1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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1940 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Griffith Stadium
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons  – 9 –0 –0
No. 13 Georgetown  – 8 –2 –0
Navy  – 6 –2 –1
Delaware  – 5 –3 –0
East Carolina  – 5 –3 –0
Western Maryland  – 5 –3 –0
George Washington  – 5 –3 –1
Catholic University  – 4 –3 –1
West Virginia  – 4 –4 –1
Virginia  – 4 –5 –0
Georgia Teachers  – 3 –5 –0
Roanoke  – 2 –6 –0
Oklahoma City  – 1 –7 –3
William & Mary Norfolk  – 0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University during the 1940 college football season. The Hoyas were led by ninth-year head coach Jack Hagerty and played their home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The team carried into the year a two-year, 16-game unbeaten streak, which ended at 23 games after a tightly contested loss to eventual co-national champion Boston College. [1] Georgetown ended the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 13th in the AP Poll, the only ranked finish in Hoyas team history. [2] They were invited to the 1941 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 7–14.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Roanoke
W 66–0 [3]
October 4at Temple
W 14–020,000 [4]
October 12 Waynesburg
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 26–12 [5]
October 198:30 p.m. VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 46–415,000 [6]
October 26at NYU No. 15
W 26–011,000 [7]
November 2at Syracuse No. 10
W 28–617,000 [8]
November 9at Maryland No. 9
W 41–09,000 [9]
November 16at No. 8 Boston College No. 9
L 18–1943,000 [10]
November 23vs. George Washington No. 9
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 8–0 [11]
January 1vs. No. 11 Mississippi State No. 13
L 7–1438,307 [12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Munhall, Jack (November 17, 1940). "Georgetown's Streak Ends as Boston College's Strategy in Late Minutes Brings 19-18 Victory". The Washington Post. p. SP1.
  2. ↑ "Georgetown Hoyas School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Georgetown Flashes Backfield Strength Mauling Roanoke". The Sunday Star. September 29, 1940. pp. B13, B16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgetown Jars Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1940. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Munhall, Jack (October 12, 1940). "G.U. Stops Waynesburg After Real Fight, 26-12". The Washington Post. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Georgetown vs. V.P.I. Official Program". VPI vs. Georgetown Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hoyas beat NYU, 26–0, for 21st victory". Daily News. October 27, 1940. p. 87. Retrieved February 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgetown Wallops Syracuse, 28-6". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Georgetown Wins, 41-0, To Stay Unbeaten: Hoyas Romp At Will Over Terps To Score 23d Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1940. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Francis E. Stan (November 17, 1940). "B.C. Noses Out G.U., 19-18". The Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Georgetown cops Capital Classic". The Palm Beach Post. November 24, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mississippi State Wins Orange Bowl Game Before Record-Breaking Crowd of 38,307". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Georgetown Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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