1889 Georgetown football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainBill Gleason
Home stadiumOld Georgetown Field
1889 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (NC)   –  2 –0 –0
Georgetown   –  5 –1 –0
Navy   –  4 –1 –1
Virginia   –  4 –2 –0
Wake Forest   –  2 –2 –0
North Carolina   –  1 –1 –0
Delaware   –  1 –1 –1
Johns Hopkins   –  2 –4 –1
Richmond   –  1 –2 –0
Dover Conference Academy   –  0 –2 –1
Furman   –  0 –2 –0

The 1889 Georgetown football team represented the Georgetown University during the 1889 college football season. Georgetown finished the season with a 5–1 record. This season included the first match against a full collegiate team, Virginia. Georgetown's records show this game as a 34–0 victory for the team, while Virginia's record a 32–0 victory for the Cavaliers.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 29Orient Athletic Club
W 6–0[3]
November 1at Virginia
W 34–0[4]
?at Gallaudet
  • Kendall Park
  • Washington, DC
L 0–8
November 283:30 p.m.Dupont Athletic Club
W 2–01,500[5]
December 3at Episcopal High SchoolAlexandria, VAW 8–6[6]
January 18, 1890Gallaudet
  • Old Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 10–4

References

  1. ↑ "Game By Game: 1881-1890". Hoya Football Project. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Georgetown Football History: Chapter 1, Football's Roots at Georgetown". Hoya Saxa. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "A Foot Ball Match". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 30, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Georgetown University Notes". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 2, 1889. p. 12. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Foot Ball In The Mud". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 29, 1889. p. 6. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Condensed Locals". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. December 4, 1889. p. 8. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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