1891 Geneva Covenanters football team

American college football season

1891 Geneva Covenanters football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–2
Head coach|

* William McCracken (2nd season)

Seasons

<- 1890

1892 ->

1891 Eastern college football independents records

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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
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
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
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 17| Western University of Pennsylvania| Beaver Falls, PA| L 0–42| [1]
October 24| Washington & Jefferson|

* College Park
* Washington, PA

| L 8–26| [2][3]
October 31| Western University of Pennsylvania| Beaver Falls, PA| W 12–4| [4]
November 7| at Westminster (PA)| New Wilmington, PA| W 40–0| [5]
November 14| West Penn Medical| Beaver Falls, PA| W 58–0| [6]
November 21| Western University of Pennsylvania| Pittsburgh, PA| W 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 .
3. ^ "One for the Washingtons". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
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 .
6. ^ "Rough Time Of It". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
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.

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* Reeves Field (1925–present)

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