1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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.

1940 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 13
1940 record8–2
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
(capacity: 32,000)
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons    9 0 0
No. 13 Georgetown    8 2 0
Marshall    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 Division    0 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28RoanokeW 66–0
October 4at TempleW 14–0
October 12Waynesburg
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 26–12[3]
October 198:00 p.m.VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 46–4[4]
October 26at NYUNo. 15W 26–011,000[5]
November 2at SyracuseNo. 10W 28–617,000
November 9at MarylandNo. 9W 41–0
November 16at No. 8 Boston CollegeNo. 9L 18–1941,700
November 23vs. George WashingtonNo. 9
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 8–0[6]
January 1vs. No. 11 Mississippi StateNo. 13L 7–1429,554
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7][8]

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. Munhall, Jack (October 12, 1940). "G.U. Stops Waynesburg After Real Fight, 26-12". The Washington Post. p. 17.
  4. "Georgetown vs. V.P.I. Official Program". VPI vs. Georgetown Football Program. 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. "Hoyas beat NYU, 26–0, for 21st victory". Daily News. October 27, 1940. p. 87. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgetown cops Capital Classic". The Palm Beach Post. November 24, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  8. "Georgetown Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
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