1947 NYU Violets football team

The 1947 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent durin 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. The team played its home games at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan and Yankee Stadium in The Bronx.

Coach Mylin was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.