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1937 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–2
Head coach
CaptainLawrence Hardy
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons← 19361938 →
1937 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   8 – 0 – 1
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
William & Mary Norfolk   –   5 – 3 – 0
Roanoke   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 4 – 1
George Washington   –   3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   2 – 4 – 2
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Maryland   –   3 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   2 – 5 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   2 – 6 – 1
Virginia   –   2 – 7 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   1 – 9 – 0
Jacksonville State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1937 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 2–4–2 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 70. The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2ShenandoahW 38–0
October 9at Holy CrossL 6–27
October 16Lafayette
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–6
October 23at PennT 0–025,000
October 30ManhattanWashington, DCL 12–20
November 6West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 6–6
November 13at NYUW 6–08,000
November 20Maryland
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 2–1222,000

References

  1. "1937 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. "Hoyas Slow Starting but Clean Up Shenandoah in Opener, 38-0". The Sunday Star. October 3, 1937. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Perry Lewis (October 24, 1937). "Penn Blunders, Georgetown Gets 0-0 Tie: Quaker 'Boner' on Field Goal Amazes 25,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Manhattan Defeats Georgetown, 20-12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgetown Deadlocks West Virginia, 6-6, to Amaze Supporters". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Guard falls on fumble to win for Georgetown". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1937. p. 2S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "22,000 seeMaryland beat G.U., 12–2". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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