Fordham vs. Georgetown

Fordham and Georgetown have 34 meetings on file, the first in 1908; Fordham leads the series 20–⁠12–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fordham 7–⁠3.

Fordham wins
20
Georgetown wins
12
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1908
Longest streak
7 Georgetown
Current streak
1 Georgetown
Last 10 meetings
Fordham 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0–⁠1
1910s0–⁠2–⁠1
1920s0–⁠2
1940s1–⁠3
1950s1–⁠0
2000s6–⁠1
2010s8–⁠2
2020s3–⁠2
Average margin
16.6 points; 12 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fordham
6–⁠3–⁠1 Fordham’s record at home
At Georgetown
9–⁠7–⁠1 Georgetown’s record at home
Neutral sites
7–⁠0 Fordham first
Shutouts
7

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Fordham’s biggest win2014: Fordham 52, Georgetown 7by 45 points
  2. Georgetown’s biggest win1927: Georgetown 38, Fordham 0by 38 points
  3. Upset2019: Fordham 30, Georgetown 27Fordham had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2018: Georgetown 23, Fordham 11Georgetown had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2023: Georgetown 28, Fordham 24Georgetown had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsFordhamSeriesGeorgetown
1946–⁠1948Ed Danowski0–⁠3Jack Hagerty

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Fordham’s side (Danowski 0–⁠3 against Hagerty). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fordham and Georgetown, 1908 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1909 game: PLAY TO NO SCORE Georgetown and FOrdham Put Up Hot Battle. NEW WORKERS ARE SURPRISED Blue and Gray Team Proves to BE n Tartar, and UDsets All DOPe-HaIf Back Carrignn Puts Up "A Great GHme-Acting Captain Daley Is Hurt In the ScrImmase.

    1909 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Nov 3, 1909

  • The Evening star's story of the 1914 game: BUT ONE CONTEST HERE TOMORROW Catholic University and N. A. C. Eleven Meet at Br0okIand. GEORGETOWN EXPECTS GREAT TIME WITH NAVY Blue and Gray Thinks It Has Good Chance to Win-Gallaudet Plays Fordham. BY II. c. BYRD.

    1914 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 2, 1914

  • The The sun's story of the 1915 game: Big CATHOLIC FOES RENEW OLD FEUD Georgetown and FOrdham to Clash Again Tuesday After Two ScOreless Ties. FAIR SEX Is NOT BARRED

    1915 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Oct 31, 1915

  • The New Britain herald's story of the 1917 game: LOSES TO GEORGETOWN Washington Eleven Scores Two TouchdoWns Against Opponents

    1917 · New Britain herald, Nov 7, 1917

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: FAST H0YAS SCORE EASY 27-7 VICTORY

    1928 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 25, 1928

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 14, 2026Georgetown at Fordham upcomingat Fordham
Nov 15, 2025Georgetown 14, Fordham 0at Georgetown
Nov 16, 2024Fordham 31, Georgetown 3at Fordham
Sep 30, 2023Georgetown 28, Fordham 24at Georgetown
Oct 1, 2022Fordham 59, Georgetown 38at Fordham
Nov 6, 2021Fordham 41, Georgetown 20at Georgetown
Oct 12, 2019Fordham 30, Georgetown 27at Georgetown
Oct 6, 2018Georgetown 23, Fordham 11at Fordham
Oct 21, 2017Fordham 17, Georgetown 9at Georgetown
Oct 22, 2016Fordham 17, Georgetown 14at Fordham
Nov 14, 2015Fordham 38, Georgetown 31at Georgetown
Nov 15, 2014Fordham 52, Georgetown 7Coffey Field
Oct 12, 2013Fordham 34, Georgetown 12at Georgetown
Oct 6, 2012Fordham 38, Georgetown 31Coffey Field
Nov 5, 2011Georgetown 30, Fordham 13at Georgetown
Oct 30, 2010Fordham 24, Georgetown 19Coffey Field
Nov 21, 2009Fordham 41, Georgetown 14at Georgetown
Nov 15, 2008Fordham 17, Georgetown 0Coffey Field
Oct 13, 2007Fordham 38, Georgetown 31at Georgetown
Nov 18, 2006Fordham 38, Georgetown 30Coffey Field
Oct 22, 2005Georgetown 24, Fordham 21at Georgetown
Oct 30, 2004Fordham 36, Georgetown 6Neutral site
Nov 1, 2003Fordham 34, Georgetown 10Neutral site
Nov 11, 1950Fordham 14, Georgetown 13at Fordham
Oct 29, 1949Fordham 42, Georgetown 0at Fordham
Oct 22, 1948Georgetown 35, Fordham 0at Georgetown
Oct 4, 1947Georgetown 40, Fordham 7at Georgetown
Oct 11, 1946Georgetown 8, Fordham 7at Georgetown
Nov 24, 1928Georgetown 27, Fordham 7at Fordham
Nov 19, 1927Georgetown 38, Fordham 0at Georgetown
Nov 3, 1917Georgetown 12, Fordham 0at Fordham
Oct 30, 1915Georgetown 33, Fordham 7at Georgetown
Sep 26, 1914Georgetown 0, Fordham 0at Georgetown
Nov 2, 1909Fordham 0, Georgetown 0at Fordham
Nov 7, 1908Fordham 22, Georgetown 0at Fordham

Every game is listed as played on the field.