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1891 Geneva Covenanters football team

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1891 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
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
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

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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

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  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.