1949 Georgetown

5–⁠5, coached by Bob Margarita.

Schedule and results

Georgetown in 1949, game by game: won at Holy Cross 20–13; lost at Maryland 7–33; won at Wake Forest 12–6; won vs. New York University 21–6; won at Boston College 10–7; lost at Fordham 0–42; lost vs. Villanova 14–29; won at Denver 28–13; lost vs. George Washington 7–28; lost vs. UTEP 20–33+15−42Won 20–13 at Holy Cross+7Holy CrossLost 7–33 at Maryland-26MarylandWon 12–6 at Wake Forest+6Wake ForestWon 21–6 vs. New York University+15New York Univer…Won 10–7 at Boston College+3Boston CollegeLost 0–42 at Fordham-42FordhamLost 14–29 vs. Villanova-15VillanovaWon 28–13 at Denver+15DenverLost 7–28 vs. George Washington-21George Washingt…Lost 20–33 vs. UTEP-13UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atHoly CrossW 20–⁠1338%
Sep 30atMarylandL 7–⁠3333%
Oct 8atWake ForestW 12–⁠634%
Oct 14vsNew York UniversityW 21–⁠677%
Oct 21atBoston CollegeW 10–⁠743%
Oct 29atFordhamL 0–⁠4254%
Nov 5vsVillanovaL 14–⁠2928%
Nov 12atDenverW 28–⁠1352%
Nov 19vsGeorge WashingtonL 7–⁠2872%
Jan 2vsUTEPSun BowlL 20–⁠3336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 33–⁠20 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Led the nationBilly Conn: kickoff return average (31.1)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠210
Coach
Bob Margarita
Elo
1427 −34 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−8.2 No. 86 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Fran Desmond and Tom Dolan