Georgetown vs. New York University

Georgetown and New York University first met in 1928 and have played 15 times; Georgetown leads the series 9–⁠4–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgetown 7–⁠1, and Georgetown has won the last 7.

Georgetown wins
9
New York University wins
4
Ties
2
First meeting
1928
Longest streak
7 Georgetown
Current streak
7 Georgetown
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 7–⁠1
Most recent
1949

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s2–⁠0
1930s2–⁠4–⁠2
1940s5–⁠0
Average margin
13 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
3–⁠0–⁠2 Georgetown’s record at home
At New York University
4–⁠6 New York University’s record at home
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgetown’s biggest win1940: Georgetown 26, New York University 0by 26 points
  2. New York University’s biggest win1932: New York University 39, Georgetown 0by 39 points
  3. Upset1937: Georgetown 6, New York University 0Georgetown had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsGeorgetownSeriesNew York University
1934–⁠1940Jack Hagerty3–⁠1–⁠2Mal Stevens

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgetown’s side (Hagerty 3–⁠1–⁠2 against Stevens). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and New York University, 1928 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 Evening star's story of the 1928 game: Georgetown, Tigers and Michigan Turn Tables i'm Foot Ball

    1928 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 4, 1928

  • The Evening star's story of the 1949 game: Margarita Declares Team Must Improve LOT 10 Beat B. T..

    1949 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 15, 1949

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 14, 1949Georgetown 21, New York University 6at Georgetown
Nov 6, 1948Georgetown 13, New York University 6at Georgetown
Oct 24, 1947Georgetown 25, New York University 0at Georgetown
Nov 27, 1946Georgetown 19, New York University 12at New York University
Oct 26, 194015Georgetown 26, New York University 0at New York University
Nov 18, 1939Georgetown 14, New York University 0at New York University
Nov 13, 1937Georgetown 6, New York University 0at New York University
Oct 24, 1936Georgetown 7, New York University 7at Georgetown
Oct 26, 1935New York University 7, Georgetown 6at New York University
Oct 27, 1934Georgetown 0, New York University 0at Georgetown
Oct 15, 1932New York University 39, Georgetown 0at New York University
Oct 10, 1931New York University 34, Georgetown 0at New York University
Nov 15, 1930New York University 2, Georgetown 0at New York University
Nov 2, 1929Georgetown 14, New York University 0at New York University
Nov 3, 1928Georgetown 7, New York University 2at New York University

Every game is listed as played on the field.