2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

2019 Georgetown Hoyas football
2019 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Rob Sgarlata (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Doherty (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cooper Field
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

2019 Patriot League football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Holy Cross $^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Lafayette	4	–	2	4	–	8
Bucknell	3	–	3	3	–	8
Lehigh	3	–	3	4	–	7
Colgate	3	–	3	4	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	4	–	8
Georgetown	1	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Rob Sgarlata, the Hoyas compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Patriot League. Georgetown played home games at Cooper Field in Washington, D.C.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Hoyas were picked to finish in third place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Hoyas had seven players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.^[1]

Offense

Isaac Schley – FB

Michael Dereus – WR

Defense

Duval Paul – DL

Khristian Tate – DL

Wes Bowers – LB

Ahmad Wilson – DB

Special teams

Ahmad Wilson – ATH

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson All Access	L 20–27	5,367
September 7	12:30 p.m.	Marist*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 43–3	1,943
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Catholic University*	Cooper Field Washington, DC (Steven Dean Memorial Trophy)	DCW50/Stadium	W 69–0	1,969
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY (Lou Little Trophy)	ESPN+	W 24–10	4,311
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 14–8	8,745
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Fordham	Cooper Field Washington, DC	DCW50/Stadium	L 27–30	1,993
October 19	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 14–10	1,984
October 26	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 24–27	7,031
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Colgate	Cooper Field Washington, DC	DCW50/Stadium	L 14–24	1,914
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 17–20	1,563
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	L 0–24	7,152
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	20	0	20
Wildcats	7	13	0	7	27

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	3	0	0	3
Hoyas	7	15	21	0	43

Catholic University

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Hoyas	18	35	3	13	69

At Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	7	10	7	24
Lions	7	0	0	3	10

At Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	8	0	0	6	14
Big Red	0	0	8	0	8

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	6	10	7	7	30
Hoyas	8	7	6	6	27

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	3	0	0	10
Hoyas	7	7	0	0	14

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	13	8	24
Mountain Hawks	10	0	7	10	27

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	10	7	24
Hoyas	0	7	0	7	14

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	7	3	7	0	17
Bison	6	0	0	14	20

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Crusaders	0	14	0	10	24

References

^ ^a ^b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^ "Georgetown Hoyas Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

[2019_PL_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-1] "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[2] "Georgetown Hoyas Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

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