2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Rob Sgarlata, the Hoyas compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Patriot League. Georgetown played home games at Cooper Field in Washington, D.C.

2016 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (0–6 Patriot)
Head coach	Rob Sgarlata (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Neuberger (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Luke Thompson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cooper Field

2016 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 pm	Davidson*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	W 38–14	1,863
September 10	6:00 pm	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 20–17	2,133
September 24	2:00 pm	Columbia*	Cooper Field Washington, DC (Lou Little Cup)	PLN	W 17–14	2,367
September 30	7:00 pm	at No. 25 Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	ESPN3	L 17–31	7,138
October 8	1:00 pm	Princeton*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 17–31	2,263
October 15	2:00 pm	Lehigh	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 3–35	2,455
October 22	1:00 pm	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	PLN	L 14–17	8,231
October 29	12:30 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	PLN, WBPH-TV	L 3–17	4,878
November 5	1:00 pm	Holy Cross	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 20–21	1,710
November 12	3:30 pm	Bucknell	Cooper Field Washington, DC	PLN	L 7–21	1,371
November 19	1:00 pm	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	PLN	L 10–38	4,223
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14
Hoyas	0	17	21	0	38

See also: 2016 Davidson Wildcats football team

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	3	3	7	7	20
Red Foxes	10	0	7	0	17

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	7	14
Hoyas	10	7	0	0	17

See also: 2016 Columbia Lions football team

At Harvard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	7	0	0	10	17
#25 Crimson	14	10	0	7	31

See also: 2016 Harvard Crimson football team

Princeton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	7	10	0	31
Hoyas	7	7	3	0	17

See also: 2016 Princeton Tigers football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	7	14	7	35
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	7	7	0	0	14
Rams	14	0	0	3	17

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	0	3
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	7	0	0	21
Hoyas	7	10	3	0	20

See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Hoyas	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	0	7	10
Raiders	7	14	10	7	38

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team