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The 1904 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1904 college football season. Led by Joe Reilly in his first year as head coach, the team went 7–1 and claims a Southern championship.
The 1916 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1916 college football season. Led by Albert Exendine in his third year as head coach, the team went 9–1. Georgetown's 464 points was the most among major programs, and Johnny Gilroy led individual scorers with 160 points. The season's highlight was the defeat of Dartmouth.
The 1899 Gallaudet Bison football team represented Gallaudet University, a college for deaf-mutes, as a member of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association (MIFA) the 1899 college football season. The team was considered one of the best outside of the "big four".
The 1901 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team was an American football team that represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its second season under head coach William W. Church, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record and played its home games on Georgetown Field in Washington, D.C.
The 1902 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1902 college football season.
The 1900 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University during the 1900 college football season.
Yates Field House is a recreation and intramural sports complex at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It was built in the late 1970s largely underground, on the site of the university's football stadium, with a replacement AstroTurf field installed on top of it.
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