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55-532: The first intercollegiate game in the United States was played on November 22, 1877 between New York University and Manhattan College . Lacrosse had been introduced in upstate New York in the 1860s. Lacrosse was further introduced to the Baltimore area in the 1890s. An organizing body for the sport, the U. S. National Lacrosse Association, was founded in 1879. The first intercollegiate lacrosse tournament

110-532: A 23-18-2 record against the Violets. Eleven of the final 14 NYU home games were played at either Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds . Rutgers also played NYU 46 times in basketball between 1906 and 1971, though unlike the football rivalry, NYU had a decided edge on Rutgers, winning all but ten of the contests, including 18 straight between 1928 and 1966. NYU's annual football game against Fordham University

165-400: A century, NYU athletes have worn violet and white colors in competition, which is the root of the nickname Violets. In the 1980s, after briefly using a student dressed as a violet for a mascot, the school instead adopted the bobcat as its mascot, from the abbreviation then being used by NYU's Bobst Library computerized catalog. NYU long offered a full athletic program, and was in fact

220-732: A century, tracing its beginnings back to 1902. While initially the team was exclusively male, the sport would eventually expand to be coed decades later. Today, the team performs water practices on the Passaic River in Lyndhurst, New Jersey; while using NYU's three athletic facilities for its dry land workouts. They travel to multiple regattas in the fall and spring, including the Head of the Charles and Dad Vails where NYU takes on varsity crews like Yale University , Columbia University , and

275-799: A future Olympian, won the NCAA épée championship in 1973, 1974, and 1975. In 1977, future Olympian Hans Wieselgren won the NCAA épée championship. The women's fencing team has been national champions ten times, winning the NIWFA 's Mildred Stuyvesant-Fish Trophy from 1929 to 1933, in 1938, from 1949 to 1951, and in 1971. The National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA) was founded by NYU freshmen Julia Jones and Dorothy Hafner. NYU, in its relatively short history in NCAA Division III, has won two national team championships (and many league championships). The basketball program has enjoyed

330-492: A future national champion, went undefeated in the three years of 1959, 1960, and 1961, and won the NCAA épée championship in 1960 while fencing for NYU. Also in 1960, future Olympian Eugene Glazer won the NCAA National Championship in foil. Singer Neil Diamond was a member of the 1960 NCAA men's championship team. Herb Cohen (class of 1962), a future Olympian, went undefeated in 1961 and won both

385-730: A good deal of success since being reinstated on the Division III level in 1983. In 1997, the women's basketball team, led by head coach Janice Quinn , won a championship title over the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and in 2007 returned to the Final Four. NYU men's basketball and head coach Joe Nesci appeared in the Division III National Championship game in 1994. In 2007, the men's cross country team, led by head coach Nick McDonough, captured

440-737: A member, and Penn withdrew. As had been the rule for over two decades, 12 players per side constituted a team, and the USILL was split into Northern and Southern divisions, corresponding to the former IULL and ILA, respectively. Bold indicates victory or tie in head-to-head game, or that such game was not played. Italics indicates victory in intra-division head-to-head game (1909, 1923) or tie-breaker (1922). * Division champions were selected based on results of intra-division games, difficulty of schedule and number of wins. # Championship or co-championship claims, as published in school media guide, record book or yearbook In 1917–1919, World War I and

495-614: A pioneer in the area of intercollegiate sports. When NYU began playing college football in 1873 it was one of the first football teams established in the United States (following Princeton , Rutgers , Columbia and Yale ). Additionally, the current governing body for collegiate sports, the NCAA , was formed as the direct result of a meeting convened in New York City by NYU Chancellor Henry MacCracken in December 1905 to improve

550-612: A school that did not have, or withdrew from, membership. NYU Violets NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University . The school colors are purple and white. Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat . The Violets compete as a member of NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association conference. The university sponsors 23 varsity sports, as well as club teams and intramural sports . For more than

605-464: A significant history of athletic success. Intercollegiate sports at NYU also had moments of importance beyond anything shown by a scoreboard. In the 1940 season , before a football game between NYU and Missouri in Columbia, Missouri , 2,000 NYU students protested against the " gentlemen's agreement " to exclude African-American athletes (at the University of Missouri 's request). At the time, it

