1929 Georgetown

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Lou Little.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1929, game by game: won vs. Mount St. Mary’s 26–0; lost vs. McDaniel 0–7; won at Saint Louis 13–0; won at West Virginia Wesleyan 19–0; won vs. Lebanon Valley 27–0; won at New York University 14–0; tied at Navy 0–0; tied vs. West Virginia 0–0; lost at Detroit Mercy 13–14+27−7Won 26–0 vs. Mount St. Mary’s+26Mount St. Mary’sLost 0–7 vs. McDaniel-7McDanielWon 13–0 at Saint Louis+13Saint LouisWon 19–0 at West Virginia Wesleyan+19West Virginia W…Won 27–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+27Lebanon ValleyWon 14–0 at New York University+14New York Univer…Tied 0–0 at Navy0NavyTied 0–0 vs. West Virginia0West VirginiaLost 13–14 at Detroit Mercy-1Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 14–⁠13.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Photographs from 1929

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

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠21
Coach
Lou Little
Elo
1562 +0 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
11.8 No. 20 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Jim Mooney