1925 NYU Violets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1925 NYU Violets Independent 6–2–1 Chick Meehan 1st Ohio Field The 1925 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University (NYU) 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. Meehan was hired as NYU's head coach in January 1925. He had been the head coach at Syracuse the prior five seasons.New York University Appoints Meehan as Varsity Grid Coach: Former Syracuse Mentor Will Receive Double the Salary His Alma Mater Paid Him The Binghamton Press January 8, 1925 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-new-york-universi/165398866/ Newspapers.com In early August, Meehan personally wrote to 50 men in various parts of the country asking them to join him for football training at Fort Slocum on the western end of Long Island.N.Y.U. Grid Coach Sounds Call for Practice Sept. 1 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle August 13, 1925 A3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brooklyn-eagle-nyu-grid-coach-sounds/165405716/ Newspapers.com Meehan's reputation proved to be a magnet in attracting football talent to NYU.Name of Meehan Lure to Gridders: Youngsters Eager to Come Under His Mentorship at New York U. The Brooklyn Daily Times August 31, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-times-meehan/165406724/ Newspapers.com 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.Briante Elected N.Y.U. Captain for 1926 New York Daily News November 24, 1925 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30956112/briante_elected_nyu_captain_for_next/ Newspapers.com He later played two years in the National Football League.Frank Briante Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com April 25, 2019 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BriaFr20.htm The team played its home games at Ohio Field and one neutral-field game at Yankee Stadium. Schedule y y September 26 1925 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 14-0 10,000 N.Y.U. and Niagara Play Catch and Violets Outcatch Foes, 14-0 New York Daily News Grant Powers September 27, 1925 54 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30955515/nyu_and_niagara_play_catch_and/ Newspapers.com October 3 Connecticut Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 23–0 8,000 Powerful Punch Produces 23-0 Win for N.Y.U. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 4, 1925 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30773504/powerful_punch_produces_230_win_for/ Newspapers.com October 10 1925 Union Garnet Union (NY) Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 12-3 N.Y.U. Grid Eleven Beats Union, 12 to 3 New York Daily News October 11, 1925 58 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30955853/nyu_grid_eleven_beats_union_12_to_3/ Newspapers.com October 17 CCNY Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 41-0 10,000 N.Y.U. Trounces City Collegians By 41-0 Count New York Daily News October 18, 1925 55 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30951699/nyu_trounces_city_collegians_by_410/ Newspapers.com October 24 1925 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 33-0 > 8,000 N.Y.U. Air Attack Dazzles Foe and Violet Wins, 33-0 New York Daily News October 25, 1925 63 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30955661/nyu_air_attack_dazzles_foe_and/ Newspapers.com October 31 vs Fordham Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY L 6-26 > 15,000 Fordham Beats N.Y.U. In Flashy Style, 26-6 New York Daily News November 1, 1925 59 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30838239/fordham_beats_nyu_in_flashy_style/ Newspapers.com November 7 at Columbia Baker Field New York, NY T 6-6 13,000 New York U. Holds Columbia To a 6-6 Tie New York Daily News Jack Farrell November 8, 1925 61 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30576137/new_york_u_holds_columbia_to_a_66_tie/ Newspapers.com November 14 1925 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 27-3 N.Y.U. Trims Trinity in Easy Style, 27 to 3 New York Daily News November 15, 1925 59 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30955970/nyu_trims_trinity_in_easy_style_27/ Newspapers.com November 21 at Rutgers Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ L 6-7 10,000 Rutgers Gains 7-6 Triumph In Tilt With N.Y.U. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 22, 1925 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30617227/rutgers_gains_76_triumph_in_tilt_with/ Newspapers.com Personnel Players Herbert Blum, back Frank Briante, fullback Jack Connor James Fay Steve Holden, back and punter J. Francis Kelly, end Klein Robert Lincoln John O'Neil, captain and quarterback Charlie Rosell Ephraim Sehres, back Dave Skudin, guard Ralph White, guard N.Y.U. Football Squad Rounding Into Condition Times Union August 6, 1925 17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-nyu-football-squad-rounding/165406358/ Newspapers.comNew York University Football Squad Will Train at Ft. Slocum: Twenty-Nine Men Will Be Quartered In Army Barracks At New Rochelle Beginning Sept. 1st Meehan Announces The Daily Item August 22, 1925 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-new-york-university-footb/165407242/ Newspapers.comMeehan Putting Pep In N.Y.U. Grid Spirit With His System New York Daily News Jack Farrell September 30, 1925 35 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-meehan-putting-pep-in-nyu/165407719/ Newspapers.com Coaches Chick Meehan, head coach Joe Schwarzer, assistant coach Bill McCarthy, assistant coach Al Nixon, graduate manager Emil Von Elling, trainer Lou Brown, varsity rubber References NYU Category:NYU Violets football seasons NYU Violets football