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660-832: The ACHA Division II level before making the move up to Division I ACHA in 2017. They currently compete in the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League , a conference which includes opponents such as Syracuse , Rutgers , and the University of Delaware . Head Coach Chris Cosentino NYU's Taekwondo (TKD) team competes in the Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference (ECTC) and in the National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA). Founded in 1987 by Master Lesly,

715-481: The Cy Miller , Laurie D. Cox , and Roy Taylor Divisions. They were more commonly referred to as Division I, or A; Division II, or B; and Division III, or C. All college teams were placed in one of the three divisions, dependent upon their records, schedules, and success for the preceding five years, and a point system was created. Any team of the three divisions was eligible to win the national championship, but this

770-758: The Hobart and William Smith Colleges in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college lacrosse . The program was created in 1898 and plays its home games at Boswell Field. The Statesmen competed in the Northeast Conference from 2014 to 2022, with previous conference membership in the Patriot League and the ECAC Lacrosse League as a Division I program. Starting with

825-620: The Stadium Tennis Center , located in the Bronx. In 2002, NYU opened the Palladium Athletic Facility as the second on-campus recreational facility. This facility's amenities include a rock-climbing wall, a natatorium with a 25-yard by 25-meter swimming pool, basketball courts, weight training, cardiovascular rooms, and a spinning room. Palladium, erected on the site of the famous New York nightclub bearing

880-699: The University of Pennsylvania . NYU Men's and Women's Water Polo Team compete in the New York Division of the Collegiate Water Polo Association, National Collegiate Club/Division III. Unsuccessful attempts have been made at reviving NYU football at club level, both as an intramural activity and as an intercollegiate sport. From 1964 to 1966, NYU participated with Georgetown and Fordham in NYU's first attempt to play non-Division I football, reviving Georgetown football but not doing

935-519: The 1932–1935 seasons. School claims national championship based on being that year's leading team. † Won a tournament conducted for the first collegiate national championship by the U.S. National Lacrosse Association. ‡ Won a post-season championship game between the winners of the USILL Northern and Southern Divisions. The following table considers as inactive, for a particular year, a school that fielded no team (as in war years), as well as

990-904: The 1979 season, with separate tournaments being conducted in both 1980 and 1981 for Divisions II and III teams. The Division II tournament then was discontinued until returning in 1993. The USILA has inducted members into the United States Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame annually since 1957. In addition, the USILA presents annually a number of awards to top collegiate athletes in NCAA Division I , Division II , and Division III . U.S. National Lacrosse Association tournament Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association U.S. Inter-University Lacrosse League and Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Bold indicates victory or tie in head-to-head game, or that such game

1045-693: The 1991 season, including wins against Rider, Iona and Columbia. The team currently competes in the NY Metro Conference of the National College Lacrosse League. In 2010, NYU defeated Columbia twice in the span of 24 hours at the Beltway Bash Tournament at the University of Maryland. In 2015 NYU made an NCLL sweet 16 appearance before falling to Quinnipiac. NYU has hosted a crew team for over

1100-689: The 19–1 NYU team of 1935 was named (retrospectively) by the Helms Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll as the best team in the nation. The Violets' most recent post-season accomplishment as a Division I school was finishing as the runner-up to BYU in the 1966 National Invitation Tournament . Their six appearances in the NCAA basketball tournament are the second-most among teams no longer in Division I (after Oklahoma City University 's 11), and their nine wins are

1155-553: The 2023 season, Hobart will play in the newly established men's lacrosse league of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). Through 2022, the team has an all–time record of 801-521-20. Hobart has captured 16 national championships, including two NCAA Division II championships and 13 NCAA Division III championships. The athletics program elevated its team to NCAA Division I in 1995 to preserve its historic lacrosse rivalries with Cornell and Syracuse . Despite an effort to reclassify

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1210-665: The Final Four in 1960 , losing to Ohio State, whose roster featured legends Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek . NYU was even more successful in the years before the advent of the NIT tournament (in 1938) or the NCAA tournament (in 1939). In 1920 NYU won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship tournament , led by the Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year , Howard Cann , and

