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1892 Geneva Covenanters football team

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1892 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Washington & Jefferson     4 0 0
Colgate     3 0 0
Penn     15 1 0
Cornell     10 1 0
Harvard     10 1 0
Princeton     12 2 0
Penn State     5 1 0
Tufts     8 2 0
Navy     5 2 0
Army     3 1 1
Swarthmore     7 3 0
Western Univ. Penn.     4 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 3 0
Brown     4 4 2
Bucknell     2 2 0
Fordham     2 2 0
Geneva     3 3 0
Stevens     1 1 0
Massachusetts     4 6 2
Rutgers     3 5 1
Lafayette     5 7 0
Lehigh     3 6 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Wesleyan     1 7 1
Drexel     0 1 0
NYU     0 1 0
Syracuse     0 8 1

The 1892 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1892 college football season. Led by third-year head coach William McCracken, Geneva compiled a record of 3–3.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PAW 42–0[1]
October 15Western University of PennsylvaniaBeaver Falls, PAL 4–61,500[2]
October 22at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 18–61,000[3]
October 29Washington & JeffersonBeaver Falls, PAL 10–20[4]
November 8Allegheny Athletic Association
  • Geneva College grounds
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 18–2[5]
November 12at Washington & JeffersonL 6–50[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Westminster 0; Geneva 42". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "WUP, 6 - Geneva, 4". Pittsburgh Dispatch. October 16, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "By A Score Of 18 To 6". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 23, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Washington and Jefferson, 20—Geneva, 10". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Geneva Defeats The A. A. A.'s". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1892. p. 10. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "W. & J., 50—Geneva, 6". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.