2005 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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2005 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference Patriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac (2nd season)
Captains
  • Maurice Banks
  • Robert LaHayne
  • Michael Ononibaku
  • Kim Sarin
Home stadium Multi-Sport Field
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Patriot League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Lafayette +^  5 1   8 4  
No. 23 Colgate +^  5 1   8 4  
Lehigh  4 2   8 3  
Holy Cross  3 3   6 5  
Georgetown  2 4   4 7  
Fordham  2 4   2 9  
Bucknell  0 6   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hoyas tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

In their 13th and final year under head coach Bob Benson, the Hoyas compiled a 4–7 record. Maurice Banks, Robert LaHayne, Michael Ononibaku and Kim Sarin were the team captains. [1]

The Hoyas were outscored 292 to 116. Georgetown's 2–4 conference record tied for fifth place out of seven in the Patriot League standings. [2]

Georgetown played its home games at Multi-Sport Field on the university campus in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 at Bucknell W 19–16 OT 6,802 [3]
September 10 at Holy Cross L 6–48 8,912 [4]
September 17 Brown *L 3–34 3,500 [5]
September 24 at Stony Brook *W 10–7 6,028 [6]
October 1 Lafayette
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 7–12 2,143 [7]
October 8 Duquesne *
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
W 10–7 OT [6]
October 15 at Cornell *L 7–57 11,432 [8]
October 22 Fordham
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
W 24–21 3,000 [9]
November 5 at No. 13 Lehigh *L 14–46 13,071 [10]
November 12 Davidson *
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 3–10 1,354 [11]
November 19 Colgate
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 7–34 [6]

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References

  1. "All-Time Records". 2017 Georgetown Football Media Supplement (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University. p. 23. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Housenick, Tom (September 4, 2005). "Bison Lose Another Heart-Breaker". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Toland, Jennifer (September 11, 2005). "More Purple Reign as HC Rolls". Telegram & Gazette . Worcester, Mass. p. D1 via NewsBank.
  5. Orton, Kathy (September 18, 2005). "Georgetown Is Pummeled Brown". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. E16.
  6. 1 2 3 "Year-by-Year Results". 2017 Georgetown Football Media Supplement (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University. p. 27. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  7. Orton, Kathy (October 2, 2005). "Defense Shines, but Hoyas Falter Against Lafayette". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. p. E16.
  8. Feaver, Christopher (October 17, 2005). "Big Red Domination: Cornell Routs Georgetown". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgetown 24, Fordham 21". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. October 23, 2005. p. CC1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 23, 2005. p. 13C.
  10. Groller, Keith (November 6, 2005). "Lehigh Downs Hoyas, Regains Share of First". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Davidson Wins 1st Road Game of '05". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. Associated Press. November 13, 2005. pp. 10C, 11C via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Georgetown Hoyas Schedule 2005". ESPN . Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  13. "2005 Football Schedule". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.