1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University during the 1940 college football season. The Hoyas were led by ninth-year head coach Jack Hagerty and played their home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.. The team carried into the year a two-year, 16-game unbeaten streak, which ended at 23 games after a tightly contested loss to eventual co-national champion Boston College.[1] Georgetown ended the regular season with a record of 8–1, ranked 13th in the AP Poll, the only ranked finish in Hoyas team history.[2] They were invited to the 1941 Orange Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 7–14.

1940 Georgetown Hoyas football
Orange Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 13
1940 record	8–2
Head coach	Jack Hagerty (9th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1940 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
East Carolina			–					3	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk Division			–							–
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 28	Roanoke		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 66–0
October 4	at Temple		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–0
October 12	Waynesburg		Griffith Stadium[3] Washington, DC	W 26–12
October 19	VPI		Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 46–4
October 26	at NYU	No. 15	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 26–0
November 2	at Syracuse	No. 10	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 28–6
November 9	at Maryland	No. 9	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 41–0
November 16	at No. 8 Boston College	No. 9	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 18–19
November 23	vs. George Washington	No. 9	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 8–0
January 1	vs. No. 11 Mississippi State	No. 13	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 7–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Munhall, Jack (November 17, 1940). "Georgetown's Streak Ends as Boston College's Strategy in Late Minutes Brings 19-18 Victory". The Washington Post. p. SP1.
2. "Georgetown Hoyas School History". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
3. Munhall, Jack (October 12, 1940). "G.U. Stops Waynesburg After Real Fight, 26-12". The Washington Post. p. 17.
4. "1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
5. "Georgetown Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 31, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2017.