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1931 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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1931 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5–1
Head coach
CaptainMaurice Dubofsky
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University     8 1 0
Texas Mines     7 1 0
Delaware     5 1 2
William & Mary Norfolk     1 0 1
Furman     5 2 2
George Washington     5 2 2
Texas Tech     6 3 0
Troy State     6 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 4 0
Navy     5 5 1
Wake Forest     4 4 0
Western Carolina     4 4 0
Davidson     4 4 2
Western Maryland     4 4 2
Delaware State     2 2 1
Georgetown     4 5 1
Richmond     4 5 0
West Virginia     4 6 0
Oglethorpe     3 6 0
South Georgia Teachers     2 6 0
Jefferson (TX)     1 7 1
Jacksonville State     0 7 1

The 1931 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by Tommy Mills in his second season as head coach, the team went 4–5–1.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Lebanon ValleyW 25–0[2]
October 3Western Maryland
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 25–712,000[3]
October 10at NYUL 0–3435,000[4]
October 16at DuquesneT 0–05,000[5]
October 24at Michigan StateL 0–6[6]
October 31at Boston CollegeL 2–20[7]
November 7Bucknell
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–7[8]
November 14West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 13–108,000[9]
November 21at VillanovaW 13–67,000[10]
November 28Detroit
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–610,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1931 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Georgetown wins opener". Allentown Morning Call. September 27, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "G. U.'s 25–7 Win Ends Terrors' Streak: Alert Hilltoppers Capitalize Breaks; Western Maryland's Statistical Superiority Voided by Strategy of Hoyas". The Sunday Star. October 4, 1931. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Violets smother Hoyas". Daily News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown U. and Duquesne play 0–0 tie". The Scranton Republican. October 17, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lone touchdown enough for State". The Saginaw News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston College Triumphs, 20 To 2, Over Georgetown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. November 1, 1931. p. 38. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Gets Jump To Beat Georgetown, 7–0". Allentown Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hoyas beast W. Va., 13–0". The Washington Herald. November 15, 1931. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hoyas beat Villanova". Detroit Free Press. November 22, 1931. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 29, 1931). "Turashoff Wins Game for Titans". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.