1265-528: The Inter-University Lacrosse League (IULL) began play using slightly different rules. The two leagues merged in December, 1905, to form the 8-team United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse League with Columbia, Cornell , Harvard, Johns Hopkins , Lehigh , Penn , Stevens Tech and Swarthmore . The USILL was a closed-membership league, which excluded several lacrosse powers, such as the U.S. Naval Academy . The national championship

1320-560: The NCAA Division III team championship at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. NYU added varsity baseball and softball teams for the 2014–2015 school year. NYU had not sponsored varsity baseball since 1974, but it previously produced several major-league players, including Ralph Branca and Eddie Yost . Home games are played at Maimonides Park , home of the Minor League Brooklyn Cyclones . Softball

1375-453: The NCAA foil championship and the NCAA saber championship, and then in 1962 won his second straight NCAA Championship in foil, while being named national Fencer of the Year. In 1965, Howard Goodman was the NCAA saber champion. In 1967, future Olympian George Masin won the NCAA épée championship. Martin Lang , a future Olympic fencer, was 55-5 for the team, graduating in 1972. Risto Hurme ,

1430-520: The NYU campus in University Heights . NYU continues to compete at the Division I level in fencing, and the program boasts 30 national championships. The university's men's fencing team won the most NCAA Division I championships or co-championships prior to the NCAA's establishment of coed team competition in 1990. NYU men won 12 NCAA titles between 1947 and 1976, plus an additional eight titles prior to NCAA sponsorship . Gilbert Eisner ,

1485-576: The Statesmen back to Division III in 2008 by the college’s Board of Trustees, a strong response from Hobart’s alumni base prevented the change and kept the program in Division I. In 2014, Hobart joined the Northeast Conference (NEC) as an associate member in men’s lacrosse, increasing the conference’s membership to 7 teams. During their stint in the conference, the Statesmen won league tournament and regular season championships in 2016 and 2017 respectively, making their fifth NCAA tournament appearance at

1540-411: The USILA voted for its first playoff tournament to determine a national champion. In 1971, the NCAA began sponsoring men's lacrosse and began holding an annual championship tournament for Division I schools. The USILA conducted a small college tournament for non-Division I schools in 1972 and 1973 (won by Hobart and Cortland State ). In 1974, the NCAA took over the sponsorship of this tournament through

1595-435: The United States was played on November 22, 1877 between New York University and Manhattan College . On May 7, 1924, NYU overwhelmed and shutout Harvard at Soldier's Field by a score of 7-0. Men's lacrosse at NYU was discontinued sometime after 1931 but was revived nearly 60 years later in 1990. Under head coach Chris Schreiber (Hopkins '86), the team went undefeated in its inaugural season and won its first four games to start

1650-624: The best collegiate record in many of those years. Navy was undefeated from 1917 through 1923, a stretch of 40 games with one tie. The USILL was replaced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in March, 1926, as an open-membership governing body. In addition to the 12 former USILL teams, Rutgers , Navy, Union College , NYU, Colgate and St. Stephen's (now Bard College ) became new USILA members. The USILA bestowed gold medals upon

1705-421: The current Stevens Tech record book lists two championships. † Co-champion ‡ Won a post-season playoff game for the championship In 1926, the USILL disbanded and formed the USILA as an open-membership governing body. In addition to the former league's 12 schools, six others were soon admitted as members. From 1926–1931, the USILA executive board awarded gold medals after each season to the teams it selected as

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1760-454: The division winners did not play each other. In 1907 and 1924, both division winners claimed championships. In the other two years, Cornell (1923) and Maryland (1925) did not. In the war years of 1917 and 1918, Stevens Tech fielded the only Northern Division team to be active both years. Only one Northern intra-division game was played during that span, thus no Northern Division champion could be declared. However, by virtue of default and one win,

1815-412: The era, such as Army and Navy, were never members, so that in some years, the USILL champion was not necessarily the best team in the United States. The members of the USILL in 1906 were Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Lehigh University, University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology and Swarthmore College. In 1907, Hobart College became

