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Georgetown vs. Manhattan

Georgetown and Manhattan first met in 1933 and have played 8 times; Georgetown leads the series 5–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Georgetown 5–⁠2, and Georgetown has won the last 3.

Georgetown wins
5
Manhattan wins
2
Ties
1
First meeting
1933
Longest streak
3 Georgetown
Current streak
3 Georgetown
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 5–⁠2
Most recent
1942

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s3–⁠2–⁠1
1940s2–⁠0
Average margin
6.6 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
1–⁠1 Georgetown’s record at home
At Manhattan
1–⁠3–⁠1 Manhattan’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Georgetown first
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgetown’s biggest win1935: Georgetown 13, Manhattan 0by 13 points
  2. Manhattan’s biggest win1936: Manhattan 13, Georgetown 0by 13 points
  3. Upset1936: Manhattan 13, Georgetown 0Manhattan had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1937: Manhattan 20, Georgetown 12Manhattan had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and Manhattan, 1933 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 times's story of the 1933 game: Georgetown Pops Up

    1933 · The Washington times, Oct 16, 1933

  • The Evening star's story of the 1934 game: Georgetown Buo,unf Triumph Lp ds Dizzy Wirg BRIGHTER THINGS seen FOR HOYAS Win From Manhattan Called No Flash in Pan for Well Coached Team.

    1934 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1934

  • The Evening star's story of the 1936 game: Cards. c. w. Eagles Hoyus Ierps Lose Yale Conquers Tiger MANHATTAN NAILS GEORGETOWN, $50 Butter-Fingered Handling of Ball Brings First Hilltop Defeat.

    1936 · Evening star, Nov 15, 1936

  • The Evening star's story of the 1937 game: Georgetown Reserves Fail.

    1937 · Evening star, Nov 1, 1937

  • The Evening star's story of the 1942 game: 0utp|ayed, 6. U. Grabs Breaks To Win, 81 Seven Pieces of Luck Figure Prominently; Field Goal Decides

    1942 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 11, 1942

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

Oct 10, 1942Georgetown 9, Manhattan 7at Georgetown
Nov 20, 1941Georgetown 7, Manhattan 0at Manhattan
Oct 22, 1938Georgetown 14, Manhattan 13Neutral site
Oct 30, 1937Manhattan 20, Georgetown 12at Georgetown
Nov 14, 1936Manhattan 13, Georgetown 0at Manhattan
Nov 9, 1935Georgetown 13, Manhattan 0at Manhattan
Oct 13, 1934Georgetown 9, Manhattan 0at Manhattan
Oct 14, 1933Manhattan 20, Georgetown 20at Manhattan

Every game is listed as played on the field.