1898 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–6–1
Head coach
1898 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

  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.


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