1891 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
1891 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Navy    5 2 0
Cornell    7 3 0
Geneva    4 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    4 2 0
Lehigh    7 4 0
Delaware    5 3 1
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
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 & JeffersonL 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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