1946 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 1946 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 115 to 97.[1]

1946 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1946 Southern major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (FL)   –  8 –2 –0
Georgetown   –  5 –3 –0
Virginia   –  4 –4 –1
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  5 –5 –0
Navy   –  1 –8 –0

Georgetown was ranked at No. 95 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Wake Forest
L 6–19 15,837 [3]
October 11Fordham
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 8–7 15,252 [4]
October 20at Villanova
L 2–19 22,000 [5]
October 27at Saint Louis
W 13–7 15,896 [6]
November 2at George Washington
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 18–6 16,556 [7]
November 9at Boston College
L 13–20 19,800 [8]
November 16Scranton
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 36–7 3,642 [9]
November 23at NYU
W 19–12 10,000 [10]

References
  1. "1946 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Edson, Arthur L. (October 5, 1946). "Deacons Collect Second Straight". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hoyas Surprise Fordham, 8 to 7". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. United Press. October 12, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Berry, Mort (October 21, 1946). "Villanova Wins, 19-2: Georgetown Bows; Two for Rogers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Morrison, Robert (October 28, 1946). "St. Louis Fumbles Away Homecoming Game with Georgetown, 13 to 7; Hoyas Use Intercepted Pass, Miscues to Win in Last Five Minutes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Mo. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Burnett, Bill (November 3, 1946). "Georgetown Defeats G.W. by 18-6 Score". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. M1 – via ProQuest.
  8. Hurwitz, Hy (November 10, 1946). "B.C. Catches Georgetown, 20-13; Panciera and Cannava Spark Eagles in Great Rally over Grim Hoyas". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Feldman, Chic (November 17, 1946). "Hoyas Convert Breaks for 35-7 Payoff; Four TDs Traceable to Voodoo". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. McCulley, Jim (November 24, 1946). "Georgetown Beats NYU, 19-12, in Bruising Battle". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 96 – via Newspapers.com.
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