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Georgetown Basketball History: Game By Game Results
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Note: Game dates are sought for the 1972-73 through 1975-76 seasons. If you can help, see the front page e-mail address.

1970-1971 (12-14)
Coach: Jack Magee
Captains: Bob Hannan, Don Weber
Leading Scorer: Mike Laughna (17.7 ppg)
Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium

12-01 W  62-52        Rensselear
12-05 L  60-72     at St. Joseph's (Palestra)
12-07 W  88-71     at William & Mary
12-12 L  74-81     at St. John's
12-16 L  69-76(2OT)at Navy
12-19 W  96-79        Maryland
12-29 L  88-90     vs Wake Forest (Gold Coast Classic, Palm Beach, FL)
12-30 L  79-80     vs Creighton (Gold Coast Classic, Palm Beach, FL)
01-03 W  80-76        Brown
01-07 W  71-54        Randolph Macon
01-09 W  95-78        Boston U.
01-13 L  68-80     at Columbia
01-16 L  69-74     at Seton Hall
01-30 W  71-59     at Fairleigh Dickinson
02-01 W  78-65     at Fairfield
02-04 W  98-75        Connecticut
02-06 L  57-60     at American (Ft. Myer, VA)
02-09 L  69-75     at Loyola
02-11 W  91-80     at NYU (Madison Square Garden)
02-13 L  53-58     at Rutgers
02-16 W  67-66        Boston College
02-20 L  75-84     at Penn State
02-22 W  84-73     at George Washington (Ft. Myer, VA)
02-24 L  72-109    at Holy Cross
02-27 L  78-86        Manhattan
03-04 L  68-81        Fordham (#13)


1971-1972 (3-23) Coach: Jack Magee Captain: Mike Laughna Leading Scorer: Mike Laughna (16.8 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 12-04 L 93-103 at Boston U. 12-07 L 67-107 St. John's (#14) 12-11 W 82-66 Loyola 12-13 L 46-79 at Maryland (#5) 12-27 L 44-88 vs Marquette (#2) (Milwaukee Classic) 12-28 L 62-82 vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee Classic) 01-06 L 71-92 at Louisiana State 01-08 L 70-78 at Texas 01-11 L 76-100 at San Francisco 01-13 L 73-105 at Pacific 01-18 L 72-73 at Randolph-Macon 01-22 L 72-98 at Seton Hall 01-27 W 85-78(OT) William & Mary 01-29 L 83-85 Holy Cross 02-01 L 75-82(OT) American 02-03 L 81-89 at Connecticut 02-05 L 62-63 Penn State 02-10 L 83-90 Assumption 02-12 L 58-72 Rutgers 02-14 L 66-70 at Navy 02-16 L 70-81 at St. Joseph's (Palestra) 02-20 W 109-97 Hoftsra 02-24 L 72-86 at Manhattan 02-26 L 78-106 at Fordham 02-29 L 83-88 George Washington 03-04 L 69-78 at Boston College
1972-1973 (12-14) Coach: John Thompson (Providence '64) Game Captains Leading Scorer: Jon Smith (13.0 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-27 W 61-60 St. Francis, PA 11-29 L 83-98 at Rutgers 12-02 W 58-46 Wheeling Jesuit 12-06 W 73-70(OT) St. Bonaventure 12-09 L 68-109 at St.John's 12-12 L 73-99 Maryland (#2) 12-27 L 58-72 vs Virginia (St. Louis Invitational) 12-29 W 74-70 vs Army (St. Louis Invitational) 01-06 L 66-70 at South Florida 01-08 L 70-101 at Florida State (#19) 