1947 NYU Violets football team

1947 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Yankee Stadium
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
No. 11 Army    5 2 2
Villanova    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Hofstra    5 3 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    4 3 1
Boston College    5 4 0
Holy Cross    4 4 2
Springfield    4 4 0
Syracuse    3 6 0
CCNY    2 5 1
NYU    2 5 1
Colgate    1 5 2
Temple    2 6 0
Bucknell    2 7 0
Duquesne    2 8 0
Fordham    1 6 1
Merchant Marine    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 8 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Drexel    0 8 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1947 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University (NYU) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 194 to 65.

Mylin, commonly known as "Hooks" Mylin, was hired as NYU's head football coach in February 1947. He came to NYU after seven years as head coach at Lafayette and three years of military service during World War II. Mylin was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, NYU was ranked at No. 286 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.