For those of you unaware of Georgetown's football history, Jon Reagan's (B'84) excellent website covers the entirety of GU's gridiron history, which, believe it or not, includes a 1940 trip to the Orange Bowl. Indeed, The Hoyas nickname stems directly from a football tradition, not a basketball one.
This year's squad enters the season after a 2-9 campaign under new head coach Kevin Kelly. As The Hoya's preview of the season notes, Coach Kelly is successfully recruiting talent in the football powerhouse states. An interesting new tradition is the issuing of the #35 by the football team. The jersey honors Tom Eacobacci (C'96), a former football player who died during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Last year, Alex Buzbee wore the 35. This year, Stephen Smith, one of the Hoyas' linebackers, will don #35.
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