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1928 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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1928 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainJerry Carroll
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 2 0
West Virginia     8 2 0
Howard     6 1 2
Loyola (LA)     7 3 0
Navy     5 3 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     4 3 0
Delaware State     1 1 1
Duke     5 5 0
Georgia Normal     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 4 1
Texas A&I     4 4 0
Texas Tech     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers     4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     3 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 1
Wesley     3 4 0
Appalachian State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2
Davidson     2 8 0
George Washington     1 7 0

The 1928 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by Lou Little in his fifth season as head coach, the team went 8–2.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Mount St. Mary'sW 31–0
October 6Susquehanna
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 88–0
October 13Lebanon Valley
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 52–0
October 20West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 34–73,500[2]
October 27Duke
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 35–0[3]
November 3at NYUW 7–250,000[4]
November 10vs. Carnegie Tech
L 0–132,000[5]
November 17West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 12–0[6]
November 24at FordhamW 27–720,000
November 29at DetroitL 13–3330,000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Georgetown Hoyas Stats".
  2. ^ "Georgetown Downs W. Va. Wesleyan, 34—7". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 21, 1928. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Georgetown defeats Duke by 35–0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1928. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgetown upsets N.Y.U., 7–2". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hunt, Marshall (November 11, 1928). "Carnegie Tech Tips Georgetown, 13 To 0". New York Daily News. New York, New York. p. 82. Retrieved November 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Georgetown wins, 12 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ W. W. Edgar (December 2, 1928). "U. of D. Defeats Georgetown in Season Finale, 33 to 13: Third Period Rush by Titans Crushes Hilltopper Eleven". Detroit Free Press. p. 18.