# 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

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.
| 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson* | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | Davidson All Access | L 20–27 | 5,367 |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Marist* | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | Stadium | W 43–3 | 1,943 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Catholic University* | Cooper FieldWashington, 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 StadiumNew York, NY (Lou Little Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 24–10 | 4,311 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cornell* | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ESPN+ | W 14–8 | 8,745 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Fordham | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | DCW50/Stadium | L 27–30 | 1,993 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | Stadium | W 14–10 | 1,984 |
| October 26 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | Stadium | L 24–27 | 7,031 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Colgate | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | DCW50/Stadium | L 14–24 | 1,914 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bucknell | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 17–20 | 1,563 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Stadium | L 0–24 | 7,152 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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 |