1940 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
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
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 7 – 3
William & Mary Norfolk   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Roanoke
W 66–0[3]
October 4at Temple
W 14–020,000[4]
October 12Waynesburg
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 26–12[5]
October 198:30 p.m.VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 46–415,000[6]
October 26at NYUNo. 15
W 26–011,000[7]
November 2at SyracuseNo. 10
W 28–617,000[8]
November 9at MarylandNo. 9
W 41–09,000[9]
November 16at No. 8 Boston CollegeNo. 9
L 18–1943,000[10]
November 23vs. George WashingtonNo. 9
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 8–0[11]
January 1vs. No. 11 Mississippi StateNo. 13
L 7–1438,307[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Georgetown Hoyas School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Georgetown Flashes Backfield Strength Mauling Roanoke". The Sunday Star. September 29, 1940. pp. B13, B16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Jars Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1940. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Munhall, Jack (October 12, 1940). "G.U. Stops Waynesburg After Real Fight, 26-12". The Washington Post. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Georgetown vs. V.P.I. Official Program". VPI vs. Georgetown Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hoyas beat NYU, 26–0, for 21st victory". Daily News. October 27, 1940. p. 87. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown Wallops Syracuse, 28-6". New York Daily News. November 3, 1940. p. 98 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Francis E. Stan (November 17, 1940). "B.C. Noses Out G.U., 19-18". The Sunday Star. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgetown cops Capital Classic". The Palm Beach Post. November 24, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi State Wins Orange Bowl Game Before Record-Breaking Crowd of 38,307". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "Georgetown Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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