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1919 Georgetown

7–⁠3 (1–⁠0 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Albert Exendine.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1919, game by game: won vs. Norfolk Navy Yard 58–6; won at Norfolk Navy Base 34–0; won at West Virginia Wesleyan 17–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 33–7; lost at Detroit Mercy 13–16; won vs. Delaware 47–7; won at Navy 6–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–27; won vs. Washington and Lee 27–6; lost at Boston College 9–10+52−27Won 58–6 vs. Norfolk Navy Yard+52Norfolk Navy Ya…Won 34–0 at Norfolk Navy Base+34Norfolk Navy Ba…Won 17–0 at West Virginia Wesleyan+17West Virginia W…Won 33–7 vs. Virginia Tech+26Virginia TechLost 13–16 at Detroit Mercy-3Detroit MercyWon 47–7 vs. Delaware+40DelawareWon 6–0 at Navy+6NavyLost 0–27 at Georgia Tech-27Georgia TechWon 27–6 vs. Washington and Lee+21Washington and …Lost 9–10 at Boston College-1Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNorfolk Navy YardW 58–⁠693%
Oct 4atNorfolk Navy BaseW 34–⁠088%
Oct 11atWest Virginia WesleyanW 17–⁠076%
Oct 18vsVirginia TechW 33–⁠762%
Oct 25atDetroit MercyL 13–⁠1691%
Nov 1vsDelawareW 47–⁠796%
Nov 8atNavyW 6–⁠045%
Nov 15atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2740%
Nov 22vsWashington and LeeW 27–⁠662%
Nov 29atBoston CollegeL 9–⁠1072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 10–⁠9; South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Photographs from 1919

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions1–⁠0 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
244–⁠79
Coach
Albert Exendine
Elo
1631 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.4 No. 24 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnny McQuade

1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State3–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠07–⁠3
VMI3–⁠26–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠15–⁠4
Virginia1–⁠1–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Richmond0–⁠1–⁠10–⁠1–⁠1
Davidson0–⁠24–⁠6–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠10–⁠1

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