1893 Georgetown football team

1893 Georgetown football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBoundary Field
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland   –   6 – 0 – 0
Texas   –   4 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   2 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   2 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt   –   6 – 1 – 0
Auburn   –   3 – 0 – 2
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss   –   4 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   4 – 1 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   3 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 1 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   2 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   2 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 2 – 0
  –   4 – 4 – 0
Sewanee   –   3 – 3 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia   –   2 – 2 – 1
Western Maryland   –   1 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins   –   2 – 3 – 2
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee   –   2 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 2 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
LSU   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   0 – 1 – 0
Mercer   –   0 – 1 – 0
Wofford   –   0 – 1 – 0
VAMC   –   0 – 2 – 0
Alabama   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1893 Georgetown football team represented the Georgetown University during the 1893 college football season. Georgetown finished the season with a 4–4 record. Dick Harley served as player-coach. They played home games at Boundary Field.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10PennL 0–12[3]
October 14Washington YMCA
  • Boundary Field
  • Washington, DC
W 16–0[4]
October 21Swarthmore
  • Boundary Field
  • Washington, DC
W 34–107,000[5]
October 25Washington YMCA
  • Boundary Field
  • Washington, DC
W 10–8[6]
November 4at Virginia
W 28–24[7]
November 11at NavyL 10–22[8]
November 17Virginia
  • Boundary Field
  • Washington, DC
L 0–581,500[9]
November 30Columbia Athletic Club
  • Boundary Field
  • Washington, DC
L 16–407,000[10]

References

  1. ^ "Game By Game: 1891-1900". Hoya Football Project. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Georgetown Football History: Chapter 1, Football's Roots at Georgetown". Hoya Saxa. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Our boyys given plenty of work; Pennsylvania's football team defeats Georgetown University by a narrow margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "First blood for 'Varsity; Georgetown gained a victory over the Y.M.C.A. football team". The Washington Post. October 15, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown 34, Swarthmore 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Played a close game; Georgetown College eleven defeated Y.M.C.A. for the second time". The Washington Post. October 26, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia boys defeated by Georgetown College by a score of 28 to 24". The Norfolk Landmark. November 5, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Middies make touch-downs; No trouble for them to geat Georgetown College at Annapolis". The New York Times. November 12, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "The Virginians defeat the Georgetown College eleven 58 to 0". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgetown vanquished; Defeated by the Columbia Athletic Club team by a score of 40 to 16". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.