1946 NYU Violets football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 1946 NYU Violets independent 5–3 John J. Weinheimer 3rd Ohio Field, Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium The 1946 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach John J. Weinheimer, the Violets compiled a 5–3 record, their first winning record of the 1940s, though they were outscored 163–101.1946 New York University Violets Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 5, 2021 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-york-university/1946-schedule.html NYU's home opener featured its first return to Manhattan since 1941, with a visit to its former home field at the Polo Grounds. The Violets closed out the year with two dates at another former home field, the original Yankee Stadium. The team played just one game at its on-campus home field, Ohio Field in University Heights, The Bronx. Schedule y y October 5 at 1946 Brooklyn Kingsmen Brooklyn Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY W 19 8 20,000 Brooklyn Bows in Gridiron Tiff to N.Y.U., 19-8 Bill Goodrich October 6, 1946 25 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66899127/1946-brooklyn-nyu/ October 12 Rutgers Polo Grounds New York, NY L 0 26 10,000 Frosh Pilots Rutgers over Violets, 26-0 Hy Turkin October 13, 1946 46C Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66905973/1946-rutgers-nyu/ October 19 @ 1946 Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester River Campus Stadium Rochester, NY W 6 0 8,000 NYU Passes Cost Varsity 6-0 Setback: Ragged Line Checks UR; Aerials Pave Way to Tally Frank Lillich October 20, 1946 1C Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66907339/1946-o19-chronicle/ October 26 1946 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Ohio Field Bronx, NY W 12 7 5,000 N.Y.U. Overcomes Gettysburg, 12-7, in Last 82 Seconds Bill Goodrich October 27, 1946 25 Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66919987/1946-nyu-gettysburg/ November 2 Boston College Polo Grounds New York, NY L 6 72 8,000 Boston College Plucks Violets, 72-6 Bob Holbrook November 3, 1946 25 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66934094/1946-boston-nyu/ November 9 @ Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 13 3 3,000 NYU Breaks Old Jinx, Taking Lehigh in Taylor Stadium by 13-3 Score November 10, 1946 18 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66938717/1946-lehigh-nyu/ November 16 v Fordham Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY W 33 28 28,000 Violets Defeat Rams, 33-28, in 4th Period Joe Trimble November 17, 1946 C46 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66939245/1946-fordham-nyu/ November 24 Georgetown Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY L 12 19 10,000 Georgetown Beats NYU, 19-12, in Bruising Battle Jim McCulley November 24, 1946 96 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66941911/1947-n23-news/ References NYU Category:NYU Violets football seasons NYU Violets football Category:University Heights, Bronx Category:Sports in the Bronx