1917 Geneva Covenanters football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pittsburgh   –   10 – 0 – 0
Williams   –   7 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   2 – 0 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   9 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   3 – 1 – 3
New Hampshire   –   3 – 2 – 2
Dartmouth   –   5 – 3 – 0
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 2 – 3
Tufts   –   3 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   2 – 4 – 2
Carlisle   –   3 – 6 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   0 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1917 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Philip Henry Bridenbaugh, the team compiled a record of 5–3–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 293:00 p.m.at Thiel
W 3–0[1][2]
October 6St. BonaventureBeaver Falls, PAW 32–0[3]
October 13BarnettsBeaver Falls, PAW 17–0[4]
October 20at AlleghenyMeadville, PAL 0–39[5]
October 27Washington & JeffersonBeaver Falls, PAL 0–35[6]
November 3Grove CityBeaver Falls, PAT 7–7[7]
November 10Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PAW 23–7[8]
November 17Bethany (WV)Beaver Falls, PAL 6–25[9]
November 24Camp ShermanBeaver Falls, PAW 26–0[10]

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References

  1. ^ "Thiel Plays Geneva Here Tomorrow". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Geneva Wins From Thiel Score 3-0". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Geneva Is Easy Winner Over St. Bonaventure, 32 To 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1917. p. 17. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Geneva Defeated Barnetts At Beaver Falls, 17 to 9". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1917. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Allegheny Is Easy Victor Over Geneva". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Wash-Jeffs Jar Geneva In Downpour". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Geneva and Grove City Finish Even". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Geneva Beats Westminster". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1917. p. 28. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Bethany Beats Geneva, 25-6". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Geneva Beats Camp Sherman Soldiers". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1917. p. 24. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.


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