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1940 Georgetown

8–⁠2, coached by Jack Hagerty, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1940, game by game: won vs. Roanoke 66–0; won at Temple 14–0; won at Waynesburg 26–12; won vs. Virginia Tech 46–4; won at New York University 26–0; won at Syracuse 28–6; won at Maryland 41–0; lost at No. 8 Boston College 18–19; won at George Washington 8–0; lost vs. No. 11 Mississippi State 7–14+66−7Won 66–0 vs. Roanoke+66RoanokeWon 14–0 at Temple+14TempleWon 26–12 at Waynesburg+14WaynesburgWon 46–4 vs. Virginia Tech+42Virginia TechWon 26–0 at New York University+26New York Univer…Won 28–6 at Syracuse+22SyracuseWon 41–0 at Maryland+41MarylandLost 18–19 at No. 8 Boston College-1No. 8 Boston CollegeWon 8–0 at George Washington+8George Washingt…Lost 7–14 vs. No. 11 Mississippi State-7No. 11 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsRoanokeW 66–⁠093%
Oct 4atTempleW 14–⁠062%
Oct 12atWaynesburgW 26–⁠1289%
Oct 19vsVirginia TechW 46–⁠485%
Oct 26atNew York UniversityW 26–⁠070%
Nov 2atSyracuseW 28–⁠662%
Nov 9atMarylandW 41–⁠084%
Nov 16at8Boston CollegeL 18–⁠1944%
Nov 23atGeorge WashingtonW 8–⁠068%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11Mississippi StateOrange BowlL 7–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 14–⁠7 in the Orange Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 15
  2. Wk 3: 10
  3. Wk 4: 9
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 9
  6. Wk 7: 9
  7. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1940.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 13 peak No. 9
Points
280–⁠55
Coach
Jack Hagerty
Elo
1657 +79 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.6 No. 15 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1941

The 1941 draft
Rd 4Augie Lio OGDetroit Lions