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1915 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

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1915 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
SAIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames Barron
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 0 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee + 2 0 0 6 1 1
Georgetown + 2 0 0 7 2 0
Catholic University 1 0 0 5 2 0
Johns Hopkins 1 0 0 1 0 0
Richmond 0 1 0 4 4 1
VPI 0 1 0 4 4 0
North Carolina A&M 0 2 0 3 3 1
North Carolina 0 2 0 4 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Albert Exendine, the team compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Princeton*L 0–13[1]
October 2at Navy*W 9–0[2]
October 9USS Reina Mercedes*
W 58–0[3]
October 16North Carolina
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 38–0[4]
October 23at Army*L 0–10[5]
November 2at Fordham*
W 33–74,000[6][7]
November 13North Carolina A&M
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 28–0[8]
November 20South Carolina*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 61–0[9]
November 253:30 p.m.at Saint Louis*W 90–03,000[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Tigers down Georgetown after fierce tussle 13–0". The Plain Dealer. September 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Navy is easily defeated by Georgetown eleven". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 3, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sailors are easy for Georgetown". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Carolina easy prey for Georgetown". The Charlotte News. October 17, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown loses; Shows rowdy spirit". The New York Times. October 24, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgetown Downs Fordham Easily". The New York Times. November 3, 1915 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgetown Too Fast For Fordham Eleven". New York Tribune. November 3, 1915.
  8. ^ "A.&M. overwhelmed by Georgetown team". The Wilmington Morning Star. November 14, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "South Carolina routed by Georgetown eleven". The Washington Post. November 21, 1915. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Parker, Marion F. (November 25, 1915). "Georgetown Eleven Expected to Win by a Large Score". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Crowd Lacking In Quantity But Not In Quality". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. November 26, 1915. p. 11. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "1915 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  13. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.