The 1929 NYU Violets football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1929 college football season The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents. Notre Dame was recognized as national champion by two of thre ...

. In their fifth year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 7–3 record. Prior to the start of the season, halfback Edwin "Dutch" Hill accidently shot and killed himself when he took a police officer's gun away from him as a practical joke.

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NYU Violets football seasons

NYU Violets football The NYU Violets football team represented the New York University Violets in college football. History NYU began play in 1873, making it one of the first football teams established in the United States (following Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia, Y ...

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