1898 Geneva Covenanters football team

American college football season

1898 Geneva Covenanters football

Conference| Independent
Record| 0–6–1
Head coach|

* Ross Fiscus (2nd season)

Seasons

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1898 Eastern college football independents records

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| 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
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Pittsburgh College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 20| | New Castle Terrors| New Castle, PA| L 0–17| [1]
October 1| 3:00 p.m.| Pittsburgh College|

* Pittsburgh College grounds
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 5–23| [2][3]
October 8| | at Grove City| Grove City, PA| L 0–39| [4]
October 15| | Westminster (PA)|

* Geneva Park
* Beaver Falls, PA

| L 0–17| [5][6]
October 29| | Swissvale Athletic Club| Beaver Falls, PA| L 0–5| [7]
November 5| | Duquesne Country and Athletic Club|

* Exposition Park
* Allegheny City, PA

| L 0–68| [8][9]
November 12| | at Westminster (PA)| New Wilmington, PA| T 0–0| [10]
November 19| | Grove City| Beaver Falls, PA| Cancelled | [11]

* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

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

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