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1908 Geneva Covenanters football team

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1908 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     11 0 1
Harvard     9 0 1
Cornell     7 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Yale     7 1 1
Dartmouth     6 1 1
Carlisle     10 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     10 2 1
Army     6 1 2
Pittsburgh     8 3 0
Lafayette     6 2 2
Princeton     5 2 3
Syracuse     6 3 1
Brown     5 3 1
Temple     3 2 1
Colgate     4 3 0
Lehigh     4 3 0
Dickinson     5 4 0
Amherst     3 3 2
Holy Cross     4 4 0
Penn State     5 5 0
Vermont     3 3 3
Wesleyan     3 4 2
Springfield Training School     3 4 1
NYU     2 3 2
Frankin & Marshall     4 6 1
Bucknell     3 5 2
Rutgers     3 5 1
Boston College     2 4 2
Carnegie Tech     3 7 0
Geneva     1 6 2
Tufts     1 6 1
Villanova     1 6 0
Drexel     0 7 0

The 1908 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1908 college football season. Led by second-year head coach, Arthur McKean, the team compiled a record of 1–6–2.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3AlleghenyBeaver Falls, PAT 0–5[1]
October 7at Washington & JeffersonL 0–29[2]
October 10at WaynesburgWaynesburg, PAL 0–5[3]
October 17at Penn State
L 0–51[4]
October 24Westminster (PA)Beaver Falls, PAL 0–15[5]
October 31at Grove CityGrove City, PAT 5–5[6]
November 7at Westminster (PA)New Wilmington, PAL 0–39[7]
November 14Slippery RockBeaver Falls, PAL 6–18[8]
November 21Grove CityBeaver Falls, PAW 5–0[9][10]

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References

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  1. ^ "Geneva Plays a Draw". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1908. p. 14. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Wash-Jeff's Trounces Geneva College Team". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1908. p. 7. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Geneva Downed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "State Outplays Geneva, Score 51–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1908. p. 23. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Westminster Is Winner Over Geneva By 15 to 0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Grove City And Geneva Are In A Time Game". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1908. p. 17. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Cinch For Westminster". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Slipperyrock Wins Over Geneva Eleven". New Castle Herald. New Castle, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Geneva Beats Grove City". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Geneva Victorious". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 24, 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.