1915 NYU Violets football team

The 1915 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thomas T. Reilley, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.

1915 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Thomas T. Reilley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field
Seasons ← 1914 1916 →

1915 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					9	–	0	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	0	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	1	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					9	–	1	–	2
Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
Tufts			–					5	–	1	–	2
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					8	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	1	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	3	–	0
Wesleyan			–					6	–	3	–	0
Allegheny			–					5	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Fordham			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	1
Middlebury			–					3	–	4	–	2
Muhlenberg			–					4	–	5	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	5	–	2
WPI			–					3	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carlisle			–					3	–	6	–	2
Rhode Island State			–					3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire			–					3	–	6	–	1
Gettysburg			–					3	–	6	–	0
Rochester			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	3
Vermont			–					1	–	4	–	2
Williams			–					1	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at RPI	Troy, NY	W 23–0	[1]
October 9	Hamilton	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 31–13	[2]
October 16	Union (NY)	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 10–0	[3]
October 23	at Haverford	Walton Field Haverford, PA	L 6–21	[4]
November 2	Bucknell	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	T 3–3	[5]
November 6	Stevens	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 7–0	[6]
November 13	Wesleyan	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–34	[7]
November 20	at Columbia	South Field New York, NY	L 16–19	[8]
November 25	Rutgers	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 0–70	[9]

References

1. "N.Y.U. eleven easily defeats Rensselaer team". New York Tribune. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "New York routs Hamilton, 31–13". The New York Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "N.Y.U. stops Union after two years". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 17, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Carey stars in Haverford triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lucky field goal gives N.Y.U. a tie". The New York Times. November 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "N.Y.U. beats Stevens Tech near end of game". The New York Times. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Miller's drop kick wins for Columbia". The New York Times. November 21, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rutgers ends season with 70 to 0 victory over N.Y.U. team shows great power". The Daily Home News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.