Since 1874, the story of football at Georgetown University encompasses numerous highs and lows from a team that stood alongside the nation's major college powers as late as 1950. A member of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) since 1993, today's teams remain committed to the ideals of intercollegiate football and continue to fight for Georgetown's blue and gray.
Since its first recognized varsity season, Georgetown has competed in multiple different classifications:
For the past 70 years, football's place at Georgetown University has been decidedly modest. This was not always the case.
After national rankings and bowl bids in 1941 and 1950, the sport was dropped in 1951 for a variety of reasons, none particularly convincing, and thus began two decades of athletic deemphasis at the University.
Football returned in 1964--not by administrative fiat, but by students who recognized the opportunity to compete as part of the overall educational experience. This is their story.
Over 30 men have been head coach at Georgetown, and we've got a story for every one of them. Read about their days on the gridiron and the varied lives they lived before and after Georgetown.