1897 Geneva Covenanters football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   15 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 2
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 1
Army   –   6 – 1 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 0 – 2
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dickinson   –   7 – 3 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 2
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wesleyan   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   2 – 6 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 6 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ross Fiscus, Geneva compiled a record of 3–4–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wellsville Athletic ClubBeaver Falls, PAW 42–0[1]
October 2at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 0–12850[2][3]
October 93:45 p.m.at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
L 0–201,000[4][5]
October 1612:00 p.m.at Greensburg Athletic AssociationGreensburg, PAL 0–32[6][7]
October 23Pittsburgh CollegeBeaver Falls, PAW 26–5[8]
October 30at Grove CityGrove City, PAL 0–6[9]
November 6Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PAW 14–0[10]
November 13Grove CityBeaver Falls, PAT 0–0[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Kicked Seven Goals". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Football In The Colleges". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "A Fierce Fight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 13. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Geneva Shut Out". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "D. C. & A. C. Wins From Geneva". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Many Battles On The Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Greensburg's Easy Victory". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh College Beaten". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Grove City Beats Geneva". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Westminster Could Not Score". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Not A Score Is Made". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 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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