1870-399: The influenza epidemic curtailed lacrosse activity, as many schools eliminated or reduced schedules. Cornell, Harvard and Hobart did not field teams in 1917–1918. Yale and Johns Hopkins sat out 1917 only. Cornell did not return until 1920. ^ Not a USILL member In four of the 20 years of the USILL's existence (1907, 1923, 1924, 1925), it was difficult to determine the national champion because

1925-520: The most among those teams. NYU maintained a nationally ranked basketball team through the sixties with such stars as Barry Kramer and Satch Sanders going to the NBA. The Violets played most of their games in Madison Square Garden , most notably their duels with UCLA led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , but games against less exalted local opponents like Fordham were played in the field house on

1980-523: The most outstanding in the nation. † The USILA did not name champions for the 1932–1935 seasons. The teams listed claim the national championship based on being the leading team in the nation for these years. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) national champion in men's college lacrosse from 1936 to 1970. From 1953–1959, all college teams were placed in one of three divisions, dependent upon their records, schedules, and success for

2035-522: The preceding five years, and a point system was created. Teams were required to play at least six games against teams in their own divisions. Teams were realigned every three years. In all years it existed (1882–1905), the ILA consisted of 3 to 5 teams, with league championships dominated by a few schools. Likewise, the USIULL had only 3 or 4 teams during 1899–1905, with only Cornell's 1903 league title claimed in

2090-707: The present as a championship. Several schools have claimed their Northern and Southern Division titles won during the USILL years as national championships (based on the results of 3 or 4 intra-division games), while others have not. Still others were acclaimed in their time as unofficial title winners based on being leading teams in the collegiate ranks in particular years. Non-league members were ineligible for official title consideration before 1926. The USILA awarded gold medals to leading teams from 1926–1931, but made no selections from 1932–1935. # Championship or co-championship claims, as published in school media guide, record book or yearbook § The USILA did not name champions for

2145-483: The safety of football. However, in a process somewhat similar to what occurred with NYU's current conference rival Chicago Maroons , athletics were gradually deemphasized at NYU over the passing decades. The school terminated its intercollegiate football program in 1953. In 1971 the basketball program was abruptly dropped. In 1981, at the urging of then president John Brademas , NYU removed its remaining sports from NCAA Division I to Division III. Still, NYU maintains

2200-592: The same for NYU. The sale of NYU's University Heights campus in 1973 hampered further attempts to create a football team, due to scant recreational space downtown. Nevertheless, as recently as 2003 several students created a football club but struggled to find extra funding to defray expenses, find supporters, or reliable participants for practices and games (held at the East River Park football fields at 6th and FDR). Hobart Statesmen men%27s lacrosse The Hobart Statesmen men's lacrosse team represents

2255-666: The same name, is home to the university's swimming and diving teams and water polo teams. The Baseball team plays its home games at SIUH Community Park , home of the Staten Island FerryHawks . The Tennis team plays at the Stadium Tennis Center. NYU's rival, dictated by history and geography, has been Columbia University , though it also had a rivalry with Rutgers University , as shown by older fight song lyrics. Rutgers and NYU played 43 times in football from 1890 to 1952, with Rutgers having

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2310-480: The sport as a varsity program after the 1952 season. While a member of Division I, the Violets' men's basketball program achieved far greater success than the school's football team. Its best NCAA tournament result was finishing as national runner-up to Oklahoma State (coached by the legendary Henry Iba ) in the 1945 NCAA tournament , with future NBA Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes playing for NYU. NYU returned to

2365-593: The team has been a large presence in the Club Sports community at NYU. As of 2020, NYU Sport TKD placed first in the ECTC Division II. The coaches for the team include Grandmaster Mark Lesly , Master Erica Linthorst , and Master Andrew Park . The team has been part of the ECTC since 1990 and were represented in the first iteration of the now ECTC All-Star team. The first intercollegiate lacrosse game in

2420-547: The teams that it selected as national champions through the 1931 season. No official champions were named from 1932 through 1935. In 1936, an award was established in the memory of a Baltimore sportswriter to recognize annually the most outstanding teams. From 1936 through 1972, the USILA executive board awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the national champions. From 1953–1959, lacrosse divisions were officially named after legendary lacrosse-men. These were

