• THE GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL HISTORY PROJECT

Team Captains (1887-1890)

"For the first four years of varsity play, the team captains served as player-coaches." Continued...

Tommy Dowd (1891-1892)

"While a center fielder for the Washington Senators, Tommy Dowd moonlighted in the off-season as a Georgetown law student and served as a player-coach at the Hilltop through the 1892 season. " Continued...

Dick Harley (1893)

"Following Tommy Dowd's departure, the team inducted junior Dick Harley to serve as player coach for the 1893 season" Continued...

Jackie Maloney (1922-23)

"The last of Georgetown's player-coaches was medical student Bob Carmody, who coached the team in the fall of 1894." Continued...

Bill Donovan (1898)

"A four year letterman at Brown University from 1891 to 1894, Bill Donovan coached one season at Georgetown in 1898." Continued...

Bill Church (1899, 1901)

"The University's first full-time head football coach was Bill Church, who played collegiately at Princeton, which earned him All-America honors in 1896." Continued...

Alfred Bull (1900)

"Alfred (A.E.) Bull was a noted football star at Pennsylvania who coached college football across the country, including a season at Iowa, an assistant to Pop Warner at Carlisle, and one as head coach at Georgetown." Continued...

Billy Suter (1902)

"Billy Suter was already a well known figure in college football circles, after coaching the "Iron Men of Sewanee" to an undefeated season in 1899." Continued...

Phil King (1903)

"Phil King studied law while coaching at Georgetown in 1903 before returning to Wisconsin, where he won three Big Nine titles from 1896 to 1902." Continued...

Joe Reilly (1904-1907)

"Joe Reilly, who played for Georgetown from 1900-03, was selected as head coach in 1904 and coached four seasons, the longest tenure of any prior Georgetown coach." Continued...

Bill Newman (1908-1909)

"An all-America lineman at Cornell, Newman coached two seasons at Georgetown before joining Pop Warner's staff at Carlisle." Continued...

Fred Nielsen (1910-1911)

"Though he coached at four different schools in the Washington DC area from 1905 through 1916, Fred Nielsen's two year record at Georgetown was the most productive." Continued...

Frank Gargan (1912-1913)

"The second Georgetown assistant to be promoted to head coach, Frank Gargan coached two seasons on the Hilltop, earning his DDS degree before a ten year career at Fordham." Continued...

Albert Exendine (1914-1922)

"Exendine coached the Hilltoppers for eight years, including the great 1916 team that outscored opponents 474-33." Continued...

Jackie Maloney (1923)

"After serving one season as Georgetown's basketball coach, assistant football coach Jackie Maloney was tapped to replace Al Exendine in 1923, to mediocre results." Continued...

Lou Little (1924-1929)

"Little led some of Georgetown's greatest teams, compiling a 32-5-1 record between 1925-1928." Continued...

Tommy MIlls (1930-1932)

"Recommended by Knute Rockne, Georgetown turned to Notre Dame assistant coach Tommy Mills as head coach, but without success." Continued...

Jack Hagerty (1932-1948)

"Hagerty led the Hoyas to its apex as a major college program, with 23 straight wins from 1938-1940 and an Orange Bowl appearance in 1941." Continued...

Bob Margarita (1949-1950)

"Harvard assistant Bob Margarita became the youngest head coach in major college football when he took over the Georgetown job in the fall of 1949." Continued...

Bob Schmidt (1963)

"In 1963, former USC quarterback Bob Schmidt was selected as coach for the new club team, only to see the season canceled." Continued...

John Murray, Bill Nash (1964-1965)

"A pair of law students as volunteer coaches began the club football era at Georgetown." Continued...

Mike Agee (1966-1967)

"Mike Agee was playing semi-pro football in the Washington area when he took over the club program in 1966." Continued...

Maurice Dubofsky (1968-1969)

"A former player and assistant coach with the Hoyas during the 1930's, "Mush" Dubofsky returned to the Hilltop to lead the club team in the fall of 1968." Continued...

Scott Glacken (1970-1992)

"Scotty" Glacken coached the Hoyas through its entire tenure in Division III, leading a group of dedicated part-time coaches that provided permanence to the revival of football on the Hilltop." Continued...

Bob Benson (1993-2005)

"Georgetown's full time head coach since 1949, Benson's enthusiasm helped propel Georgetown to the top of Division I-AA's MAAC Football League, paving the way for Georgetown to accept an invitation to the Patriot League in 2001." Continued...

Kevin Kelly (2006-2013)

"A former assistant coach at Syracuse, Dartmouth, Tulane, Marshall, and Navy, Kelly became head coach in the 2006 season, winning Patriot League Coach of the Year honors in 2011, his only winning season in eight years on the Hilltop." Continued...

Rob Sgarlata (2014-)

"Over a quarter century as a Georgetown player and assistant coach, Rob Sgarlata was uniquely qualified to take on the challenge of head coach when the position opened in 2014." Continued...

Assistant Coaches

A list of all former assistant coaches follows here. Continued...