George Washington at Georgetown
Saturday, October 28, 1939 Share
Georgetown beat George Washington 7–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Georgetown led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 42°F, 0.03 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 29, 1939, page 30
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Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Georgetown 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every George Washington–Georgetown gameGeorgetown leads 9–3–1 in 13 meetings, counting the eight since this game.
Around this game
George Washington
- Next gamevs. ClemsonNov. 3, 1939
- SeasonGeorge Washington in 1939
- ProgramGeorge Washington history and records
Georgetown
- Next gamevs. West VirginiaNov. 4, 1939
- SeasonGeorgetown in 1939
- ProgramGeorgetown history and records
