1937 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 1937 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 2–4–2 record and were outscored by a total of 71 to 70.^[1] The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

1937 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–2
Head coach	Jack Hagerty (6th season)
Captain	Lawrence Hardy
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	0	–	1
West Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					5	–	3	–	0
Roanoke			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	4	–	1
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					3	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					2	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Virginia			–					2	–	7	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	9	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	9	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Shenandoah	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 38–0		^[2]
October 9	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–27
October 16	Lafayette	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–6
October 23	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0	25,000	^[3]
October 30	Manhattan	Washington, DC	L 12–20		^[4]
November 6	West Virginia	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 6–6		^[5]
November 13	at NYU	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 6–0	8,000	^[6]
November 20	Maryland	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 2–12	22,000	^[7]

References

1. "1937 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
2. "Hoyas Slow Starting but Clean Up Shenandoah in Opener, 38-0". The Sunday Star. October 3, 1937. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Perry Lewis (October 24, 1937). "Penn Blunders, Georgetown Gets 0-0 Tie: Quaker 'Boner' on Field Goal Amazes 25,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Manhattan Defeats Georgetown, 20-12". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1937. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgetown Deadlocks West Virginia, 6-6, to Amaze Supporters". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Guard falls on fumble to win for Georgetown". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1937. p. 2S. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "22,000 seeMaryland beat G.U., 12–2". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.