The 1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1912 college football season. Led by Frank Gargan in his first year as head coach, the team went 8–1 and won a South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) championship.[1]
1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football | |
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SAIAA champion | |
Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 8–1 (5–0 SAIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jack Hegarty |
Home stadium | Georgetown Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Harry Costello was an All-Southern selection.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 28 | Randolph–Macon* |
| W 39–0 | [2] | |
October 5 | Mount St. Mary's* |
| W 27–0 | [3] | |
October 12 | Washington and Lee |
| W 20–0 | [4] | |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina A&M | W 48–0 | [5][6][7] | |
October 26 | Carlisle* |
| L 20–34 | [8] | |
November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina | W 37–10 | [9][10][11] | |
November 9 | Washington College* |
| W 84–0 | [12] | |
November 16 | Virginia |
| W 16–13 | [13] | |
November 28 | VPI |
| W 24–3 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football".
- ^ "Georgetown won easily". The Atlanta Journal. September 29, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown wins from the plucky Thompson team". The Washington Herald. October 6, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Georgetown outplayed by Carlisle Indians". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 27, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Washington swamped by Georgetown team". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Costello again the Georgetown hero". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.P.I. is no match for Georgetown". The News and Observer. November 29, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1912 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.