Georgetown Tigers football explained

Teamname:Georgetown Tigers football
Athleticdirector:Brian Evans
Headcoach:Chris Oliver
Headcoachyear:2nd
Hcwins:17
Hclosses:5
Stadium:Toyota Stadium
Stadcapacity:5,000 (expandable to 20,000)
Location:Georgetown, Kentucky
League:NAIA
Conference:Mid-South Conference
Confdivision:Bluegrass
Websitename:Georgetown Athletics
Websiteurl:https://www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com/landing/index
Natltitles:NAIA

3 (1991, 2000, 2001)

Natlfinalist:NAIA

2 (1999, 2002)

Conftitles:17 (17 MSC)

The Georgetown Tigers football program represents Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky in college football. The Tigers have been one of the most successful football teams playing NAIA.[1] [2] [3]

Accomplishments

History

The team had rivalries with both Kentucky and Transylvania going back to the 19th century.[4]

The Kevin Donley era

Kevin Donley has been one of the most successful coaches in NAIA football. Donley joined the Georgetown College staff as head coach in 1982. The high point of his career here came in 1991 when the Tigers went 13–1 (.929) and won the NAIA Division II National Football Championship. In the 14 games played that season, the Tigers scored 744 points, among the most of all college football teams at all levels of play. For his team's achievements, Donley was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year.

Following is a game-by-game recap of the Kevin Donley era:

1982

(2–9 overall, 1–6 conference)

1983

(7–3)

1984

(4–6)

1985

(4-6)

1986

(6–4)

1987

(8–3 overall, 3-1 conference)

1988

(7–3 overall, 4–1 conference)

1989

(7–3–1 overall, 5–0 conference)

1990

(9–2 overall, 4–0 conference)

1991

(13–1 overall, 6–0 conference)

1992

(8–3 overall, 4–1 conference)

Other notable years

2001

See main article: article and 2001 Georgetown Tigers football team. The Kentucky State Senate honored the 2001 team.[5]

Notes and References

  1. cf. News: Georgetown Gets 2nd Chance at NAIA crown. Kentucky New Era. December 15, 2000.
  2. News: Georgetown looking for title. December 14, 2001.
  3. News: The 'other' Georgetown still unbeaten in NAIA. February 20, 1992. Daily News.
  4. The last football team. 17. 2006. Transylvania University Magazine. 2015-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218212659/http://www.transy.edu/magazine/pdf/fall06.pdf. 2015-12-18. dead.
  5. Web site: https://lrc.ky.gov/recarch/02RS/SR119/bill.doc . lrc.ky.gov . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221122624/https://lrc.ky.gov/recarch/02RS/SR119/bill.doc . December 21, 2016.