1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

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1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank McGrath
Home stadium Griffith Stadium
Seasons
←  1925
1927  →
1926 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Loyola (LA)  – 10 –0 –0
Miami (FL)  – 8 –0 –0
Howard  – 7 –0 –0
Delaware State  – 1 –0 –0
No. 2 Navy  – 9 –0 –1
Wesley  – 6 –1 –0
Texas Tech  – 6 –1 –3
Davidson  – 7 –2 –1
Georgetown  – 7 –2 –1
William & Mary  – 7 –3 –0
Hampden–Sydney  – 5 –2 –3
George Washington  – 5 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers  – 4 –2 –1
Spring Hill  – 3 –2 –1
Texas A&I  – 4 –3 –0
Wake Forest  – 5 –4 –1
Texas Mines  – 3 –4 –0
Mississippi State Teachers  – 3 –4 –1
Tennessee Docs  – 3 –5 –1
Catholic University  – 3 –5 –0
Delaware  – 3 –5 –0
East Tennessee State Teachers  – 2 –4 –1
Duke  – 3 –6 –0
Georgia Normal  – 1 –3 –0
Richmond  – 2 –7 –0
Harding  – 1 –5 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by Lou Little in his third season as head coach, the team went 7–2–1. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Drexel
W 42–0
October 2at Pittsburgh
T 6–620,000 [2] [3]
October 9 Washington College
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 78–0
October 16 West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 10–1330,000 [4]
October 23 Elon
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 60–13
October 30 Lebanon Valley
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 34–17
November 6at Syracuse
W 13–718,000
November 13at Navy
L 7–10
November 20at Fordham
W 39–020,000
November 27at Detroit
W 19–0 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgetown Football History Project". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hannum, Max E. (October 3, 1926). "Each Team Scores Single Touchdown". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Panthers Set New Attendance Record for Football Here". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 3, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hilltoppers lose to West Virginia". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Stanley L. Brink (November 28, 1926). "University of Detroit Makes Great Showing But Loses To Georgetown, 19 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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