1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team
| 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Mississippi State | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–2 |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium (capacity: 32,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Hardin–Simmons | – | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Georgetown | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Maryland | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic University | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Teachers | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary Norfolk | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University during the 1940 college football season. The Hoyas were led by ninth-year head coach Jack Hagerty and played their home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The team carried into the year a two-year, 16-game unbeaten streak, which ended at 23 games after a tightly contested loss to eventual co-national champion Boston College.[1] Georgetown ended the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 13th in the AP Poll, the only ranked finish in Hoyas team history.[2] They were invited to the 1941 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 7–14.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Roanoke | W 66–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 4 | at Temple | W 14–0 | 20,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Waynesburg |
| W 26–12 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | VPI |
| W 46–4 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at NYU | No. 15 | W 26–0 | 11,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at Syracuse | No. 10 | W 28–6 | 17,000 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | at Maryland | No. 9 | W 41–0 | 9,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at No. 8 Boston College | No. 9 | L 18–19 | 43,000 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | vs. George Washington | No. 9 |
| W 8–0 | [11] | ||
| January 1 | vs. No. 11 Mississippi State | No. 13 | L 7–14 | 38,307 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ Munhall, Jack (November 17, 1940). "Georgetown's Streak Ends as Boston College's Strategy in Late Minutes Brings 19-18 Victory". The Washington Post. p. SP1.
- ^ "Georgetown Hoyas School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Georgetown Flashes Backfield Strength Mauling Roanoke". The Sunday Star. September 29, 1940. pp. B13, B16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown Jars Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1940. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Munhall, Jack (October 12, 1940). "G.U. Stops Waynesburg After Real Fight, 26-12". The Washington Post. p. 17.
- ^ "Georgetown vs. V.P.I. Official Program". VPI vs. Georgetown Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- ^ "Hoyas beat NYU, 26–0, for 21st victory". Daily News. October 27, 1940. p. 87. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown Wallops Syracuse, 28-6". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown Wins, 41-0, To Stay Unbeaten: Hoyas Romp At Will Over Terps To Score 23d Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1940. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Francis E. Stan (November 17, 1940). "B.C. Noses Out G.U., 19-18". The Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown cops Capital Classic". The Palm Beach Post. November 24, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State Wins Orange Bowl Game Before Record-Breaking Crowd of 38,307". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Georgetown Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.