1925 NYU Violets football team

The 1925 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its first season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record.

1925 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Chick Meehan (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field
Seasons ← 1924 1926 →

1925 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. 10 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Fullback Frank Briante starred on offense, scored 60 points, and was selected at the end of the season to be captain of the 1926 team.^[1] He later played two years in the National Football League.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Niagara	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 14–0	10,000	^[3]
October 3	Connecticut	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 23–0	8,000	^[4]
October 10	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 12–3		^[5]
October 17	CCNY	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 41–0	10,000	^[6]
October 24	Middlebury	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 33–0	> 8,000	^[7]
October 31	vs. Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–26	> 15,000	^[8]
November 7	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	T 6–6	13,000	^[9]
November 14	Trinity (CT)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 27–3		^[10]
November 21	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 6–7	10,000	^[11]

References

1. "Briante Elected N.Y.U. Captain for 1926". New York Daily News. November 24, 1925. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Frank Briante". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
3. Grant Powers (September 27, 1925). "N.Y.U. and Niagara Play Catch and Violets Outcatch Foes, 14-0". New York Daily News. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Powerful Punch Produces 23-0 Win for N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1925. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "N.Y.U. Grid Eleven Beats Union, 12 to 3". New York Daily News. October 11, 1925. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. Trounces City Collegians By 41-0 Count". New York Daily News. October 18, 1925. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. Air Attack Dazzles Foe and Violet Wins, 33-0". New York Daily News. October 25, 1925. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fordham Beats N.Y.U. In Flashy Style, 26-6". New York Daily News. November 1, 1925. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Jack Farrell (November 8, 1925). "New York U. Holds Columbia To a 6-6 Tie". New York Daily News. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N.Y.U. Trims Trinity in Easy Style, 27 to 3". New York Daily News. November 15, 1925. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Rutgers Gains 7-6 Triumph In Tilt With N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 22, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.