1947 Georgetown Hoyas football team

American college football season

1947 Georgetown Hoyas football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–4–1
Head coach|

* Jack Hagerty (13th season)

Captain| Game captains
Home stadium| Griffith Stadium

Seasons

<- 1946

1948 ->

1947 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princess Anne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Grambling |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  | - | 0
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Mississippi Southern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma City |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
East Tennessee State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Catholic University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Chattanooga |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
CCUNC |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0

The 1947 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 70.[1]

Georgetown was ranked at No. 91 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| L 0–6| 12,000| [3]
October 3| Fordham|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| W 40–7| 12,500| [4]
October 10| Saint Louis|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| L 0–16| 9,796| [5]
October 18| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| W 12–0| 9,616| [6]
October 24| NYU|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| W 25–0| 9,564| [7]
November 1| at Boston College|

* Braves Field
* Boston, MA

| L 6–27| 21,009| [8]
November 14| at Villanova|

* Shibe Park
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 12–14| 15,000| [9]
November 22| George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| T 0–0| 11,000| [10]

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "1947 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Demon Deacons Plaster Hoyas For 6 To 0 Win". Ashville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Georgetown Leading Fordham at Capital". The Daily News (New York City). October 4, 1947. p. 26 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Billikens Beat Georgetown, 16 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 11, 1947. p. 7A - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Hoyas Pin Hurricane, 12-0: Passes Give Georgetown Two Scores In Second Period; Tulsa Kept on Heels". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Georgetown Rips NYU 25-0, On Power Plays". The Daily News (New York City). October 25, 1947. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Clasby Pilots Boston College Over Georgetown, 27-6". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1947. p. 29 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Mort Berry (November 15, 1947). "Villanova Turns Back Georgetown, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Geo. Washington Ties Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. S3 - via Newspapers.com.

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Georgetown Hoyas football

Venues|

* Old Georgetown Field (1889–1890)
* Boundary Field (1891–1893)
* Georgetown Field (1894–1929)
* Griffith Stadium (1921–1950)
* Kehoe Field I (1970–1976)
* Georgetown Baseball Field (1977–1978)
* Kehoe Field II (1979–2001)
* Cooper Field (2002–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1941 Orange Bowl
* 1950 Sun Bowl
* Catholic University: Steven Dean Memorial Trophy

Culture & lore|

* Jack the Bulldog
* "There Goes Old Georgetown"

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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