1909 George Washington Hatchetites football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1909

| team = George Washington Hatchetites

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 3–4–1

| head_coach = B. J. Dougherty

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = American League Park

}}

The 1909 George Washington Hatchetites Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their first season under head coach B. J. Dougherty, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Eastern College (VA)

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 23–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091006|work=The University Hatchet|title=First game a victory|date=October 6, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70455996/gw-23-eastern-0/|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=G.W. 23, Eastern 0|date=October 3, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = t

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1909|team=Western Maryland Green Terror|title=Western Maryland}}

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 0–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091014|work=The University Hatchet|title=Neither team scores|date=October 14, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70457155/play-to-standstill/|work=The Washington Herald|title=Play to standstill|date=October 10, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1909|team=Washington College Shoremen|title=Washington College}}

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 8–5

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091021/mode/2up|work=The University Hatchet|title=Win by close score|date=October 21, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70458690/drop-kick-the-winner/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Drop kick the winner|date=October 17, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| opponent = Maryland

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 26–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70459474/aggies-defeated-26-to-0/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Aggies defeated, 26 to 0|date=October 24, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| opponent = Ursinus

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 0–21

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091104/mode/2up|work=The University Hatchet|title=Our first defeat|date=November 4, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70460881/george-washington-makes-bad-showing/|work=The Washington Times|title=George Washington makes bad showing|date=October 31, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = Carlisle

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 5–9

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091111/mode/2up|work=The University Hatchet|title=Carlisle barely wins|date=November 11, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58936997/|work=The Washington Herald|title=Indians just win|date=November 7, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 12|Friday}}

| w/l = l

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 8–17

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091118|work=The University Hatchet|title=V.P.I. plays well, defeats us 17 to 8|date=November 18, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5381307/|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=V.P.I. gets revenge|date=November 13, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 25|Thursday}}

| w/l = l

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = American League Park

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 6–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19091202|work=The University Hatchet|title=Bucknell victorious wins game by 6 points|date=December 2, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70470876/bucknell-scores-decisive-victory-over/|newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Bucknell scores decisive victory over George Washington eleven|date=November 26, 1909|accessdate=February 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

George Washington

Category:George Washington Colonials football seasons

George Washington Hatchetites football