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1903 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
Southern champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainHub Hart
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons← 19021904 →
1903 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingstone   –   3 – 0 – 0
Kentucky University   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   8 – 2 – 0
Stetson   –   2 – 1 – 1
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   2 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M   –   7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   7 – 4 – 0
East Florida Seminary   –   3 – 2 – 1
Florida State College   –   3 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma   –   5 – 4 – 3
Kendall   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   4 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma A&M   –   0 – 0 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   1 – 1 – 0
Tusculum   –   1 – 1 – 0
Arkansas   –   3 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   2 – 3 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 5 – 0
Florida   –   1 – 3 – 0
Goldey College   –   0 – 1 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 4 – 0
Tennessee Docs   –   0 – 4 – 0
TCU   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1903 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1903 college football season. Led by Philip King in his first year as head coach, the team went 7–3 and claims a Southern championship. National champion Princeton's two closest game were against Yale and Georgetown. Captain Hub Hart had a 99-yard run from scrimmage against Maryland; this is still a school record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at MarylandW 28–0
October 3at PrincetonL 0–5
October 10St. Alban'sW 25–0
October 17at Baltimore MedicalW 23–0
October 242:00 p.m.vs. North CarolinaW 33–02,000
October 28at NavyW 12–5
November 7Carlisle
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
L 6–28
November 14Columbian
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 33–0
November 21Gallaudet
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 29–0
November 26Lehigh
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
L 6–12

Players

Line

Player Position
Larry Brennan guard
Larry Canario end
Kangaroo Carroll tackle
Sam Edmonston tackle
Percy Given center
Mike Kernan end
Matt Mahoney guard
Charley McGuire center
Ed Monahan tackle
Pop Rorke guard
Joe Seitz tackle
Ed Sutton end

Backfield

Player Position
Ray Abbatichio halfback
Branch Bocock quarterback
Joe Dugan halfback
Preston Edmonston fullback
Leo Fitzpatrick halfback
Bill Graham fullback
Hub Hart halfback
Doc Martel fullback
Charley McCarthy halfback
Ferd McGettigan quarterback
John Monahan halfback
Red Morgan fullback
Joe Reilly halfback
John Richmond halfback

References

  1. "Georgetown's Boston Backfield". Boston Post. November 24, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
  2. "Georgetown Football Records". hoyasaxa.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  3. "Princeton, 5; Georgetown, 0". The New York Times. October 4, 1903. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Game In Norfolk". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 24, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  5. "Georgtown Snows North Carolina Under". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 25, 1903. p. 13. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  6. "Georgtown Snows North Carolina Under (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 25, 1903. p. 15. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  7. "Georgetown players trounce Columbian". The Washington Times. November 15, 1903. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1903 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  9. "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  10. "Georgetown Football History Project". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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