1892 Geneva Covenanters football team

1892 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
1892 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   4 – 0 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 0 – 0
Penn   –   15 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   12 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 1 – 0
Tufts   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 1 – 1
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   4 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   4 – 4 – 2
Bucknell   –   2 – 2 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 2 – 0
Stevens   –   1 – 1 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 7 – 0
Massachusetts   –   4 – 6 – 2
Rutgers   –   3 – 5 – 1
  –   2 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wesleyan   –   1 – 7 – 1
Syracuse   –   0 – 8 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1892 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1892 college football season. Led by third-year head coach William McCracken, Geneva compiled a record of 2–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PAW 42–0[1]
October 15Western University of PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls, PAL 4–61,500[2]
October 22at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
L 6–181,000[3]
October 29Washington & JeffersonBeaver Falls, PAL 10–20[4]
November 8Allegheny Athletic Association
  • Geneva College grounds
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 18–2[5]
November 12at Washington & JeffersonL 6–50[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ "Westminster 0; Geneva 42". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "WUP, 6 - Geneva, 4". Pittsburgh Dispatch. October 16, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "By A Score Of 18 To 6". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 23, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Washington and Jefferson, 20—Geneva, 10". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1892. p. 10. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "W. & J., 50—Geneva, 6". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Geneva Not in It". Washington Daily Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1892. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.