Steven Dean Memorial Trophy

Steven Dean Memorial Trophy
	Catholic University Cardinals Georgetown Hoyas
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 25, 1976; 48 years ago ; Catholic University 41, Georgetown 35
Latest meeting	September 14, 2019 ; Georgetown 69, Catholic University 0
Stadiums	Brookland Stadium ; GU Baseball Field ; Kehoe Field ; Cardinal Stadium ; Cooper Field
Trophy	Steven Dean Memorial Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	19
All-time series	Georgetown leads 10–9 (.526)
Largest victory	Georgetown 69–0 (2019)
Longest win streak	Georgetown, 4 (1985–1988, 1991–present)
Current win streak	Georgetown, 4 (1991–present)
	Catholic University Georgetown

The Steven Dean Memorial Trophy is a college football trophy that goes to the winner of the Catholic University of America and Georgetown University football game. The trophy was introduced in 1976 and is named after former Georgetown University team manager and Catholic University sports information director Steven Dean, who died of cerebral palsy.^[2]^[3] It was considered the "City Championship".^[4]

Catholic and Georgetown had already met for 8 seasons (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974) before the trophy introduction,^[5]^[6] and the rivalry was becoming the nation's capital own Holy War.

Catholic won the first trophy game 41–35 at Brookland Stadium and went on to win 9. Georgetown won in 1978 for the first time,^[7] and won the trophy ten times, leaving the series 10–9.^[a]

After three straight Georgetown wins, the last game of the annual series was played in 1993, with Georgetown moving to Division I and Catholic still competing in Division III. The rivalry was renewed with a meeting in 2019, won 69–0 by Georgetown.^[8]

Game results

Catholic University victories	Georgetown victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 25, 1976	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	45–35
2	September 24, 1977^[9]^[b]	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	27–22
3	September 23, 1978	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	28–19
4	November 3, 1979	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	13–6
5	November 1, 1980	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	33–8
6	October 31, 1981	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	6–0
7	October 30, 1982	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	19–18
8	October 29, 1983	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	40–23
9	October 27, 1984^[a]	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	56–6
10	November 2, 1985	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	24–10

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
11	November 1, 1986	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	16–14
12	October 31, 1987	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	35–14
13	October 29, 1988	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	18–13
14	October 28, 1989	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	21–3
15	October 27, 1990	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University	26–9
16	November 2, 1991^[10]	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	21–17
17	October 31, 1992	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	19–16
18	October 30, 1993	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	10–0
19	September 14, 2019	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown	69–0
Series: Georgetown leads 10–9

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The result of the 1984 game is disputed.^[1]
^ This was the second year in a row that the game was decided in the final 90 seconds.^[9]

References

^ Hoya Football Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Goff, Steven (October 29, 1989). "Catholic Intercepts Georgetown, 21-3". The Washington Post. p. C14.
^ Hughes, Frant (November 3, 1991). "Hoya's Five Interceptions Decisive". The Washington Post. p. D11.
^ The Washington Post November 2, 1991
^ Georgetown Football: Records Versus Opponents Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ CUA Football History
^ The Washington Post September 24, 1978
^ The Georgetowner September 15, 2019
^ ^a ^b Asher, Mark (September 25, 1977). "CU Frustrates GU, 27-22". The Washington Post. p. 97.
^ "Catholic at Georgetown". The Washington Post. November 2, 1991. p. D7A.

[Disputed-2] The result of the 1984 game is disputed.^[1]

[11] This was the second year in a row that the game was decided in the final 90 seconds.^[9]

[trophy-1] Hoya Football Archived September 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[goff-3] Goff, Steven (October 29, 1989). "Catholic Intercepts Georgetown, 21-3". The Washington Post. p. C14.

[hughes-4] Hughes, Frant (November 3, 1991). "Hoya's Five Interceptions Decisive". The Washington Post. p. D11.

[city-5] The Washington Post November 2, 1991

[records-6] Georgetown Football: Records Versus Opponents Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[history-7] CUA Football History

[leads-8] The Washington Post September 24, 1978

[crush-9] The Georgetowner September 15, 2019

[asher-10] Asher, Mark (September 25, 1977). "CU Frustrates GU, 27-22". The Washington Post. p. 97.

[at-12] "Catholic at Georgetown". The Washington Post. November 2, 1991. p. D7A.

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v t e Patriot League football rivalries
Conference	Ram–Crusader Cup (Fordham–Holy Cross) The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)
Non-conference	Boston College–Holy Cross Sacred Cod Trophy (Boston College–Boston University–Holy Cross) Steven Dean Memorial Trophy (Catholic University–Georgetown) Colgate–Cornell Colgate–Syracuse Liberty Cup (Columbia–Fordham) Delaware–Lehigh Yank Townsend Trophy (Lehigh-Yale)