As the college game became more expensive after World War II, Georgetown's program began to lose money rapidly.

[3] After a 2–7 season in 1950, Georgetown attempted to salvage its program by softening its schedule, replacing major opponents such as Penn State, Miami, and Tulsa with Richmond, Bucknell, and Lehigh.

In 1976, Georgetown began an annual rivalry game with the Catholic University Cardinals for the Steven Dean Memorial Trophy.

In 2012, the Patriot League transitioned to 60 full scholarships but Georgetown remained non-scholarship, further hurting its competitiveness in that conference.

The Hoyas have posted just one winning season since 2000, an 8-3 record in 2011, just prior to the Patriot League's decision to add scholarships.

Perhaps the football team's most accomplished athlete was Al Blozis, who played for the NFL's New York Giants before being killed in action in World War II.

[9] Jim Schwartz, former head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions, was a four-year letterman at linebacker.

Comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan was a wide receiver at Georgetown in 1985[11] after briefly playing at Purdue.

[12] Nick Alfieri, former Hoyas linebacker who had over 300 tackles in his Georgetown career, played professionally in the German Football League for several seasons.