1923 Geneva Covenanters football team

The 1923 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by Tom Davies in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–2–1.

1923 Geneva Covenanters football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Nick
Home stadiumGeneva Field, High School Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     8 0 0
Yale     8 0 0
St. John's     5 0 1
Dartmouth     8 1 0
Syracuse     8 1 0
Boston College     7 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Lafayette     6 1 2
Tufts     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Geneva     6 2 1
Lehigh     6 2 1
NYU     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
Vermont     6 3 1
Brown     6 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Carnegie Tech     4 3 1
Penn     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 0
Bucknell     4 4 1
Columbia     4 4 1
Duquesne     4 4 0
Princeton     3 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Buffalo     2 5 1
Fordham     2 7 0
Boston University     1 6 0
Villanova     0 7 1
Temple     0 5 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Springfield     0 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Waynesburg
W 12–7[1]
October 6Juniata
W 50–0[2]
October 13vs. Bethany (WV)Wheeling, WVL 0–7[3]
October 20Duquesne
  • Geneva Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 33–6[4]
October 27Ashland
  • Geneva Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 34–7[5]
November 3at Allegheny
L 0–144,000[6]
November 10at Thiel
T 0–0[7]
November 17Grove City 
  • Geneva Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 14–0[8]
November 24Westminster (PA)
  • High School Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 19–0[9]
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Geneva Team Beats Roberts' Team In Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1923. p. 26. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Geneva Scores Easy Victory Over Juniaiti[sic]". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1923. p. 28. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Geneva Loses Great Game To Bethany, 7-0". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1923. p. 28. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Doyle, Charles J. (October 21, 1923). "Geneva Defeats Duquesne By 33-6 Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 22. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Geneva Wins From Ashland Eleven, 34-7". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1923. p. 28. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Allegheny Eleven Captures Title In Class B Football". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1923. p. 28. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Thiel and Geneva Elevens Battle to Scoreless Tie". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1923. p. 29. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Erstwhile Substitute Factor in Geneva Win". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1923. p. 25. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Geneva Defeats Westminster Easily In Its Season's Final Game, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1923. p. 25. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 5. Retrieved September 26, 2021.