Georgetown vs. Villanova

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

1. Georgetown’s biggest win1904: Georgetown 17, Villanova 0by 17 points
2. Villanova’s biggest win1948: Villanova 36, Georgetown 7by 29 points
3. Upset1905: Villanova 6, Georgetown 0Villanova had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1931: Georgetown 13, Villanova 6Georgetown had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

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

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.

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  1905 · Evening star, Oct 15, 1905

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  1930 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Nov 22, 1930

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  1931 · The Washington times, Nov 23, 1931

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  1947 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1947

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  1949 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 9, 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 is listed as played on the field.

• Georgetown vs. Fordham34 meetings, Georgetown 12–⁠20–⁠2
• Georgetown vs. Bucknell31 meetings, Georgetown 15–⁠15–⁠1
• Georgetown vs. Lehigh28 meetings, Georgetown 6–⁠22
• Georgetown vs. Holy Cross27 meetings, Georgetown 8–⁠19
• Villanova vs. Boston College42 meetings, Villanova 14–⁠27–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Delaware40 meetings, Villanova 26–⁠13–⁠1
• Villanova vs. Detroit Mercy32 meetings, Villanova 18–⁠12–⁠2
• Villanova vs. Temple32 meetings, Villanova 15–⁠16–⁠1