1946 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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1946 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)     8 2 0
Georgetown     5 3 0
Virginia     4 4 1
Chattanooga     5 5 0
West Virginia     5 5 0
Navy     1 8 0

The 1946 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 115 to 97.[1]

Georgetown was ranked at No. 95 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Wake ForestL 6–19 15,837 [3]
October 11Fordham
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 8–7 15,252 [4]
October 20at VillanovaL 2–19 22,000 [5]
October 27at
St. Louis, MO
W 13–7 15,896 [6]
November 2at George Washington
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 18–6 16,556 [7]
November 9at Boston CollegeL 13–20 19,800 [8]
November 16
Scranton
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 36–7 3,642 [9]
November 23at NYUW 19–12 10,000 [10]

References

  1. ^ "1946 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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  7. ^ Burnett, Bill (November 3, 1946). "Georgetown Defeats G.W. by 18-6 Score". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. M1 – via ProQuest.
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