2008 Georgetown Hoyas football team

2008 Georgetown Hoyas football
ConferencePatriot League
Record2–8 (0–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRob Sgarlata (3rd season)
Captains
  • Daniel Matheny
  • Nicholas Umar
Home stadiumMulti-Sport Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Colgate $^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
Holy Cross   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Lehigh   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Lafayette   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Fordham   1 – 5     5 – 6  
Georgetown   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Georgetown finished last in the Patriot League.

In their third year under head coach Kevin Kelly, the Hoyas compiled a 2–8 record. Daniel Matheny and Nicholas Umar were the team captains.[1]

The Hoyas were outscored 280 to 96. Their winless (0–5) conference record was the worst in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[2] The Hoyas played only five Patriot League games because their October 4 matchup with Colgate was canceled following a norovirus outbreak at Georgetown.[3]

Georgetown played its home games at Multi-Sport Field on the university campus in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 at Howard*
W 12–7 6,085 [4]
September 13 at Lafayette
L 6–24 10,134 [5]
September 20 at Yale*
L 7–47 12,771 [6]
September 27 Holy Cross
L 14–38 2,233 [7]
October 4 at Colgate
Canceled [3]
October 11 Penn*
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 7–27 3,135 [8]
October 18 Bucknell
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 24–27 [9]
October 25 at No. 9 Richmond*
L 0–48 5,168 [10]
November 1 Lehigh
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
L 13–33 [9]
November 8 Marist*
  • Multi-Sport Field
  • Washington, DC
W 13–12 1,164 [11]
November 15 at Fordham
L 0–17 2,758 [12]

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References

  1. ^ "All-Time Records". 2017 Georgetown Football Media Supplement (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University. p. 23. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Reinhard, Paul (October 8, 2008). "Georgetown-Colgate Game Canceled". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Goode, Harlan (September 8, 2008). "Hoyas Claim District Bragging Rights". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  5. ^ Fierro, Nick (September 14, 2008). "Leopards Lean on Defense". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ "Pitch and Catch: Hart, Fodor Combine to Throw for Four TDs". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 21, 2008. pp. E6, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Standig, Benjamin (September 28, 2008). "Randolph Airs It Out as Crusaders Roll on Road". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C7 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2008. p. C15.
  8. ^ "Wynn and Hamscher Lift Quakers Over Hoyas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 12, 2008. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". 2017 Georgetown Football Media Supplement (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University. p. 27. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  10. ^ Phillips, Michael (October 26, 2008). "Spiders Have Lots in Reserve vs. Hoyas". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. C-8 – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ "Marist Loses to Georgetown". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. November 9, 2008. pp. 4F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rams Tough in 17-0 Victory". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. November 16, 2008. p. 6C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgetown Hoyas Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "2008 Football Schedule". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.