1949 Georgetown Hoyas football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Georgetown Hoyas
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–5
| head_coach = Bob Margarita
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Fran Desmond
| captain2 = Tom Dolan
| stadium = Griffith Stadium
| bowl = Sun Bowl
| bowl_result = L 20–33 vs. Texas Western
}}
{{1949 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1949 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Margarita, the Hoyas compiled a 5–4 record in the regular season, lost to Texas Western in the 1950 Sun Bowl, and were outscored by all opponents by a total of 210 to 139.{{cite web|title=1949 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 12, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/georgetown/1949-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = yes
| source = yes
| rankyear = 1949
| poll = AP
|September 24|at|Holy Cross|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 20-13| 16,000 | {{cite news |title=Georgetown Catches H.C. Napping, Comes from Behind to Win, 20-13 |first=Clif |last=Keane |date=September 25, 1949 |page=41 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67196220/1949-georgetown-hc/ }}
|September 30|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|L 7-33| 18,227 | {{cite news |title=Maryland Trims Georgetown, 33-7 |first=Cameron C. |last=Snyder |date=October 1, 1949 |page=12 |newspaper=The Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67197148/1949-georgetown-maryland/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Georgetown Bows, 33-7, to Maryland |date=October 1, 1949 |page=11A |newspaper=The Miami Herald |location=Miami, Fla.}}
|October 8|at|Wake Forest||Wake Forest, NC|W 12-6| 5,500 | {{cite news |title=Tough Hoyas Whip Deacs |first=Herman |last=Blackman |date=October 9, 1949 |at=sect. II, p. 1 |newspaper=The News & Observer |location=Raleigh, N.C.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67206951/1949-georgetown-wf/ }}
|October 14||NYU|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 21-6| 5,000 | {{cite news |title=Georgetown's Passes Sink NYU, 21 to 6 |agency=International News Service |date=October 15, 1949 |page=12 |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Scranton, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67211146/1949-georgetown-nyu/ }}
|October 21|at|Boston College|Braves Field|Boston, MA|W 10-7| 22,763 | {{cite news |title=Georgetown Beats B.C. 10 to 7 on Field Goal |first=Bob |last=Holbrook |date=October 22, 1949 |page=1 |newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67213886/1949-georgetown-bc/}}
|October 29|at|Fordham|Polo Grounds|New York, NY|L 0-42|25,000
| {{cite news |title=Rams Rip Hoyas, 42-0, on Doheny's Passes |first=Dana |last=Mozley |date=October 30, 1949 |page=98 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=New York, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67216559/1949-fordham-georgetown/ }}
|November 4||Villanova|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|L 14-29| 11,071 | {{cite news |title=Villanova Wins, 29-14, Against Georgetown |first=Mort |last=Berry |date=November 5, 1949 |page=16 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67218636/1949-georgetown-villanova/ }}
|November 12|at|Denver|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|W 28-13| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Denver Drops Another |agency=Associated Press |date=November 13, 1949 |page=13 |newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald |location=Casper, Wyo.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67221627/1949-georgetown-denver/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Cowboy Defeat Was 'Expected' |date=November 14, 1949 |page=17 |newspaper=Long Beach Independent |location=Long Beach, Calif.}}
|November 19||George Washington|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|L 7-28| 12,546 | {{cite news |title=Shah Crosses Fingers, Georgetown Upset, 28-7 |agency=United Press |date=November 20, 1949 |page=46 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67222426/1949-georgetown-gwu/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=G.W. Raps Favored Georgetown, 28-7 |date=November 20, 1949 |page=8D |newspaper=The Miami Herald |location=Miami, Fla.}}
|January 2, 1950|at|Texas Western|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)|L 22-30| 15,000 | {{cite news |title=Miners Subdue Georgetown in Sun Bowl |first=Chuck |last=Whitlock |date=January 2, 1950 |page=1 |newspaper=The El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67223672/1949-georgetown-western/ }}
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