Georgetown vs. Richmond

Georgetown and Richmond have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1909; Richmond leads the series 5–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Richmond 5–⁠3, and Richmond has won the last 4.

Georgetown wins
3
Richmond wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1909
Longest streak
4 Richmond
Current streak
4 Richmond
Last 10 meetings
Richmond 5–⁠3
Most recent
2026

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
1910s1–⁠0
1930s1–⁠1
2000s0–⁠2
2020s0–⁠2
Average margin
23.4 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgetown
0–⁠2 Georgetown’s record at home
At Richmond
2–⁠3 Richmond’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 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 win1911: Georgetown 65, Richmond 0by 65 points
  2. Richmond’s biggest win2008: Richmond 48, Georgetown 0by 48 points
  3. Upset1935: Georgetown 7, Richmond 0Georgetown had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgetown and Richmond, 1909 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: GEORGETOWN ON TOP Richmond College Defeated by IL 10 0. BYRD MAKES GREAT RUN Put Up PIucI1y Fight in Opening Period, Neither Side scOr- ing-Eintoppers Get busy when Game Is Nearly over and score Three TOuchdowns by Line Work.

    1909 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Oct 17, 1909

  • The The Washington herald's story of the 1911 game: Georgetown Trims Richmond Lads Timekeeper Makes Mistake and First Period Goes Twenty-sepen Minutes Bryant, Magner, and Fury Tear Off Long Runs.

    1911 · The Washington herald, District of Columbia, Oct 22, 1911

  • The Evening star's story of the 1935 game: aand Georgetown Are Pressed Conquer Virginia and Richmond SUSQUEHANNA IN UPSET Beats Washington College, 1910, With First Ealf Drive.

    1935 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 3, 1935

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

Sep 19, 2026Richmond 24, Georgetown 21at Richmond
Nov 8, 2025Richmond 31, Georgetown 24at Georgetown
Nov 14, 2009Richmond 49, Georgetown 10at Georgetown
Oct 25, 2008Richmond 48, Georgetown 0Neutral site
Nov 2, 1935Georgetown 7, Richmond 0at Richmond
Nov 3, 1934Richmond 14, Georgetown 13at Richmond
Oct 21, 1911Georgetown 65, Richmond 0at Richmond
Oct 16, 1909Georgetown 17, Richmond 0at Richmond

Every game is listed as played on the field.