1939 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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1939 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
1939 record7–0–1
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 0 1
Catholic University     8 1 1
Hardin–Simmons     7 1 1
Marshall     9 2 0
George Washington     5 3 0
Virginia     5 4 0
Georgia Teachers     5 5 0
Oklahoma City     4 4 2
Delaware State     2 2 0
Navy     3 5 1
West Virginia     2 6 1
Western Maryland     1 6 0
Delaware     1 7 0
East Carolina     0 8 0
William & Mary Norfolk Division        

The 1939 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 109 to 22. The team was ranked No. 16 in the AP Poll of November 20 but dropped out of the final poll.[1]

The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at TempleW 3–215,000[2]
October 7RoanokeW 25–0
October 14at SyracuseT 13–1315,000
October 21at BucknellW 13–7
October 28George WashingtonWashington, DCW 7–0
November 4West VirginiaWashington, DCW 14–0
November 11Maryland
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 20–015,000
November 18at NYUW 14–017,000[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "1939 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Stan Baumgartner (September 30, 1939). "Georgetown Noses Out Temple, 3 to 2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgetown adds NYU to lost of 2-yr. victims, 14–0". Daily News. November 19, 1939. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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