1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team
| 1917 Georgetown Blue and Gray football | |
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SAIAA champion | |
| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–1 (2–0 SAIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jackie Maloney |
| Home stadium | Georgetown Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 6 | Lebanon Valley* |
| W 33–7 | [2] | |
| October 12 | at Springfield YMCA* |
| W 26–0 | [3] | |
| October 20 | at Lehigh* | W 17–6 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | VPI |
| W 28–0 | [5] | |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Fordham* |
| W 12–0 | [6][7] |
| November 10 | at Navy* | L 7–28 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | at Washington and Lee |
| W 52–0 | [9] | |
| November 29 | Allentown Ambulance Corps* |
| W 27–0 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "Georgetown is Champion Team". Winston-Salem Journal. November 18, 1917. p. 6.
- ^ "G.U. team scored on, but always in lead". The Washington Post. October 7, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown wins; Trims locals, 26 to 0". The Springfield Daily Republican. October 13, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown hands Lehigh surprise". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown's eleven beats V.P.I., 28 to 0". The Washington Post. October 28, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fordham Vs. Georgetown". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 6, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Daniel (November 7, 1917). "Georgetown Beats Fordham Eleven". The Sun. New York, New York. p. 15. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Forward pass gives Georgetown only score". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown wins over W. and L. in hard fought game". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1917. Retrieved January 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USAACS No Match For Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1917 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.