01-13 L 64-78 at Connecticut 01-17 W 57-56 Randolph-Macon 01-20 L 100-116 at Holy Cross 01-24 L 59-70 St. Joseph's 01-27 W 80-62 Seton Hall 01-31 W 74-59 at Loyola 02-03 L 64-74 at Penn State 02-07 L 57-73 Roanoke 02-10 W 66-65 at Dickinson 02-14 W 55-52 Navy 02-17 W 56-55 Boston College 02-21 W 77-71 Fordham 02-24 L 68-90 at American (Ft. Myer, VA) 02-27 L 78-91 at George Washington (Ft. Myer, VA) 03-01 W 54-43 St. Mary's, MD 03-03 L 64-71 Manhattan
1973-1974 (13-13) Coach: John Thompson Game Captains Leading Scorer: Jon Smith (17.9 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-30 W 66-58 St. Leo 12-02 W 84-72 Wheeling Jesuit 12-05 L 68-75 at St. Bonaventure 12-08 W 85-82(OT) St. John's 12-11 L 83-115 at Maryland (#4) 01-02 W 100-71 Chicago State 01-05 L 78-81 at Seton Hall 01-09 L 55-56 at Navy 01-15 L 77-104 at Notre Dame (#2) 01-19 W 77-52 Boston U. 01-22 L 71-75 Fairfield 01-26 L 70-73 Holy Cross 01-29 W 65-53 Dickinson 01-31 W 70-56 Siena 02-02 W 63-58 Penn State 02-05 L 64-70 at St. Joseph's (Palestra) 02-09 W 57-55 Rutgers 02-11 L 63-72 Assumption 02-14 W 74-67 Loyola 02-16 W 67-66 Connecticut 02-19 W 77-68 American 02-21 W 88-73 at St. Peter's 02-23 L 62-64 at Fordham 02-26 L 54-55 George Washington 03-02 L 68-92 at Boston College 03-06 L 62-78 St. Francis
1974-1975 (18-10) ECAC-South Tournament Champions NCAA 1st Rd. Coach: John Thompson Captain: Jon Smith Leading Scorer: Jon Smith (10.9 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-30 W 80-58 Upsala W 80-58 Loyola 12-07 W 77-57 St. Bonaventure 12-10 L 71-104 vs Maryland (#4)(Landover, MD) 12-23 W 79-69 Eastern Kentucky 12-27 W 71-70 vs Syracuse (Rochester Classic) 12-28 L 56-57 vs Dartmouth (Rochester Classic) 01-04 L 61-63 at St. John's 01-07 W 90-75 at Boston U. 01-11 L 64-74 at Randolph Macon 01-15 L 65-76 at Fairfield 01-18 L 67-84 Seton Hall 01-22 L 80-81(OT) at American (Ft. Myer, VA) 01-25 L 86-108 at Holy Cross L 68-70 St. Peter's 02-01 W 77-66 at Penn State 02-05 W 102-60 Dickinson 02-08 W 89-54 Fairleigh-Dickinson 02-12 W 89-70 St. Joseph's 02-15 W 90-82(2OT) Boston College 02-19 W 90-71 St. Francis 02-22 W 101-73 Manhattan 02-28 L 78-82 at George Washington 03-01 W 66-60 Fordham 03-04 W 105-69 Wheeling Jesuit 03-07 W 66-59 vs George Washington (ECAC, Morgantown, WV) 03-08 W 62-61 at West Virginia (ECAC, Morgantown, WV) 03-15 L 75-77 vs Central Michigan (NCAA, Tuscaloosa, AL)
1975-1976 (21-7) ECAC-South Tournament Champions NCAA 1st Rd. Coach: John Thompson Captains: Jon Smith, Merlin Wilson Leading Scorer: Derrick Jackson (17.0 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-29 W 69-50 Upsala 12-03 W 94-72 St. Leo 12-06 L 59-63(OT) at St. Bonaventure 12-09 W 97-67 Maryland-Eastern Shore 12-20 W 83-68 Rider 12-23 W 94-57 Southern Connecticut State 12-28 W 51-49 vs Colgate (Porreco Cup, Erie, PA) 12-29 L 56-57 vs Gannon (Porreco Cup) 01-03 W 117-84 