1951_NYU_Violets_football_team

1951 NYU Violets football team

1951 NYU Violets football team

American college football season

The 1951 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1951 college football season.

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In their second season under head coach Hugh Devore, the Violets compiled a 1–7 record, and were outscored 329–79.[1]

The team played two games at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in Manhattan. 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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    "1951 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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    "N.Y.U. Smothered by Tigers, 54-20". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. September 30, 1951. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "NYU Slips Past Mariners, 21-13". Daily News. New York, N.Y. October 9, 1951. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Kieran, Chris (October 14, 1951). "NYU Dies for Dear Old Rutgers, 55-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Roberts, Ernie (October 21, 1951). "Holy Cross Pulls Punches, but Belts N.Y.U., 53-6; Sowerby Running Star". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Lehigh Beats NYU in Thriller, 25 to 20". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 28, 1951. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Fitzgerald, Tom (November 4, 1951). "B.U. Buries N.Y.U., 52-6; Kastan Runs 76, 57 Yards for Scores". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
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    O'Gara, Frank (November 11, 1951). "Wuzzardo Tallies Twice as Temple Romps over NYU". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Turkin, Hy (November 25, 1951). "Rams Overpower NYU in Record 41-0 Rout". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 118 – via Newspapers.com.
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