1917 Geneva Covenanters football team

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.

1917 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Eastern college football independents records
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

Schedule

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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 17–9[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

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  1. ^ "Thiel Plays Geneva Here Tomorrow". The Record-Argus. Greenville, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  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  .
  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  .
  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  .
  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  .
  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  .
  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  .
  8. ^ "Geneva Beats Westminster". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1917. p. 28. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Bethany Beats Geneva, 25-6". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Geneva Beats Camp Sherman Soldiers". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1917. p. 24. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved September 19, 2021.