1947 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 1947 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Jack Hagerty, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 70.^[1]

1947 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4–1
Head coach	Jack Hagerty (13th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princess Anne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Grambling			–					10	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					6	–	1	–	1
Memphis State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Texas State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCUNC			–					1	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Georgetown was ranked at No. 91 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[2]

The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 0–6	12,000	[3]
October 3	Fordham	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 40–7	12,500	[4]
October 10	Saint Louis	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–16	9,796	[5]
October 18	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 12–0	9,616	[6]
October 24	NYU	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 25–0	9,564	[7]
November 1	at Boston College	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 6–27	21,009	[8]
November 14	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 12–14	15,000	[9]
November 22	George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 0–0	11,000	[10]
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