1893 Georgetown football team

1893 Georgetown football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBoundary Field
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
Georgetown – 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.