1926 NYU Violets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1926 NYU Violets Independent 8–1 Chick Meehan 2nd Frank Briante Ohio FieldYankee Stadium The 1926 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University (NYU) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out six opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 172 to 25. NYU back Ken Strong was later inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Schedule September 25 w 1926 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Ohio Field Bronx, NY 34–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69549466/nyu-overwhelms-niagara-u-34-to-0/ Daily News N.Y.U. overwhelms Niagara U., 34 to 0 September 26, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 2 w 1926 Allegheny Gators Allegheny Ohio Field Bronx, NY 13–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69549846/nyu-grinds-out-13-to-0-victory-over/ The Brooklyn Daily Times N.Y.U. grinds out 13 to 0 victory over Allegheny October 3, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 9 w 1926 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats West Virginia Wesleyan Ohio Field Bronx, NY 24–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69557555/west-virginia-wesleyan-falls-before/ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle West Virginia Wesleyan falls before powerful attack of N.Y.U. eleven October 10, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 16 w Tulane Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 21–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69557937/nyu-eleven-repels-invasion-of-tulane/ The Brooklyn Daily Times N.Y.U. eleven repels invasion of Tulane by 21 to 0 victory October 17, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 23 w Rutgers Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 30–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69558241/nyu-breaks-rutgers-jinx/ The Brooklyn Daily Times N.Y.U. breaks Rutgers jinx October 24, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Fordham Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 27–3 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69558552/nyu-defeats-fordham-eleven-in-hot/ Daily News N.Y.U. defeats Fordham eleven in hot finish October 31, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com November 6 w Carnegie Tech Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 6–0 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69558900/new-york-u-vanquishes-skibos-6-to-0/ Pittsburgh Gazette Times New York U. vanquishes Skibos, 6 to 0 November 7, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 w 1926 Davis & Elkins Scarlet Hurricane Davis & Elkins Ohio Field Bronx, NY 10–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69559134/nyu-defeats-davis-elkins-by-100/ Daily News N.Y.U. defeats Davis-Elkins by 10–0 for 8th win November 14, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 7–15 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5581837/1926-nebraska-nyu-part-1/ The Lincoln Star Nebraska smears New York U.'s unbeaten eleven November 21, 1926 February 6, 2021 Newspapers.com Season overview Meehan took over as NYU's head football coach in 1925, after five years as head coach at Syracuse. Meehan recruited top players to the school by touting the school's educational advantages. At least eleven of the team's players went on to play in the National Football League (NFL): Frank Briante, John Bunyan, Bob Dunn, Beryl Follet, Bing Miller, Dave Myers, Mike Riordan Ollie Satenstein, Jack Shapiro, Dave Skudin, and Ken Strong. Strong was later inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. Meehan also established a strict training regimen, resulting in a team that was described as a "husky outfit" that played with "clockwork operations" and "all the timing and rhythm of big league baseball."For the Game's Sake Lawrence Perry November 18, 1926 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rutland-daily-herald-for-the-games-sake/165331573/ Newspapers.com The team won its first eight games, including four consecutive victories over major football powers of the era, Tulane, Rutgers, Fordham, and Carnegie Tech - each game played in front of large crowds at Yankee Stadium. On defense, the team shut out six of its first eight opponents. The team's turnaround drew national attention, an Ohio sports writer noting:One of the big surprises of the current season is [NYU] . . . In its first six games, Meehan's boys ran through the opposition in a reckless manner. Their unexpected achievement was the 21-0 triumph over Tulane, which last year boasted one of the strongest elevens in the entire country.Chick Meehan's N.Y.U. Team Is Real Surprise Piqua Daily Call November 18, 1926 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-piqua-daily-call-nyu/165334279/ Newspapers.com The sole setback was against Nebraska, a 15–7 loss played in a snowstorm in Lincoln, Nebraska.Snow, Huskers Sink N.Y.U. New York Daily News November 21, 1926 43 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-snow-huskers-sink-nyu/165335842/ Newspapers.com In 1960, Art Daley wrote in The New York Times: "The Violet became the Violent Violet under Meehan. Although no national championships were won, NYU rarely missed by much from 1925 to 1931."N.U. Wilted the Violets Omaha World-Herald January 19, 1963 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-nu-wilted-the-viole/165342277/ Newspapers.com Meehan was elsewhere credited with "boosting the Violets into national prominence during seven seasons, 1925-1931."Syracuse, NYU Coach John 'Chick' Meehan Asbury Park Press November 10, 1972 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asbury-park-press-meehan/165344508/ Newspapers.com Personnel Earl Ashton, end from Easton, PA Frank Briante, fullback and captain John Bunyan Jack Connor, quarterback from Exeter, NH Bob Dunn, center from Waterbury CT Al Lassman, tackle from Cambridge, MA, 208 pounds, 6'4" John Miller Mike Riordan, end from Bristol, CT Arthur Roberts, back from Holyoke, MA Runyan Dave Skudin, guard Ken Strong, back from West Haven, CT Columbia Promises To Lead The Evening News October 21, 1926 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/165335355/ Newspapers.com Connor received first-team honors on the 1926 All-Eastern football team.Injuries Keep Many Stars Off Brooklyn Times' All-Eastern Teams The Brooklyn Daily Times December 4, 1926 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106062277/injuries-keep-many-stars-off-brooklyn/ Newspapers.com(Connor) References NYU Category:NYU Violets football seasons NYU Violets football