1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Maloney
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Richmond 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Maryland State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1917 college football season. Led by Albert Exendine in his fourth year as head coach, the team went 7–1 and won the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) championship.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Lebanon Valley*
W 33–7
October 13Springfield YMCA*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 26–0
October 20at Lehigh*
W 17–6
October 27VPI
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 28–0
November 62:30 p.m.at Fordham*
W 12–0[2][3]
November 10at Navy*
L 7–28
November 17at Washington and Lee
W 52–0
November 29Allentown Ambulance Corps*
W 27–0[4]
  • *Non-conference game

[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Georgetown is Champion Team". Winston-Salem Journal. November 18, 1917. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Fordham Vs. Georgetown". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 6, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Daniel (November 7, 1917). "Georgetown Beats Fordham Eleven". The Sun. New York, New York. p. 15. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "USAACS No Match For Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "1917 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  6. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.