1898 Geneva Covenanters football team

1898 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     11 0 0
Drexel     7 0 0
Princeton     11 0 1
Penn     12 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Cornell     10 2 0
Swarthmore     9 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     9 2 0
Yale     9 2 0
Dickinson     8 2 0
Syracuse     8 2 1
Wesleyan     7 3 0
Western Penn.     5 2 1
Brown     6 4 0
Carlisle     6 4 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Pittsburgh College     6 4 1
Army     3 2 1
Vermont     3 2 1
Holy Cross     5 4 1
Bucknell     4 4 3
Fordham     1 1 2
Frankin & Marshall     4 4 2
New Hampshire     4 4 0
Amherst     4 5 1
Villanova     2 4 1
Lehigh     3 6 1
Boston College     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 1
Temple     2 5 0
Lafayette     3 8 0
NYU     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Tufts     1 9 0
Geneva     0 6 1

The 1898 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Ross Fiscus, Geneva compiled a record of 0–6–1.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20New Castle TerrorsNew Castle, PAL 0–17[1]
October 13:00 p.m.Pittsburgh College
L 5–23[2][3]
October 8at Grove CityGrove City, PAL 0–39[4]
October 15Westminster (PA)
L 0–17[5][6]
October 29Swissvale Athletic ClubBeaver Falls, PAL 0–5[7]
November 5Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubL 0–68[8][9]
November 12at Westminster (PA)New Wilmington, PAT 0–0[10]
November 19Grove CityBeaver Falls, PACancelled [11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Amateur Sports". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 21, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Has A Strong Team". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Made A Good Start". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Geneva Never In It". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "A Great Contest". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1898. p. 12. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Geneva Gets A Beating". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Geneva Beaten At Home". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sad Day For Geneva; Bright For Duquesne". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Another Landslide". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "The Game At New Wilmington". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Geneva Quits For The Season". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.