This week's game against Lehigh marked a milestone in Georgetown: the 1000th varsity game.
Football was founded on the Hilltop in 1874 and played its first games against outside competition in 1881 and 1883, but these games are not recognized by the University, as it has set 1887 as the first season of varsity football. So why no recognition from the University for the impending 1000th game? It may be a typo.
The game notes from Saturday's game with Holy Cross lists the win-loss records of all coaches since 1887, which totals to 521-448-32 (.539), which adds up to 1,001 games. However, the totals (as seen below) count a 2-1 record each for co-coaches John Murray and Bill Nash in 1964 and 1965 when only three games were played between them; thus, the total is overstated by three and the total number of games played entering the Fordham game was 998.
In recognition of this 1000th game, here are some other milestones along the way:
Game #1: Nov. 2, 1887
Georgetown Field, Washington DC
Georgetown 46, Emerson Institute 6
Game #100: Oct. 24, 1903
League Park, Norfolk, VA
Georgetown 33, North Carolina 0
Game #200: Nov. 20, 1915
Georgetown Field, Washington DC
Georgetown 61, South Carolina 0
Game #300: Nov. 27, 1926
University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, MI
Georgetown 19, Detroit 0
Game #400: Oct. 8, 1938
Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Georgetown 33, Roanoke 6
Game #500: Nov. 9, 1968
Brookland Stadium, Washington, DC
Catholic 7, Georgetown 6
Game #600: Oct. 10, 1981
Kehoe Field, Washington, DC
Fordham 24, Georgetown 0
Game #700: Oct. 31, 1992
Cardinal Stadium, Washington, DC
Georgetown 19, Catholic 16
Game #800: Oct. 19, 2002
Fisher Field, Easton, PA
Lafayette 35, Georgetown 17
Game #900: Oct. 22, 2011
Multi-Sport Field, Washington, DC
Georgetown 40, Colgate 17
