New York University Violets
New York University has played football since at least 1873 and is 102–148–13 in the 263 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from New York University. Mal Stevens (1934–1941) won more games here than any other coach: 33. The most-played rival is Rutgers: 25 meetings, Rutgers leads 15–9–1. This season, under Hugh Devore, they’re 2–5–1.
On this date in 1946New York University beat Rochester (NY) 6–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 102–148–13 .413; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 3 ranked
- Elo now
- 1273
- Seasons
- 58 since 1873, 263 games
1952 season 2–5–1
RosterFull 1952 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Lehigh | W 10–7 | 75% |
| Oct 4 | atMerchant Marine | T 20–20 | 65% |
| Oct 11 | vs Holy Cross | L 0–35 | 24% |
| Oct 25 | at Temple | L 7–34 | 39% |
| Nov 1 | at Lafayette | W 14–7 | 49% |
| Nov 15 | atBoston University | L 7–14 | 23% |
| Nov 22 | at Rutgers | L 14–27 | 23% |
| Nov 29 | vs Fordham | L 0–45 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 1952 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at New York University.
Program strength since 1873
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Devore | 1950–1952 | 4–17–2 |
| Mal Stevens | 1934–1941 | 33–34–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Rutgers
9–15–1 in 25
- 1936 W 46–0
- 1938 W 25–6
- 1945 L 7–13
- 1946 L 0–26
- 1947 L 0–40
- 1948 L 0–40
- 1949 L 9–33
- 1950 L 0–42
- 1951 L 0–55
- 1952 L 14–27
Lost the last eight.
- Fordham
4–16–2 in 22
- 1939 L 7–18
- 1940 L 0–26
- 1941 L 9–30
- 1946 W 33–28
- 1947 T 13–13
- 1948 L 0–26
- 1949 L 6–34
- 1950 L 0–13
- 1951 L 0–41
- 1952 L 0–45
Lost the last five.
- Lehigh
7–8–1 in 16
- 1907 L 0–34
- 1909 T 6–6
- 1937 W 13–0
- 1938 W 45–0
- 1945 W 19–0
- 1946 W 13–3
- 1948 W 21–20
- 1949 L 6–21
- 1951 L 20–27
- 1952 W 10–7
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | New York University record |
|---|---|---|
| Rutgers | 25 | 9–15–1 |
| Fordham | 22 | 4–16–2 |
| Lehigh | 16 | 7–8–1 |
| Georgetown | 15 | 4–9–2 |
| Carnegie Mellon | 13 | 10–3 |
| Lafayette | 11 | 6–5 |
| Colgate | 10 | 5–3–2 |
| Bucknell | 7 | 3–3–1 |
Every opponent (60)
Every program New York University has played, A to Z, with New York University’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred 2–0
- Allegheny 1–0
- Amherst 0–1
- Army 0–1
- Bates 1–0
- Boston College 0–3
- Boston University 1–6
- Brooklyn 7–0
- Brown 0–1
- Bucknell 3–3–1
- Butler 1–0
- Carnegie Mellon 10–3
- City College of New York 6–0
- Colgate 5–3–2
- Columbia 0–5–1
- Cornell 0–2
- Fordham 4–16–2
- Franklin & Marshall 1–0
- Georgetown 4–9–2
- Georgia 3–3
- Gettysburg 1–0
- Hobart 3–0
- Holy Cross 0–4
- Johns Hopkins 1–0
- Lafayette 6–5
- Lehigh 7–8–1
- Maine 1–0
- Maryland 0–1
- Merchant Marine 3–0–2
- Missouri 3–3
- Navy 0–3
- Nebraska 0–2
- Niagara 2–0
- North Carolina 0–4
- Ohio State 0–2
- Oregon 0–1
- Oregon State 0–1
- Penn State 1–2–1
- Pennsylvania Military 6–0
- Princeton 0–4
- Purdue 0–1
- Rochester (NY) 1–1
- Rutgers 9–15–1
- Springfield 0–1
- St. John’s (Maryland) 1–0
- Stevens 0–5
- Swarthmore 0–1
- Syracuse 0–6
- Temple 0–5
- Tennessee 0–1
- Texas A&M 0–1
- Trinity (CT) 0–6
- Tulane 1–1
- UConn 0–1
- Vermont 1–0
- Villanova 1–0
- Wesleyan (CT) 0–3
- West Virginia 0–1
- West Virginia Wesleyan 5–2
- Yale 0–1
Consensus All-Americans 1
| 1928 | Ken Strong RB |
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 1974 | Edward Mylin coach, career 1923–1949 |
| 1957 | Ken Strong RB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 2 since 1936
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1940 | Ed Boell QB | No. 8, Washington Redskins |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 2–5–1 | Hugh Devore | 1273 | ||||
| 1951 | 1–7 | Hugh Devore | 1245 | ||||
| 1950 | 1–5–1 | Hugh Devore | 1266 | ||||
| 1949 | 3–6 | 1295 | |||||
| 1948 | 3–6 | 1284 | |||||
| 1947 | 2–5–1 | 1292 | |||||
| 1946 | 5–3 | 1307 | |||||
| 1945 | 3–4 | 1258 | |||||
| 1944 | 2–5 | 1250 | |||||
| 1941 | 2–7 | Mal Stevens | 1328 | ||||
| 1940 | 2–7 | Mal Stevens | 1379 | ||||
| 1939 | 5–4 | Mal Stevens | 1463 | ||||
| 1938 | 4–4 | Mal Stevens | 1457 | ||||
| 1937 | 5–4 | Mal Stevens | 1462 | ||||
| 1936 | 5–3–1 | Mal Stevens | 1517 | ||||
| 1935 | 7–1 | Mal Stevens | 1515 | ||||
| 1934 | 3–4–1 | Mal Stevens | 1401 | ||||
| 1933 | 2–4–1 | 1500 | |||||
| 1932 | 5–3 | 1561 | |||||
| 1931 | 6–3–1 | 1581 | |||||
| 1930 | 7–3 | 1596 | |||||
| 1929 | 7–3 | 1530 | |||||
| 1928 | 8–2 | 1579 | |||||
| 1927 | 7–1–2 | 1453 | |||||
| 1926 | 2–1 | 1291 |
Every season back to 1873 (33 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0–0–1 | 1195 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–2 | 1188 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–3 | 1167 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–3–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1210 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 1–0 | 1223 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1167 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–2 | 1171 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–3 | 1174 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–2 | 1177 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–1 | 1151 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–1 | 1146 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1145 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–2 | 1157 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–2 | 1148 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1134 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–2 | 1141 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–2 | 1131 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–4 | 1120 | |||||
| 1898few games on file | 1–0 | 1165 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–2 | 1107 | |||||
| 1896few games on file | 0–1 | 1116 | |||||
| 1895few games on file | 0–2 | 1096 | |||||
| 1891few games on file | 0–2 | 1129 | |||||
| 1890few games on file | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 1876few games on file | 0–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1875few games on file | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1874few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1873few games on file | 0–1 | 1185 |
No season on file for 1877–89, 1892–94, 1908, 1917, 1919–20, 1942–43: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 58 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.