Stonehill 01-07 W 72-61 at St. Joseph's (Palestra) 01-10 W 81-50 Fairfield 01-14 W 73-65 Navy 01-17 W 93-75 Dickinson 01-21 W 78-69 American 01-24 L 91-102 at Seton Hall 01-27 W 71-63 Penn State 01-31 W 95-74 Holy Cross 02-04 W 74-73(OT) St. John's (#12) 02-11 W 60-52 Fairleigh Dickinson 02-14 L 61-63 St. Peter's 02-18 L 63-72 vs Maryland (#7) (Landover, MD) 02-21 W 70-64 at Boston College 02-25 L 79-81(OT) George Washington 02-28 W 73-66 at Fordham 03-02 W 76-68 at Iona 03-05 W 72-59 vs Villanova (ECAC, Morgantown, WV) 03-06 W 68-63 vs George Washington (ECAC, Morgantown, WV) 03-13 L 76-83 vs Arizona (#15) (NCAA, Tempe, AZ)
1976-1977 (19-9) NIT 1st Rd. Coach: John Thompson Captains: Larry Long, Mike McDermott Leading Scorer: Derrick Jackson (16.8 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-30 W 66-46 Upsala 12-04 W 76-60 St. Bonaventure 12-07 W 95-69 N.C. Central 12-18 W 107-65 Chicago State 12-22 L 64-66 vs Alabama (#5) (Carolina Classic, Columbia, SC) 12-23 W 60-40 vs Harvard (Carolina Classic) 12-27 W 79-69 vs Fairfield (ECAC Holiday Festival) 12-28 L 65-83 vs Purdue (ECAC Holiday Festival) 12-30 W 66-61 vs Penn (ECAC Holiday Festival) 01-04 W 53-49 Boston U. 01-08 W 81-57 Stonehill 01-12 L 55-56 at Navy 01-15 W 81-67 Iona 01-18 W 69-65 at Holy Cross 01-22 L 82-94 Seton Hall 01-26 W 76-64 St. Joseph's 01-29 W 78-64 at American (Ft. Myer, VA) 02-02 L 66-82 at St. John's 02-05 W 80-70 Loyola, IL 02-10 W 66-47 Fordham 02-12 W 95-65 Southern Connecticut State 02-15 W 73-71(OT) at St. Peter's 02-19 W 87-69 Boston College 02-23 L 73-74 at George Washington 02-26 W 79-71 Manhattan 03-02 L 87-94 at St. Francis 03-04 L 58-80 Old Dominion (ECAC, McDonough Gym) ?? L 79-83 at Virginia Tech (#20) (NIT, Blacksburg, VA)
1977-1978 (23-8) Final National Poll Ranking: #20 NIT Semifinalists Coach: John Thompson Captain: Derrick Jackson Leading Scorer: Derrick Jackson (17.8 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-27 W 71-56 vs Navy (Tip-Off Tournament, Landover, MD) 11-28 L 87-91 vs Maryland (#14) (Tip-Off Tournament) 11-30 W 50-33 Dickinson 12-03 L 67-71 at St. Bonaventure 12-07 W 96-65 Wagner 12-10 W 108-68 Xavier, LA (Hoya Invit., McDonough Gym) 12-11 W 66-60 Georgia (Hoya Invitational) 12-18 W 61-55(OT) at St. Joseph's (Palestra) 12-27 W 79-65 vs Holy Cross (#12) (ECAC Holiday Festival) 12-29 W 83-73 vs Alabama (ECAC Holiday Festival) 01-03 W 107-65 N.C. Central 01-07 W 72-61 St. John's 01-11 W 56-53 Navy 01-14 W 47-73 South Carolina 01-18 W 70-69 at Seton Hall 01-25 W 72-68 American 01-28 W 80-30 New England College 02-01 L 76-81 at Boston College 02-04 L 65-68(OT) at Loyola, IL 02-06 W 77-55 Stonehill 02-11 W 83-82 Detroit (#17) 02-16 W 81-80 Manhattan 02-18 W 55-38 St. Peter's 02-22 W 78-77(OT) George Washington 02-25 W 77-61 Holy Cross 02-26 L 59-63 at Fordham 03-01 L 75-88 vs VCU (ECAC, Smith Ctr., Washington, DC) ?? W 70-68(OT) at Virginia (NIT, Charlottesville, VA) ?? W 71-62 at Dayton (NIT, Dayton, OH) 03-19 L 85-86(OT) vs N.C. State (NIT, New York, NY) 03-21 L 72-85 vs Rutgers (NIT, New York, NY)
