NYU Violets football, 1873–1889

The NYU Violets football program, 1873–1889 represented New York University (NYU) in American football during the school's first ten seasons of college football. Highlights of these early years include:

  • NYU played its first intercollegiate football game on October 18, 1873. NYU lost the game by a 6–1 score against Stevens Institute.
  • NYU also played one-game seasons with Stevens in 1874, 1875, and 1876. NYU lost each of these contests.
  • NYU did not field a team in 1877 or 1878.
  • Intercollegiate football returned to NYU in 1879 with three games against Stevens. NYU lost two of these games and played to a tie in a third game. NYU's winless streak was extended to seven games dating back to 1873.
  • NYU again ceased competing in intercollegiate football for the 1880 and 1881 seasons.
  • Football returned to NYU in 1882, and the team lost games against Columbia and Stevens. The winless streak was extended to nine games across ten years.
  • On November 29, 1883, NYU won its first football game, defeating a "Paterson" team by a 4–2 score.
  • NYU did not participate in college football in 1884 or 1885.
  • In 1886, NYU played three football games and lost all three.
  • NYU did not field a team in 1887 or 1888.
  • The 1889 NYU team played two games, losing both.

For its first two decades of intercollegiate football, NYU won only one game and compiled an overall record of 1–15–1.

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