1896 Geneva Covenanters football team

1896 Geneva Covenanters football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham   –   1 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   11 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   14 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   11 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   10 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 0
Storrs   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   6 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 2
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Univ. Penn.   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 1
Swarthmore   –   2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1896 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by William McCracken in his seventh and final year as head coach, Geneva compiled a record of 0–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26West VirginiaMorgantown, WVL 0–6800[1]
October 10Washington & JeffersonBeaver Falls, PAL 0–34[2]
October 17Grove CityBeaver Falls, PAW 32–0[3]
October 24Nonpariel Athletic Club
  • Geneva Park
  • Beaver Falls, PA
L 0–8[4]
Nonpariel Athletic ClubW 12–0
November 7at Westminster (PA)New Wilmington, PAW 16–4[5]
November 21at Grove CityGrove City, PAL 6–10[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Geneva Makes A Good Stand". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Skill Against Pluck". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Went Down With Flying Colors". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "N. A. C. S. 8, Geneva 0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Geneva Defeats Westminster". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Geneva Loses To Grove City". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.


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