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1893 Geneva Covenanters football team

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1893 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     11 0 0
Fordham     4 0 0
Harvard     12 1 0
Yale     10 1 0
Colgate     3 0 2
Penn     12 3 0
Penn State     4 1 0
Wesleyan     4 1 0
Holy Ghost     6 2 0
Swarthmore     6 2 1
Lehigh     7 3 0
Brown     6 3 0
Carlisle     2 1 0
Frankin & Marshall     4 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     5 3 0
Drexel     3 2 0
Bucknell     4 3 0
Amherst     7 6 1
Boston College     3 3 0
Geneva     2 2 1
Army     4 5 0
Williams     2 3 1
Tufts     4 7 0
Cornell     3 6 1
Worcester Tech     2 4 1
Boston University     1 2 0
Lafayette     3 6 0
Syracuse     4 9 1
Western Penn     1 4 0
MIT     1 5 0
Massachusetts     1 9 0
New Hampshire     0 1 0
Rutgers     0 4 0
Maine     0 5 0

The 1893 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William McCracken, Geneva compiled a record of 2–2–1.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 142:45 p.m.at Washington & JeffersonW 12–6[1][2]
October 21at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
L 0–18[3][4]
November 182:30 p.m.Washington & JeffersonBeaver Falls, PAW 28–10[5]
November 25at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
  • P. A. C. Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 4–26400[6][7]
November 29at Grove CityGrove City, PAT 0–0[8][9]

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References

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  1. ^ "Washington Football". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "A Washington Account". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "P. A. C. And Geneva". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Saturday's Games". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 23, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "A W. & J. Defeat". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "In Local Bounds". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Another P. A. C. Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "At Grove City". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "The Cause of it". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.