1950_NYU_Violets_football_team

1950 NYU Violets football team

1950 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

The 1950 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1950 college football season.

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In their first season under head coach Hugh Devore, the Violets compiled a 1–5–1 record, and were outscored 157–88.[1]

The team played one game in Manhattan, against crosstown rival Fordham at the Polo Grounds. The rest of its schedule was on the road. NYU played no games at its on-campus home field, Ohio Field in University Heights, Bronx.

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References

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    "1950 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "Frantic Violets Tie Point, 6-6". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. October 8, 1950. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
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    McGowen, Roscoe (October 15, 1950). "N.Y.U. Overcomes Brooklyn, 55 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1 – via ProQuest.
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    Burns, Joe (October 22, 1950). "10,000 See Violet Lose to Scarlet". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Griffith, Owen (October 29, 1950). "Huskies Win over Violets by 14-7 Score". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. sect. IV, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bucknell Overpowers Violets in Mud, 41-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hurwitz, Hy (November 12, 1950). "B.U. Runs Wild over N.Y.U., 41-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
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    McCulley, Jim (November 26, 1950). "Rams Blank NYU, 13-0; Only 1,500 Watch Game". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 114 – via Newspapers.com.
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