1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank McGrath
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)   –   10 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 0 – 1
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas Tech   –   6 – 1 – 3
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 2 – 1
William & Mary   –   7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hampden–Sydney   –   5 – 2 – 3
George Washington   –   5 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Spring Hill   –   3 – 2 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   5 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   3 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   3 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 7 – 0
Harding   –   1 – 5 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. Led by Lou Little in his third season as head coach, the team went 7–2–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Drexel
W 42–0[2]
October 2at Pittsburgh
T 6–620,000[3][4]
October 9Washington College
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 78–0[5]
October 16West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 10–1330,000[6]
October 23Elon
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 60–13[7]
October 30Lebanon Valley
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 34–17[8]
November 6at Syracuse
W 13–718,000[9]
November 13at Navy
L 7–1022,000[10]
November 20at Fordham
W 39–025,000[11]
November 27at Detroit
W 19–0[12]

References

  1. ^ "Georgetown Football History Project". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Drexel beaten in opener, 42–0". The Washington Post. September 26, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 3, 1926). "Each Team Scores Single Touchdown". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers Set New Attendance Record for Football Here". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. December 3, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington smothered by Georgetown eleven in track meet on grid". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hilltoppers lose to West Virginia". The Atlanta Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgetown swamps Elon in slow game". The Greensboro Record. October 24, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown crushes Lebanon Valley men". Allentown Morning Call. October 31, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hanson's 64 yd. run only Orange score". The Buffalo Times. November 7, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgetown loses to Navy near end, 10–7, before 22,000". The Washington Post. November 14, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgetown takes Fordham into camp". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 21, 1926. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Stanley L. Brink (November 28, 1926). "University of Detroit Makes Great Showing But Loses To Georgetown, 19 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
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