2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team
The 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team represents Georgetown University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Rob Sgarlata and play their home games at Cooper Field. They are a member of the Patriot League.
| 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2019 record | 5–6 (1–5 Patriot) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Spence (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Doherty (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Cooper Field (Capacity: 2,500) |
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| Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Hoyas finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–2 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Hoyas were picked to finish in third place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 72 (12) |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 58 (2) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 51 |
| 4 | Fordham | 39 |
| 5 | Lehigh | 38 |
| 6 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 7 | Bucknell | 15 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Hoyas had seven players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]
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Offense Isaac Schley – FB Michael Dereus – WR |
Defense Duval Paul – DL Khristian Tate – DL Wes Bowers – LB Ahmad Wilson – DB |
Special teams Ahmad Wilson – ATH |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson* | Davidson All Access | L 20–27 | 5,367 | |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Marist* | Stadium | W 43–3 | 1,943 | |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Catholic University* |
| DCW50/Stadium | W 69–0 | 1,969 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia* |
| ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 4,311 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cornell* | ESPN+ | W 14–8 | 8,745 | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| DCW50/Stadium | L 27–30 | 1,993 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| Stadium | W 14–10 | 1,984 |
| October 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Stadium | L 24–27 | 7,031 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Colgate |
| DCW50/Stadium | L 14–24 | 1,914 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Stadium | L 17–20 | 1,563 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Stadium | L 0–24 | 7,152 | |
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Game summaries
at Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Foxes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 43 |
Catholic University
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoyas | 18 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 69 |
at Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| Big Red | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Hoyas | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hoyas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
| Mountain Hawks | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
at Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
References
- "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.