Georgetown vs. West Virginia
Georgetown and West Virginia have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Georgetown leads the series 7–4–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgetown 5–3, and Georgetown has won the last 2. Share
- Georgetown wins
- 7
- West Virginia wins
- 4
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 2 Georgetown
- Current streak
- 2 Georgetown
- Last 10 meetings
- Georgetown 5–3
- Most recent
- 1939
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–3–1 |
- Average margin
- 10.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Georgetown
- 5–3–2 Georgetown’s record at home
- At West Virginia
- 1–2 West Virginia’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
- Georgetown’s biggest win1936: Georgetown 28, West Virginia 0by 28 points
- West Virginia’s biggest win1932: West Virginia 19, Georgetown 0by 19 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Georgetown | Series | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926–1929 | Lou Little | 2–1–1 | Rat Rogers |
| 1937–1939 | Jack Hagerty | 2–0–1 | Marshall Glenn |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Georgetown’s side (Little 2–1–1 against Rogers). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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

1902 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 3, 1902

1927 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 23, 1927

1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 17, 1929

1930 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Oct 25, 1930

1932 · Evening star, Nov 6, 1932
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 4, 1939 | Georgetown 14, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 12, 1938 | Georgetown 14, West Virginia 0 | at West Virginia | ||
| Nov 6, 1937 | Georgetown 6, West Virginia 6 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 7, 1936 | Georgetown 28, West Virginia 0 | at West Virginia | ||
| Nov 25, 1933 | West Virginia 14, Georgetown 12 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 5, 1932 | West Virginia 19, Georgetown 0 | at West Virginia | ||
| Nov 14, 1931 | Georgetown 13, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown | ||
| Oct 24, 1930 | West Virginia 14, Georgetown 7 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 16, 1929 | Georgetown 0, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 17, 1928 | Georgetown 12, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown | ||
| Oct 22, 1927 | Georgetown 25, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown | ||
| Oct 16, 1926 | West Virginia 13, Georgetown 10 | at Georgetown | ||
| Nov 1, 1902 | Georgetown 5, West Virginia 0 | at Georgetown |
Every game is listed as played on the field.