1898 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1898 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainJack Casey
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1894
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina   –   9 – 0 – 0
Central (KY)   –   3 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 1 – 0
Georgetown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M   –   4 – 2 – 0
VMI   –   4 – 2 – 0
Arkansas Industrial   –   2 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   2 – 1 – 2
VPI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Richmond   –   3 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 2
Columbian   –   3 – 6 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 3 – 1
Maryland   –   2 – 6 – 1
Guilford   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1899 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1898 college football season. Led by William Fitz Donovan, in his first and only year as head coach, the Blue and Gray had a record of 7–3.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Swarthmore
L 6–111,000
October 14Baltimore Medical
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 40–0
October 19Gallaudet
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 11–0
October 22at Virginia
W 10–0
November 5Villanova
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 12–0[1]
November 8Virginia
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
L 0–12
November 123:52 p.m.vs. VMI
W 11–51,000[2][3]
November 15Baltimore Medical
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 35–0
November 18Gallaudet
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
L 6–17
November 242:50 p.m.Columbian
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 12–54,000[4]

References

  1. ^ "Villa Nova Is Defeated". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "V. M. I. Cadets And Georgetown". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 12, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Blue And Gray Triumph". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. November 13, 1898. p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Georgetown the victor - Orange and Blue of Columbian suffers defeat". The Washington Times. November 25, 1898. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.