1949 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 1949 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Margarita, the Hoyas compiled a 5–4 record in the regular season, lost to Texas Western in the 1950 Sun Bowl, and were outscored by all opponents by a total of 210 to 139.[1] The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

1949 Georgetown Hoyas football
Sun Bowl, L 20–33 vs. Texas Western
ConferenceIndependent
1949 record5–5
Head coach
CaptainFran Desmond, Tom Dolan
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland State   –    8 –0 –0
Delaware   –    8 –1 –0
Western Maryland   –    7 –1 –0
Virginia   –    7 –2 –0
Louisville   –    8 –3 –0
Grambling   –    7 –3 –2
Miami (FL)   –    6 –3 –0
Sewanee   –    4 –2 –1
Chattanooga   –    5 –4 –0
Georgetown   –    5 –5 –0
West Virginia   –    4 –6 –1
Navy   –    3 –5 –1
Catholic University   –    1 –5 –1
Oklahoma City   –    2 –8 –0
Tampa   –      –  

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Holy Cross
W 20–13 16,000 [2]
September 30at Maryland
L 7–33 18,227 [3]
October 8at Wake ForestWake Forest, NCW 12–6 5,500 [4]
October 14NYU
W 21–6 5,000 [5]
October 21at Boston College
W 10–7 22,763 [6]
October 29at Fordham
L 0–4225,000 [7]
November 4Villanova
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 14–29 11,071 [8]
November 12at Denver
W 28–13 15,000 [9]
November 19George Washington
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–28 12,546 [10]
January 2, 1950at Texas Western
L 22–30 15,000 [11]

References
  1. "1949 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Keane, Clif (September 25, 1949). "Georgetown Catches H.C. Napping, Comes from Behind to Win, 20-13". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Snyder, Cameron C. (October 1, 1949). "Maryland Trims Georgetown, 33-7". The Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Georgetown Bows, 33-7, to Maryland". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. October 1, 1949. p. 11A.
  4. Blackman, Herman (October 9, 1949). "Tough Hoyas Whip Deacs". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgetown's Passes Sink NYU, 21 to 6". The Tribune. Scranton, Pa. International News Service. October 15, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Holbrook, Bob (October 22, 1949). "Georgetown Beats B.C. 10 to 7 on Field Goal". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Mozley, Dana (October 30, 1949). "Rams Rip Hoyas, 42-0, on Doheny's Passes". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Berry, Mort (November 5, 1949). "Villanova Wins, 29-14, Against Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Denver Drops Another". The Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyo. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cowboy Defeat Was 'Expected'". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, Calif. November 14, 1949. p. 17.
  10. "Shah Crosses Fingers, Georgetown Upset, 28-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press. November 20, 1949. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "G.W. Raps Favored Georgetown, 28-7". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. November 20, 1949. p. 8D.
  11. Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1950). "Miners Subdue Georgetown in Sun Bowl". The El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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