1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Georgetown Hoyas
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| APRank = 13
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Jack Hagerty
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Griffith Stadium
| bowl = Orange Bowl
| bowl_result = L 7–14 vs. Mississippi State
}}
{{1940 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1940 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jack Hagerty, the Hoyas compiled an 8–2 record, were ranked No. 14 in the final AP poll, and lost to Mississippi State in the 1941 Orange Bowl. It was the only ranked finish in Georgetown football history. The season was part of a two-year, 23-game unbeaten streak that ended in a loss to eventual co-national champion Boston College.{{cite news |title=Georgetown's Streak Ends as Boston College's Strategy in Late Minutes Brings 19-18 Victory |last=Munhall |first=Jack |work=The Washington Post |date=November 17, 1940 |page=SP1}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgetown/ |title=Georgetown Hoyas School History |work=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=May 14, 2017}}
Guard Augie Lio was selected by Collier's Weekly and the New York Sun as a first-team player on the 1940 All-America team. He received second-team All-America honors from the International News Service, United Press, Central Press, and Newspaper Enterprise Association. He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=Augie Lio|publisher=National Football Foundation|accessdate=March 3, 2025|url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1484}} He was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Eastern football team.{{cite news|title=Bucknell, Nittany Stars All-Eastern Runners Up|newspaper=The Daily Item|date=December 5, 1940|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48354851/bucknell-nittany-stars-all-eastern/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1940
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = Roanoke
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 66–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Georgetown Flashes Backfield Strength Mauling Roanoke|newspaper=The Sunday Star|date=September 29, 1940|pages=B13, B16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120962509/georgetown-flashes-backfield-strength/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|October 4|Friday}}
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Georgetown Jars Temple|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 5, 1940|pages=21, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120350885/georgetown-jars-temple/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 26–12
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 8:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 46–4
| attend = 15,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = NYU
| site_stadium = Yankee Stadium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 26–0
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69207697/hoyas-beat-nyu-260-for-21st-victory/|work=Daily News|title=Hoyas beat NYU, 26–0, for 21st victory|date=October 27, 1940|accessdate=February 2, 2021|page=87|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 28–6
| attend = 17,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Georgetown Wallops Syracuse, 28-6|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=November 3, 1940|page=98|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120962263/georgetown-wallops-syracuse-28-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Old Byrd Stadium
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| score = 41–0
| attend = 9,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Georgetown Wins, 41-0, To Stay Unbeaten: Hoyas Romp At Will Over Terps To Score 23d Victory|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 10, 1940|page=Sports 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120304799/georgetown-wins-41-0-to-stay/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 18–19
| attend = 43,000
| source = {{cite news|title=B.C. Noses Out G.U., 19-18|newspaper=The Sunday Star|author=Francis E. Stan|date=November 17, 1940|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120943114/bc-noses-out-gu-19-18/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 8–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70886569/georgetown-cops-capital-classic/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Georgetown cops Capital Classic|date=November 24, 1940|accessdate=February 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|January 1|Wednesday}}
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = Orange Bowl
| score = 7–14
| attend = 38,307
| source = {{cite news|title=Mississippi State Wins Orange Bowl Game Before Record-Breaking Crowd of 38,307|newspaper=The Miami Herald|date=January 2, 1941|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120962066/mississippi-state-wins-orange-bowl-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgetown/1940-schedule.html |title=1940 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results |work=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=May 14, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com:80/data/active/g/georgetown/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |title=Georgetown Yearly Results |work=CFB Data Warehouse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031210846/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/georgetown/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}