1921 Geneva Covenanters football team

American college football season

1921 Geneva Covenanters football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–3–1
Head coach|

* Philip Henry Bridenbaugh (5th season)

Captain| Waldo S. Tippin
Home stadium| Geneva Field

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1921 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 2
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 3
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rhode Island State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1

The 1921 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by Philip Henry Bridenbaugh in his fifth and final year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 5–3–1.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| | Pittsburgh|

* High school field
* Beaver Falls, PA

| L 0–28| | [1][2][3][4]
October 1| 3:00 p.m.| at Carnegie Tech|

* Tech Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 0–7| 5,000| [5][6]
October 8| | at Juniata| Huntingdon, PA| W 54–0| | [7]
October 15| | Duquesne| Beaver Falls, PA| W 9–0| | [8]
October 22| 3:00 p.m.| Grove City|

* Geneva Field
* Beaver Falls, PA

| W 14–0| | [9][10]
October 29| | at Alfred| Alfred, NY| W 21–0| | [11]
November 5| | Hiram|

* Geneva Field
* Beaver Falls, PA

| W 1–0 (forfeit)| | [12][13]
November 11| | Westminster (PA)| Beaver Falls, PA| T 0–0| | [14]
November 19| | at Allegheny| Meadville, PA| L 7–14| | [15]

* All times are in Eastern time

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Geneva Opposes Panther". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1921. p. 32 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Panthers Meet Geneva Squad". The Pittsburgh Press. September 24, 1921. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Hannum, Max E. (September 25, 1921). "Covenanters Battle Hard". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 6 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Keck, Harry (September 25, 1921). "Panthers Score Four Touchdowns on Covenanters". The Gazette Times. p. III-2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Today's Grid Card". New Castle Herald. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1921. p. 16. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Coll, Raymond Jr. (October 2, 1921). "Skibos Have Hard Time Beating Covenanters, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 22. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Geneva Beats Juniata, 54-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1921. p. 22. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Geneva Conquers Dukes Only After Stubborn Battle". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1921. p. 22. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Geneva and Grove City Primed for Title Game". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1921. p. 9. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Grove City Loses, 14-0, to Geneva Team". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Geneva Beats Alfred". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1921. p. 22. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Geneva Rests After Battle With Alfred". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1921. p. 24. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ "Westminster Meets Geneva Armistice Day". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Westminster and Geneva Play Tie Game in Mud". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
15. ^ "Allegheny Beats Geneva In Season's Final Game". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1921. p. 28. Retrieved September 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
16. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

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