Welcome to NYU Football

Our Uniforms Will Not Include Neckties And Turtlenecks

The idea behind this blog is simple. To eventually inspire the (re)creation of the New York University Football Team.

NYU last had a functioning football team in the fall of 1966. I haven't researched this, but judging by the time frame, I'd say hippies were to blame.

But despite NYU's current lack of a college football program, the school's contributions to the sport have been legendary. That Heisman trophy? Not designed after Georgia Tech's John Heisman, who never struck the legendary pose while in uniform. The Heisman's actual model was Ed Smith, a star running back on the 1934 New York University football team who later played for the Boston Redskins and Green Bay Packers. NYU played Rutgers in the first football game where both teams wore numbered jerseys. And NYU was the first school to protest the so-called "Gentleman's Agreement" which sought to keep African Americans off the playing field.

This year, NYUers should feel particularly bad about Yankee Stadium shuttering its doors: In 1923, the House That Ruth Built was the scene for NYU home games, the first being a shellacking of Fordham, 20 - 0.

That history--and the pride that it should bestow upon the student body--has been lost. It's time for NYU to reclaim it. This blog will feature articles along four main topics:

Planting the Violets - Frank, informative articles about what needs to get done, and how it can get done, to get NYU football players back on the field.

The Dream Team - Uniforms, logos, a home field, future Violet squads; what will they look like?? How will they perform against elite competition? Ideas, simulations... let your imagination run wild.

Bobcat Bulletins - Current events related to the NYU football team.

Violet Views - Opinion, rants, and analysis of all issues related to NYU football and college football in general.

I can't do this alone. I need help from NYU students and alumni seeking to share their passion for an NYU football team, and/or seeking to build up their resumes for a job in journalism.

If you're interested in joining the NYU Football (blog) team, please send a message to nyufootball (at@) gmail (dot.) com.