2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

The 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team represented Georgetown University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rob Sgarlata, the Hoyas compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Patriot League. Georgetown played home games at Cooper Field in Washington, D.C.

2018 Georgetown Hoyas football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–6 (4–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Rob Sgarlata (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rob Spence (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Doherty (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cooper Field
Uniform

2018 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Colgate $^		6	–	0					10	–	2
Holy Cross		4	–	2					5	–	6
Georgetown		4	–	2					5	–	6
Lehigh		2	–	4					3	–	8
Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Hoyas predicted to finish in last place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	71 (11)
2	Lehigh	63 (3)
3	Fordham	45
4	Holy Cross	40
T–5	Bucknell	31
T–5	Lafayette	31
7	Georgetown	13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Hoyas placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Defense

Khristian Tate – DL

Special teams

Ahmad Wilson – Non-specialist player

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	W 39–14	1,904
September 8	12:30 p.m.	Campbell*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	L 8–13	1,837
September 15	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	ESPN+	L 0–41	4,815
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Columbia*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	L 15–23	1,865
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ESPN+	L 7–35	3,926
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 23–11	2,010
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 13–6	4,657
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 22–16 2OT	1,871
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	L 0–38	1,827
November 10	12:30 p.m.	Bucknell	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	W 14–3	1,825
November 17	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Cooper Field Washington, DC	Stadium	L 31–32	1,803
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	11	0	21	7	39
Red Foxes	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	3	0	7	3	13
Hoyas	0	6	0	2	8

See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Big Green	6	14	14	7	41

See also: 2018 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	10	0	6	7	23
Hoyas	0	0	0	15	15

See also: 2018 Columbia Lions football team

At Brown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	7	0	7
Bears	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2018 Brown Bears football team

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	8	0	7	8	23
Rams	0	8	3	0	11

See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	13	0	0	13
Leopards	0	3	0	3	6

See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mountain Hawks	6	0	0	3	7	0	16
Hoyas	9	0	0	0	7	6	22

See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	0	0	0	0
Raiders	0	24	0	14	38

See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	3	0	3
Hoyas	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	5	0	7	20	32
Hoyas	7	17	7	0	31

See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team