Английская Википедия:Georgetown football, 1874–1889
The Georgetown Hoyas football program represents Georgetown University, based in Washington, D.C., in the sport of American football. This article covers the team's history through 1889, when it was known simply as Georgetown football. The team was founded in 1874, but did not play any games that year. They scheduled their first game in 1881 against a local high school, but the latter failed to show up for the game and it was considered a Georgetown forfeit win. In 1883, they played two games against what is likely Gallaudet University, which were the first college football games played in Washington, D.C. They reportedly played a game in 1884, played no games from 1885 to 1886, and then played regularly in the final three years of the decade, including their first intercollegiate match in 1889 against the Virginia Cavaliers. Modern-day Georgetown records do not consider any games prior to 1887 official, although their media guides prior to 1950 did.
Formation
Georgetown University's football team traces its history to 1874.[1] The sport had first been played five years earlier, and it was growing in popularity.[2] Baseball was the first sport to begin at the school in 1870, and students wanted to have a sport to play in the winter as well.[2] On November 1, 1874, school students met and created the Georgetown College Football Association, with the intention to start up an intercollegiate team and play later that year.[3][4]
A committee was created that consisted of 15, including an elected president, vice president, secretary-treasurer and two censors; the Georgetown website notes that "exactly what a football censor did ... the College Journal does not explain."[3] The team's founding was reported in the College Journal, which described the association: "A committee of three was appointed to draw up a code of laws, and another committee of ten was appointed to serve as referees, A small monthly collection from the students who wish to take part in the game will suffice for all expenses. The game is played only during the winter months."[3] However, the team did not last as there were no nearby teams to compete against, and thus they folded shortly after being founded.[2]
The Georgetown Athletic Association was formed by students in 1875, but the founding documents included nothing relating to football.[3]
1881
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1881 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1881 college football season.[5] The team had scheduled its first game against an outside opponent upon receiving a challenge from Alexandria High School in Virginia, but the latter did not appear and Georgetown considered it a forfeit win.[5]
The Georgetown College Journal including a report about the game: Шаблон:Blockquote
This was Georgetown's only ever win against Alexandria High School, as they later lost games to them in 1887 and 1888.[6] Georgetown does not consider games prior to 1887 as official; however, prior to 1950 their media guides listed the pre-1887 results.[5]
Schedule
1883
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1883 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1883 college football season. The College Journal reported that there were two matches with the "representative eleven" of Georgetown and a team known as "the House".[2] The games are not considered official by Georgetown, and whom "the House" was not made certain, although it was likely against Gallaudet University as they consider it to be their first games.[2][5] The first game between the two teams is considered the first college football game to take place in Washington, D.C.[7]
Schedule
1884
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1884 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1884 college football season. There was a mention in The Washington Post that Georgetown traveled to play St. John's College; however, the result is unknown and the game has not been verified.[2][5]
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1887
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1887 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1887 college football season. This is the first season officially recognized in modern school record books.[5] The season featured three games, with wins over Emerson Institute (46–6) and Washington High School (12–6) while losing 24–8 to Alexandria High School; these were the first games to take place at Georgetown, as previous games were played at their opponents' fields.[5]
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1888
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1888 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1888 college football season. The played six games and finished with a 4–2 record, including a forfeit by the Jefferson Athletic Club.[5] This was the first season to include games against a semi-pro team, as previously Georgetown had only played against local high schools.[2]
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1889
Шаблон:Infobox college sports team season The 1889 Georgetown football team represented Georgetown University during the 1889 college football season. They finished the season with a record of 5–1. This season included the first match against a full collegiate team, Virginia. Georgetown's records show this game as a 34–0 victory for the team, while Virginia's record a 32–0 victory for the Cavaliers.[2][5]
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References
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