1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
SAIAA champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (5–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJack Hegarty
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Virginia 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VPI 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1912 college football season. Led by Frank Gargan in his first year as head coach, the team went 8–1 and won a South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) championship.[1]

Quarterback Harry Costello was an All-Southern selection.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Randolph–Macon*
W 39–0[2]
October 5Mount St. Mary's*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 27–0[3]
October 12Washington and Lee
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 20–0[4]
October 173:30 p.m.at North Carolina A&M
W 48–0[5][6][7]
October 26Carlisle*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
L 20–34[8]
November 23:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina
W 37–10[9][10][11]
November 9Washington College*
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 84–0[12]
November 16Virginia
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 16–13[13]
November 28VPI
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 24–3[14]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football".
  2. ^ "Georgetown won easily". The Atlanta Journal. September 29, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgetown wins from the plucky Thompson team". The Washington Herald. October 6, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgetown Defense Is Strong Against W. And L." The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 12, 1912. p. 55. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "The Greatest Event of the State Fair". Asheville Gazette-News. Asheville, North Carolina. October 15, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "G. U. Wins All Way". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 18, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "G. U. Wins All Ways (continued)". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 18, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Georgetown outplayed by Carlisle Indians". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 27, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Football". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Carolina Makes Grand Defense In Hard Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Carolina Makes Grand Defense (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Washington swamped by Georgetown team". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Costello again the Georgetown hero". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "V.P.I. is no match for Georgetown". The News and Observer. November 29, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1912 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  16. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.