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The NYU Violets football program, 1873–1889 represented New York University (NYU) in American football during the school's first ten seasons of college football. Highlights of these early years include:

  • NYU played its first intercollegiate football game on October 18, 1873. NYU lost the game by a 6–1 score against Stevens Institute.
  • NYU also played one-game seasons with Stevens in 1874, 1875, and 1876. NYU lost each of these contests.
  • NYU did not field a team in 1877 or 1878.
  • Intercollegiate football returned to NYU in 1879 with three games against Stevens. NYU lost two of these games and played to a tie in a third game. NYU's winless streak was extended to seven games dating back to 1873.
  • NYU again ceased competing in intercollegiate football for the 1880 and 1881 seasons.
  • Football returned to NYU in 1882, and the team lost games against Columbia and Stevens. The winless streak was extended to nine games across ten years.
  • On November 29, 1883, NYU won its first football game, defeating a "Paterson" team by a 4–2 score.
  • NYU did not participate in college football in 1884 or 1885.
  • In 1886, NYU played three football games and lost all three.
  • NYU did not field a team in 1887 or 1888.
  • The 1889 NYU team played two games, losing both.

For its first two decades of intercollegiate football, NYU won only one game and compiled an overall record of 1–15–1.

1873

Quick facts Conference, Record ...
1873 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1874 
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1873 college football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Princeton  100
Harvard  101
Washington and Lee  400
Stevens  310
Yale  210
Columbia  210
Rutgers  120
McGill  011
Eton  010
CCNY  010
New Jersey AC  010
NYU  010
Princeton Seminary  010
VMI  010
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The 1873 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1873 college football season. It was the first season of NYU football and the Violets became the fifth college football team in the United States.[1][2] It played one game, losing to Stevens Institute of Technology 1–6 on October 18.[3]

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 18StevensL 1–6
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1874

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1874 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1873
1875 
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1874 college football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Yale  300
Princeton  200
Harvard  110
Tufts  100
Stevens  220
Rutgers  220
Columbia  150
NYU  010
McGill  010
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The 1874 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1874 college football season.[4]

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 10StevensL 0–6
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1875

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1875 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1874
1876 
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1875 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  400
Princeton  200
Columbia  411
Rutgers  111
Yale  220
Stevens  330
Tufts  010
NYU  010
Wesleyan  010
Bates  010
Canada All-Stars  020
CCNY  030
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The 1875 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1875 college football season.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 17at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–5
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1876

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1876 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1875
1879 
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1876 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  300
Rutgers  100
Harvard  310
Princeton  320
Stevens  220
CCNY  110
Penn  120
Columbia  130
Canada All-Stars  010
McGill  010
Northwestern  010
Philadelphia All-Stars  010
NYU  020
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The 1876 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University in the 1876 college football season. The team played one game, losing to Stevens Institute of Technology by an 8–0 score.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 31at Stevens
L 0–8[7]
CCNYL
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1879

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1879 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2–1
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1876
1882 
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1879 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  401
Yale  302
Massachusetts  100
Michigan  101
Haverford  101
Harvard  212
Penn  220
Amherst  110
Navy  001
McGill  001
Toronto  001
Stevens  125
Rutgers  123
Pennsylvania Military  011
NYU  021
Racine  010
Swarthmore  010
Columbia  032
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The 1879 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University in the 1879 college football season. The team played three games, losing to Stevens Institute of Technology twice and tying them once.

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DateOpponentSiteResult
Stevens FreshmenL
Stevens FreshmenL
Stevens FreshmenT
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1882

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1882 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1879
1883 
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1882 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  800
Colorado College  100
Navy  100
Richmond  100
Harvard  710
Fordham  710
Princeton  720
Wesleyan  310
Rutgers  640
Columbian University  001
Dartmouth  110
Lake Forest  110
Minnesota  110
Northwestern  110
Stevens  111
Amherst  230
Penn  240
CCNY  120
Boston Tech  140
Randolph–Macon  010
Clifton AC  010
Lafayette  020
McGill  020
NYU  020
Massachusetts  030
Columbia  050
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The 1882 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University in the 1882 college football season. The team played two games, losing to Stevens Prep school and Columbia College.[8]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
at ColumbiaL
at Stevens PrepL
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1883

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1883 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–0
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
 1882
1886 
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1883 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  900
Gallaudet  200
Carleton  100
Johns Hopkins  100
NYU  100
Harvard  820
Princeton  710
Penn  621
Stevens  641
Massachusetts  110
Minnesota  110
Wesleyan  330
Williams  110
Fordham  450
Michigan  230
Lafayette  240
Johns Hopkins  120
Columbia  130
Rutgers  160
Amherst  010
Dartmouth  010
Hamline  010
Lewisburg  010
Navy  010
CCNY  020
Columbian University  020
Georgetown  020
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The 1883 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University in the 1883 college football season. The team played two games, the score for week one is unknown while the score for the game against Paterson was a 4–2 win.[8]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
November 26at Adelphi Academy?
November 29at PatersonW 4–2
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1886

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1886 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Seasons
 1883
1889 
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1886 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  901
Princeton  701
Harvard  1220
Lafayette  1020
Williams  511
Massachusetts  210
Penn  971
Lehigh  431
Dartmouth  220
Rutgers  130
Wesleyan  260
Vermont  010
Stevens  071
Tufts  080
NYU  030
Swarthmore    
Trinity (CT)    
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The 1886 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1886 college football season. The Violets compiled an 0–3 record for the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 2at Olympic Athletic Club
L 0–66[9]
November 18at Staten Island Cricket Club
L 4–8[10][11]
November 20at Crescent Athletic ClubL 0–36[12][13]
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1889

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1889 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–2
Seasons
 1886
1890 
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1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  1000
Massachusetts  200
Yale  1510
Harvard  920
Franklin & Marshall  511
Dickinson  411
Navy  411
Tufts  310
Lehigh  832
Cornell  840
Penn  760
Brown  220
Penn State  220
Wesleyan  571
Bucknell  231
Lafayette  342
Columbia  272
Fordham  130
Rutgers  140
NYU  020
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The 1889 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The Violets compiled an 0–2 record for the season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 23Clinton Athletic ClubL 0–10[14]
November 29vs. CCNY
  • Manhattan Athletic Club Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 0–22[15]
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