1917 Georgetown

7–⁠1 (1–⁠0 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Albert Exendine.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1917, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 33–7; won vs. Springfield 26–0; won at Lehigh 17–6; won vs. Virginia Tech 28–0; won at Fordham 12–0; lost at Navy 7–28; won at Washington and Lee 20–12; won at Army Ambulance Corps 29–0+29−21Won 33–7 vs. Lebanon Valley+26Lebanon ValleyWon 26–0 vs. Springfield+26SpringfieldWon 17–6 at Lehigh+11LehighWon 28–0 vs. Virginia Tech+28Virginia TechWon 12–0 at Fordham+12FordhamLost 7–28 at Navy-21NavyWon 20–12 at Washington and Lee+8Washington and …Won 29–0 at Army Ambulance Corps+29Army Ambulance …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army Ambulance Corps 29–⁠0; South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Georgetown’s 1917 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 29vsAllentown Ambulance Corpsservice teamW 27–⁠0Georgetown’s article

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions1–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 first in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
172–⁠53
Coach
Albert Exendine
Elo
1656 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.2 No. 13 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jackie Maloney

1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgetown1–⁠07–⁠1
NC State2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Davidson0–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.