1945 NYU Violets football team

The 1945 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1945 college football season.

1945 NYU Violets football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	John J. Weinheimer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					2	–	3	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In its second season under head coach John J. Weinheimer, the team compiled a 3–4 record and was outscored 125–89.^[1]

The Violets played home games at Ohio Field on NYU's University Heights campus in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–59	15,000	[2]
October 12	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–28	5,000	[3]
October 20	CCNY	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 47–0	7,000	[4]
October 27	Brooklyn	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 13–6	7,000	[5]
November 3	Rochester	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	L 3–19	4,000	[6]
November 10	Lehigh	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 19–0	4,000	[7]
November 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–13	10,000	[8]

References

1. "1945 New York University Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
2. Littlehales, Hank (October 6, 1945). "Temple Jars N.Y.U. for 2d Straight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Webb, Melville (October 13, 1945). "Carney Gets Three Touchdowns, One of 75 Yards, as B.C. Wins, 28-0". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Conrad, Harold (November 19, 1944). "NYU Trounces CCNY for First Victory, 47-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Turkin, Hy (October 28, 1945). "NYU Nips Brooklyn C., 13-6; Players Battle". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. C26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Young, Dick (November 4, 1945). "Rochester Rips NYU, 19-3, in Weird Battle". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 90 – via Newspapers.com.
7. McGowen, Roscoe (November 11, 1945). "N.Y.U. Turns Back Lehigh Squad, 19-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. McCoy, Gordon (November 18, 1945). "Rutgers Finishes Season with 13-7 Win over N.Y.U." The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.