November 7	Georgia	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–7	65,000	[8]
November 14	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	T 0–0	80,000	[9]
November 26	Carnegie Tech	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 7–6	25,000	[10]
December 5	Tennessee	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–13	40,000	[11]

References

1. "1931 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. "N.Y.U. runs 'em ragged! Violet blasts weak Hobart eleven, 65–0". Daily News. September 27, 1931. p. 80. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "N.Y.U. drubs W.V. Wesleyan by 54–0 score". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1931. p. C1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Violets smother Hoyas". Daily News. October 11, 1931. p. 55. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rutgers is defeated 27–7, in engagement featured by play of two Grossmans". The Sunday Times. October 18, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate bows to Violet eleven, 13–0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 25, 1931. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Webfoots upset predictions in beating Violets". The Eugene Register-Guard. November 1, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia jinxes Violets". Daily News. November 8, 1931. p. 84. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.Y.U.--Fordham In Scoreless Tie; 80,000 at Game". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 15, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N.Y.U. rallies to beat Tech, 7 to 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 27, 1931. p. 18. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tennessee defeats Violets by score of 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 6, 1931. p. B1. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.