1896 Geneva Covenanters football team

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.

1896 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
1896 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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.
  2. "Skill Against Pluck". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  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.
  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.
  5. "Geneva Defeats Westminster". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  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.
  7. "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.


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