2005 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 2005 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Hoyas tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

2005 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Patriot League
2005 record	4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Bob Benson (13th season)
Captains	Maurice Banks Robert LaHayne Michael Ononibaku Kim Sarin
Home stadium	Multi-Sport Field

2005 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
No. 23 Colgate +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Lehigh		4	–	2					8	–	3
Holy Cross		3	–	3					6	–	5
Georgetown		2	–	4					4	–	7
Fordham		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		0	–	6					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their 13th and final year under head coach Bob Benson, the Hoyas compiled a 4–7 record. Maurice Banks, Robert LaHayne, Michael Ononibaku and Kim Sarin were the team captains.[1]

The Hoyas were outscored 292 to 116. Georgetown's 2–4 conference record tied for fifth place out of seven in the Patriot League standings.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 19–16 ^OT	6,802	[3]
September 10	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 6–48	8,912	[4]
September 17	Brown*	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	L 3–34	3,500	[5]
September 24	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	W 10–7		[6]
October 1	Lafayette	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	L 7–12	2,143	[7]
October 8	Duquesne*	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 10–7 ^OT		[6]
October 15	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–57	11,432	[8]
October 22	Fordham	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 24–21	3,000	[9]
November 5	at No. 13 Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–46	13,071	[10]
November 12	Davidson*	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	L 3–10	1,354	[11]
November 19	Colgate	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	L 7–34		[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
3. Housenick, Tom (September 4, 2005). "Bison Lose Another Heart-Breaker". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Toland, Jennifer (September 11, 2005). "More Purple Reign as HC Rolls". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. D1 – via NewsBank.
5. Orton, Kathy (September 18, 2005). "Georgetown Is Pummeled Brown". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
6. "Year-by-Year Results". 2017 Georgetown Football Media Supplement (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University. p. 27. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
7. Orton, Kathy (October 2, 2005). "Defense Shines, but Hoyas Falter Against Lafayette". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
8. Feaver, Christopher (October 17, 2005). "Big Red Domination: Cornell Routs Georgetown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Georgetown 24, Fordham 21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. October 23, 2005. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. October 23, 2005. p. 13C.
10. Groller, Keith (November 6, 2005). "Lehigh Downs Hoyas, Regains Share of First". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. CC1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Davidson Wins 1st Road Game of '05". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. Associated Press. November 13, 2005. pp. 10C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.