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The first football team at Georgetown was formed on November 1, 1874. There were results recorded in the 1881, 1883 and 1884 seasons, but since 1950 Georgetown has only recognized seasons starting with 1887. [2] By the 1940s, Georgetown played in the Orange Bowl, where they lost 14–7 to Mississippi State in 1941.
Georgetown University's football team traces its history to 1874. [1] The sport had first been played five years earlier, and it was growing in popularity. [2] Baseball was the first sport to begin at the school in 1870, and students wanted to have a sport to play in the winter as well. [2]
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The Big East, often referred to as the Classic Big East, was founded in 1979 after new NCAA basketball scheduling requirements caused the athletic directors of independent schools Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse to discuss the creation of a conference centered in the Northeast. [5]
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.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... The 1899 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1899 ...
The 1939 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Hagerty , the Hoyas compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 109 to 22.
The 1904 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1904 college football season. Led by Joe Reilly in his first year as head coach, the team went 7–1 and claims a Southern championship.