1928 NYU Violets football team

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The 1928 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 8–2 record.[1] NYU back Ken Strong led the nation in scoring,[2] on his way to garnering first-team All-American honors. The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the final Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[3]

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1928 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Yankee Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 â†’
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1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College â€“ 9–0–0
West Chester â€“ 8–0–0
Villanova â€“ 7–0–1
Brown â€“ 8–1–0
No. 11 Penn â€“ 8–1–0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech â€“ 7–1–0
No. 9 Army â€“ 8–2–0
Drexel â€“ 8–2–0
No. 10 NYU â€“ 8–2–0
Temple â€“ 7–1–2
Lafayette â€“ 6–1–2
Princeton â€“ 5–1–2
CCNY â€“ 4–1–2
Pittsburgh â€“ 6–2–1
Harvard â€“ 5–2–1
Tufts â€“ 5–2–1
Colgate â€“ 6–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 6–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–2–3
Columbia â€“ 5–3–1
Boston University â€“ 3–3–2
Cornell â€“ 3–3–2
Syracuse â€“ 4–4–1
Yale â€“ 4–4–0
Fordham â€“ 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–5–0
Penn State â€“ 3–5–1
Lehigh â€“ 3–6–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 2–5–2
Providence â€“ 1–5–3
Vermont â€“ 1–7–2
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29NiagaraW 21–013,000[4]
October 6West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 26–717,500[5]
October 13vs. FordhamW 34–750,000[6]
October 20RutgersW 48–022,500[7]
October 27Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 47–652,000[8]
November 3Georgetown
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 2–750,000[9]
November 10Alfred
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 71–0[10]
November 17Missouri
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 27–6[11]
November 24at Carnegie TechW 27–13[12]
November 29Oregon State
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
L 13–2540,000[13]
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