1899 Geneva Covenanters football team

1899 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Lewis
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 1
Carlisle   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   8 – 1 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   2 – 0 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   7 – 2 – 1
Western Univ. of Penn.   –   3 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   8 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 1
New Hampshire   –   4 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   7 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 3 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1899 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by Ross Fiscus in his third and final year as head coach, Geneva compiled a record of 0–3. The team's captain was William Lewis.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7at ThielGreenville, PAL 5–6[2]
October 14at AlleghenyMeadville, PAL 0–6[3]
October 21at Westminster (PA)New Wilmington, PAL 0–60[4]
November 4Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PACancelled [5]

[6]

References

  1. ^ "IGeneva Football Dates". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 20, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Intercollegiate Games". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Intercollegiate League". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Intercollegiate League". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Westminster Ready For Geneva". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved September 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.


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