1978-1979 (24-5) Final National Poll Ranking: #12 ECAC-South Tournament Champions NCAA 1st Rd. Coach: John Thompson Captains: Steve Martin, Tom Scates Leading Scorer: Eric Floyd (16.6 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 11-25 W 79-54 Bowie State 11-28 W 68-65 vs Maryland (#19) (Landover, MD) 12-02 W 71-59 St. Bonaventure 12-06 W 60-54 Indiana (Landover, MD) 12-09 W 77-71 at St. John's 12-16 W 96-58 St. Mary's 12-20 W 49-42 vs Fresno State (Wolfpack Tournament, Reno, NV) 12-21 L 77-87 at Nevada (Wolfpack Tournament) 12-27 W 97-58 Southern-Baton Rouge 12-30 W 86-56 District of Columbia 01-02 L 36-37 St. Joseph's 01-06 W 73-50 Samford 01-10 W 107-72 N.C. Central 01-13 W 78-64 Manhattan 01-18 W 75-65 Fordham 01-20 W 78-76 at Penn 01-23 W 74-62 St. Francis 01-27 W 88-80 at American (Ft. Myer, VA) 01-31 L 74-75 Oral Roberts 02-03 L 71-91 at Detroit 02-07 W 62-60 at St. Peter's 02-10 W 87-62 Seton Hall 02-14 W 69-59 Stonehill 02-17 W 84-81 Boston College 02-21 W 73-71 at George Washington 02-24 W 63-54 at Holy Cross 03-03 W 73-52 vs Old Dominion (ECAC, Richmond, VA) 03-05 W 66-58 vs Syracuse (#6) (ECAC, College Park, MD) 03-10 L 58-64 vs Rutgers (#18) (NCAA, Providence, RI)
1979-1980 (26-6, 5-1 Big East) Final National Poll Ranking: #10 Big East Regular Season Tri-Champions Big East Tournament Champions NCAA Eastern Regional Finalists Coach: John Thompson Captains: John Duren, Craig Shelton Leading Scorer: Eric Floyd (17.8 ppg) Home Court: McDonough Gymnasium 12-01 W 98-63 Bowie State 12-05 W 83-71 vs Maryland (D.C. Armory) 12-08 W 117-68 St. Leo 12-11 L 69-76 at Indiana (#1) 12-15 W 69-64 vs Loyola, CA (Nike Classic, Albuquerque, NM) 12-16 W 78-75 vs Houston (Nike Classic) 12-18 W 55-50 Providence 12-22 W 85-66 Northeastern 12-26 L 74-75(OT) vs Boston College (ECAC Holiday Festival) 12-28 W 65-60 vs Lafayette (ECAC Holiday Festival) 01-03 L 77-79(2OT) Drake 01-05 W 95-84 Iona 01-08 W 62-53 at St. Joseph's (Palestra) 01-12 L 65-76 at Oral Roberts 01-16 W 64-49 at St. Peter's 01-19 L 69-71 at St. John's (#10) 01-23 W 107-79 U.S. International 01-26 W 86-62 American 01-30 W 97-92(OT) at Boston College 02-02 W 84-64 Connecticut 02-06 W 81-67 at Seton Hall 02-09 W 89-75 Wagner 02-13 W 52-50 at Syracuse (#2) 02-16 W 88-83 Detroit 02-20 W 98-74 George Washington 02-23 W 105-78 Holy Cross 02-28 W 60-47 vs Seton Hall (Big East, Providence, RI) 02-29 W 76-66 vs St. John's (#8) (Big East, Providence, RI) 03-01 W 87-81 vs Syracuse (#3) (Big East, Providence, RI) 03-08 W 74-71 vs Iona (NCAA, Providence, RI) 03-14 W 74-68 vs Maryland (#8) (NCAA, Philadelphia, PA) 03-16 L 80-81 vs Iowa (NCAA, Philadelphia, PA)

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