1893 Georgetown football team

1893 Georgetown football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Dick Harley (1st season)
Home stadium	Boundary Field

1893 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland			–					6	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					4	–	0	–	0
Central (KY)			–					2	–	0	–	0
Howard			–					2	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					2	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt			–					6	–	1	–	0
Auburn			–					3	–	0	–	2
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss			–					4	–	1	–	0
Centre			–					4	–	1	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					3	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College			–					5	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					2	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					2	–	1	–	0
Guilford			–					2	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					2	–	1	–	0
William & Mary			–					2	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	3	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Sewanee			–					3	–	3	–	0
Furman			–					1	–	1	–	0
Georgia			–					2	–	2	–	1
Western Maryland			–					1	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					2	–	3	–	2
North Carolina			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee			–					2	–	4	–	0
Tulane			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					1	–	2	–	0
Hampden–Sydney			–					0	–	1	–	0
LSU			–					0	–	1	–	0
Maryville (TN)			–					0	–	1	–	0
Mercer			–					0	–	1	–	0
Wofford			–					0	–	1	–	0
VAMC			–					0	–	2	–	0
Alabama			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1893 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented the Georgetown University during the 1893 college football season. Georgetown finished the season with a 4–4 record. Dick Harley served as player-coach. They played home games at Boundary Field.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 10	Penn	Boundary Field Washington, DC	L 0–12		[3]
October 14	Washington YMCA	Boundary Field Washington, DC	W 16–0		[4]
October 21	Swarthmore	Boundary Field Washington, DC	W 34–10	7,000	[5]
October 25	Washington YMCA	Boundary Field Washington, DC	W 10–8		[6]
November 4	at Virginia	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	W 28–24		[7]
November 11	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 10–22		[8]
November 17	Virginia	Boundary Field Washington, DC	L 0–58	1,500	[9]
November 30	Columbia Athletic Club	Boundary Field Washington, DC	L 16–40	7,000	[10]

References

1. "Game By Game: 1891-1900". Hoya Football Project. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
2. "Georgetown Football History: Chapter 1, Football's Roots at Georgetown". Hoya Saxa. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. "Our boyys given plenty of work; Pennsylvania's football team defeats Georgetown University by a narrow margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "First blood for 'Varsity; Georgetown gained a victory over the Y.M.C.A. football team". The Washington Post. October 15, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgetown 34, Swarthmore 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 22, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Played a close game; Georgetown College eleven defeated Y.M.C.A. for the second time". The Washington Post. October 26, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Virginia boys defeated by Georgetown College by a score of 28 to 24". The Norfolk Landmark. November 5, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Middies make touch-downs; No trouble for them to geat Georgetown College at Annapolis". The New York Times. November 12, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "The Virginians defeat the Georgetown College eleven 58 to 0". The Roanoke Times. November 18, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgetown vanquished; Defeated by the Columbia Athletic Club team by a score of 40 to 16". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.