The 1936 NYU Violets football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1936 college football season The 1936 college football season was the first in which the Associated Press writers' poll selected a national champion. The first AP poll, taken of 35 writers, was released on October 20, 1936. Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams ...

. In their third year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.

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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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