1942 Georgetown Hoyas football team

1942 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Jack Hagerty (11th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium

1942 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Normal (Grambling)			–					9	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					4	–	0	–	0
Sewanee			–					1	–	0	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Delaware State			–					3	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					4	–	2	–	1
Chattanooga			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee Tech			–					3	–	4	–	2
Virginia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Roanoke			–					1	–	5	–	1

The 1942 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled a 5–3–1 record and were outscored by a total of 115 to 92.^[1]

Georgetown was ranked at No. 77 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[2]

The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0	22,000	[3]
October 2	Ole Miss	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 14–6	15,000	[4]
October 10	Manhattan	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 9–7	12,000	[5]
October 17	Auburn	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 6–6	12,500	[6]
October 24	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 0–6		[7]
October 31	at No. 7 Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–47	30,000	[8]
November 7	North Carolina Pre-Flight	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–23	12,000	[9]
November 14	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 28–20		[10]
November 21	George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 21–0	10,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1942 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Stan Baumgartner (September 26, 1942). "Georgetown Recovers Temple Fumble To Win, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 23, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Jack Troy (October 11, 1942). "Bulldogs Run Wild To Rout Mississippi 48-13". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hoyas Defeat Manhattan: Outplayed, G.U. Grabs Breaks To Win, 9-7". The Sunday Star. October 11, 1942. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgetown and Auburn in 6-6 Game: Hoyas Nail Enemy Four Yards From Victory in Last Period". The Sunday Star. October 18, 1942. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. W. W. Edgar (October 25, 1942). "Madarik Passes Titans into 6-0 Lead Over Hoyas". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "B.C. Routs Georgetown: Eagles Slash Swiftly, Fiercely To Mangle Hoyas by 47-0". The Sunday Star. November 1, 1942. pp. C1, Ck4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgetown Beaten: North Carolina Pre-Flighters Beat Hilltoppers, 23 to 7". The Sunday Star. November 8, 1942. pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hilltoppers Defeat State in Free-Scoring Contest". The News and Observer. November 15, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgetown scores 21–0 grid victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.