1891 Geneva Covenanters football team

1891 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
1891 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   13 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   12 – 1 – 0
Tufts   –   7 – 1 – 0
Penn   –   11 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 1 – 0
Army   –   4 – 1 – 1
Bucknell   –   6 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 3 – 0
  –   4 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   4 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 6 – 0
Brown   –   4 – 6 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 8 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 9 – 1
NYU   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 5 – 0
Wesleyan   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1891 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. Led by second-year head coach William McCracken, Geneva compiled a record of 4–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17Western University of PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls, PAL 0–42[1]
October 24Washington & Jefferson
L 8–26[2][3]
October 31Western University of PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls, PAW 12–4[4]
November 7at Westminster (PA)New Wilmington, PAW 40–0[5]
November 14West Penn MedicalBeaver Falls, PAW 58–0[6]
November 21Western University of PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PAW 6–4[7]

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References

  1. ^ "Beat the Genevas". Pittsburg Dispatch. October 18, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "An Unbroken Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "One for the Washingtons". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "A Little Too Heavy". Pittsburg Dispatch. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "The Geneva Won". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Rough Time Of It". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "The Game in Dispute". Pittsburgh Press. November 22, 1891. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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