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The 1949 Georgetown Hoyas football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Margarita, the Hoyas compiled a 5–4 record in the regular season, lost to Texas Western in the 1950 Sun Bowl, and were outscored by all opponents by a total of 210 to 139.[1] The team played its home games at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Headcoach
Captains
  • Fran Desmond
  • Tom Dolan
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1949 Georgetown Hoyas football
Sun Bowl, L 20–33 vs. Texas Western
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Fran Desmond
  • Tom Dolan
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
 1948
1950 
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1949 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State  800
Memphis State  910
Delaware  810
Virginia  720
Grambling  732
Miami (FL)  630
Sewanee  421
Chattanooga  540
Georgetown  550
West Virginia  461
Navy  351
Rollins  350
Texas State  361
Oklahoma City  280
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Holy CrossW 20–13 16,000 [2]
September 30at MarylandL 7–33 18,227 [3]
October 8at Wake ForestWake Forest, NCW 12–6 5,500 [4]
October 14NYUW 21–6 5,000 [5]
October 21at Boston CollegeW 10–7 22,763 [6]
October 29at FordhamL 0–4225,000 [7]
November 4Villanova
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 14–29 11,071 [8]
November 12at DenverW 28–13 15,000 [9]
November 19George Washington
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 7–28 12,546 [10]
January 2, 1950at Texas WesternL 22–30 15,000 [11]
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