The 1939 NYU Violets football team represented

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's 6th season at NYU, the Violets compiled a 5–4 record, and managed to secure a place on the AP poll for the first and only time in program history for three weeks. They also defeated No. 15 Carnegie Tech 6–0 for their 2nd and final win over a ranked college football program, the other victory coming against #8 Fordham in 1936. NYU was ranked at No. 49 (out of 609 teams) in the final

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for 1939.

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NYU Violets football seasons

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