1908 Geneva Covenanters football team

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.

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

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  .
  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  .
  3. ^ "Geneva Downed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "State Outplays Geneva, Score 51–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1908. p. 23. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  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  .
  7. ^ "Cinch For Westminster". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Slipperyrock Wins Over Geneva Eleven". New Castle Herald. New Castle, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Geneva Beats Grove City". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Geneva Victorious". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1908. p. 18. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.