1929 NYU Violets football team

The 1929 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 7–3 record. Prior to the start of the season, halfback Edwin "Dutch" Hill accidentally shot and killed himself when he took a police officer's gun away from him as a practical joke.