1904 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

The 1904 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1904 college football season. Led by Joe Reilly in his first year as head coach, the team went 7–1 and claims a Southern championship.[1]

1904 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainMatt Mahoney
Home stadiumGeorgetown Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 1 0
Southwest Texas State     5 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 0 1
Davidson     6 1 1
Navy     7 2 1
North Carolina     5 2 2
Virginia     6 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
VPI     5 3 0
George Washington     4 2 2
Arkansas     4 3 0
Oklahoma     4 3 1
South Carolina     4 3 1
Stetson     2 2 0
Central Oklahoma     2 3 0
VMI     3 5 0
Kentucky University     3 4 0
Grant     2 3 0
Florida State College     2 3 0
Maryland     2 4 2
East Florida Seminary     1 2 0
Goldey College     1 2 0
Baylor     2 5 1
Louisiana Industrial     1 4 0
TCU     1 4 1
Delaware     1 5 1
Kendall     0 2 1
Rollins     0 1 0
Tusculum     0 2 0
Florida at Lake City     0 5 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 6 0
Tennessee Docs     0 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Maryland
W 22–0
October 1at PrincetonL 0–10
October 15Villanova
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 17–0
October 22Washington and Lee
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 47–0
October 29vs. Holy CrossW 17–45,000[2]
November 5vs. North Carolina
W 16–0[3]
November 12Bucknell
  • Georgetown Field
  • Washington, DC
W 12–0
November 19vs. George Washington
W 62–0[4]

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Players

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Line

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Player Position
Kangaroo Carroll tackle
Alston Cockrell end
Percy Given center
Raoul Lemat guard
Harry Lux end
Matt Mahoney guard
Charley McGuire center
Ed Monahan tackle
Ike Morris end
Tom Neill guard
Bill O'Connell center
Jim Orme guard
Ed Sutton end
Cliff Woods guard

Backfield

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Player Position
Ray Abbatichio halfback
Branch Bocock quarterback
John Dougherty halfback
Leo Fitzpatrick halfback
Bill Graham fullback
Hub Hart halfback
Reynolds Hayden fullback
Tom Kirby quarterback
Bunny Larkin halfback
Doc Martel fullback
Charley McCarthy halfback
Ferd McGettigan quarterback
Jim McLoughlin halfback
John Richmond halfback

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Records of Leading Teams". The Washington Times. November 27, 1904. Retrieved July 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Defeated; Georgetown Team Vanquishes Its Old Rival". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. October 30, 1904. Sports p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgetown–16 North Carolina–0". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 6, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Buff and Blue snowed under by Georgetown". The Washington Times. November 20, 1904. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1904 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results".
  6. ^ "Georgetown Football: Game By Game". Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Georgetown Football History Project". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.