1927 Georgetown

8–⁠1, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1927, game by game: won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 80–0; won vs. Susquehanna 57–0; won vs. Davis & Elkins 39–0; lost at Syracuse 6–19; won vs. West Virginia 25–0; won vs. Waynesburg 58–0; won vs. Lafayette 27–2; won at Boston College 47–0; won vs. Fordham 38–0+80−13Won 80–0 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+80Lenoir RhyneWon 57–0 vs. Susquehanna+57SusquehannaWon 39–0 vs. Davis & Elkins+39Davis & ElkinsLost 6–19 at Syracuse-13SyracuseWon 25–0 vs. West Virginia+25West VirginiaWon 58–0 vs. Waynesburg+58WaynesburgWon 27–2 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteWon 47–0 at Boston College+47Boston CollegeWon 38–0 vs. Fordham+38Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 38–⁠0.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Photographs from 1927

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

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
377–⁠21
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1612 +89 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
4.3 No. 35 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Claude Grigsby