1931 NYU Violets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = NYU Violets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 6–3–1
| head_coach = Chick Meehan
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Polo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
}}
{{1931 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1931 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. The team was led by head coach Chick Meehan in his seventh season and finished with a 6–3–1 record.{{cite news|title=1931 NYU Violets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 4, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/new-york-university/1931-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}
| site_stadium = Polo Grounds
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 65–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69369697/nyu-runs-em-ragged-violet-blasts/|work=Daily News|title=N.Y.U. runs 'em ragged! Violet blasts weak Hobart eleven, 65–0|date=September 27, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=80|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 54–0
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69370030/nyu-drubs-wv-wesleyan-by-540/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|title=N.Y.U. drubs W.V. Wesleyan by 54–0 score|date=October 4, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 34–0
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69370369/violets-smother-hoyas/|work=Daily News|title=Violets smother Hoyas|date=October 11, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 27–7
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69370724/rutgers-is-defeated-277-in/|work=The Sunday Times|title=Rutgers is defeated 27–7, in engagement featured by play of two Grossmans|date=October 18, 1932|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 13–0
| attend = 50,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69370979/colgate-bows-to-violet-eleven-130/|work=Democrat and Chronicle|title=Colgate bows to Violet eleven, 13–0|date=October 25, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=III-I|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 6–14
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69371361/webfoots-upset-predictions-in-beating/|work=The Eugene Register-Guard|title=Webfoots upset predictions in beating Violets|date=November 1, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 6–7
| attend = 65,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69371930/georgia-jinxes-violets/|work=Daily News|title=Georgia jinxes Violets|date=November 8, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=84|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = t
| neutral = y
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 0–0
| attend = 80,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53786718/nyu-fordham-in-scoreles-tie-80000/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Times|title=N.Y.U.--Fordham In Scoreless Tie; 80,000 at Game|date=November 15, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 26|Thursday}}
| w/l = w
| opponent = Carnegie Tech
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 7–6
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69372831/nyu-rallies-to-beat-tech-7-to-6/|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=N.Y.U. rallies to beat Tech, 7 to 6|date=November 27, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=18|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| w/l = l
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 0–13
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69373316/tennessee-defeats-violets-by-score-of/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Tennessee defeats Violets by score of 13–0|date=December 6, 1931|accessdate=February 4, 2021|page=B1|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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