2475-762: The track and field teams have their home meets at the New Balance Track and Field Center. The golf team does not have a home golf course in Manhattan, but they often practice at the Chelsea Piers Athletic Facility and at various country club courses that have a relationship with the team and university in New York City. The rowing team travels on a daily basis to their boathouse in New Jersey, roughly 10 miles from Washington Square. The tennis team practices and plays home matches at

2530-605: Was Chick Meehan , who coached the team to seven successful seasons from 1925 to 1931. In 1939, head coach Mal Stevens led NYU to a 5–1 start and the program's only appearance in the AP Poll , before fading to a 5–4 final record. Additionally, the model for the Heisman Trophy is based on 1930s NYU football star Ed Smith . Despite some shining moments, however, Time magazine characterized NYU's overall football history as mostly "lean" in 1942, and NYU permanently dropped

2585-501: Was an entirely new varsity sport for NYU. NYU has won four team Division III NCAA national championships: NYU athletes have won four individual NCAA Division III national championship: NYU had won 37 Division I national championships , prior to its move to Division III: The Coles Sports and Recreation Center served as the home base of several of NYU's intercollegiate athletic teams, including basketball , wrestling , and volleyball for over three decades starting in 1981. Coles

2640-614: Was closed in February 2016 to make way for NYU's new $ 1 Billion mixed use development: the John A. Paulson Center, located at 181 Mercer. Unlike Coles, Mercer Street will host a combination of expanded athletic facilities, classroom and residential space. Many of NYU's varsity teams sometimes play their games at various facilities and fields throughout Manhattan because of the scarcity of space for playing fields in that borough. The soccer teams play their home games at Van Cortlandt Park , and

2695-510: Was held in 1881, with Harvard beating Princeton , 3–0, in the championship game. New York University and Columbia University also participated. In 1882 three colleges formed a league called the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA), which several others also joined. In most years from this point through 1931, collegiate lacrosse associations selected annual champions based on season records. In 1899,

2750-552: Was known as the Manhattan Subway classic. NYU students also compete in several "club" teams (which may or may not compete on an intercollegiate basis) including lacrosse , soccer , water polo , crew , squash , rugby union , badminton , ice hockey , equestrian , TaeKwonDo , ultimate , quidditch , and triathlon . NYU also offers intramural sport teams. NYU's ice hockey team has been one of its most successful athletic programs, winning 2 National Championships at

2805-493: Was not guaranteed a solo national championship. The system served as guidance to the USILA executive board, who chose co-champions on frequent occasions. This point system prevailed with modifications until the NCAA in the early 1970s established the playoff system for determining champions. After 1959, Divisions II and III were realigned by geographical region instead of by team records. At its 1969 annual meeting in Baltimore,

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2860-436: Was not played. * Swarthmore joined the ILA in 1902. Although not a member of a league in either 1900 or 1901, Swarthmore had a leading team in 1901, which is a credible championship claim. # Championship or co-championship claims, as published in school media guide, record book or yearbook The USILL (United States Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse League, also USICLL) was a closed membership organization. Some strong teams of

2915-425: Was officially bestowed only upon teams that were included in the membership of these organizations. In 1906, the USILL established Northern and Southern Divisions, and its by-laws encouraged the annual division winners to play a post-season championship game. Only two such games were played, in 1912 and 1921. As Navy was not a member of the USILL, its teams were not eligible for the championship, even though Navy had

2970-431: Was the largest protest ever against this practice. Since beginning play in 1873, NYU football has had many football players earn recognition for their achievements, most notably 1928 All-American and future Hall-of-Famer Ken Strong . The Violets played their games at Ohio Field, which still exists on NYU's former University Heights campus at Bronx Community College . The most successful football coach in NYU history

3025-417: Was virtually impossible for non-Division I teams. A Division II team, playing several Division I teams, might have been able to achieve it. A team's record was required to include six games against teams in its own division. Teams were realigned every three years, again reflecting their records. All schools were eligible for the national rankings. The team that achieved the highest point total each year, however,

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