The 1927 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by Bo McMillin in his third and final year as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Tri-State title.
| 1927 Geneva Covenanters football | |
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Tri-State champion | |
| Conference | Tri-State Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (4–0 Tri-State) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster (PA) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waynesburg | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiel | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Davis & Elkins* |
| W 21–0 | ||
| October 1 | at Bucknell* | T 0–0 | |||
| October 8 | at Duquesne | Pittsburgh, PA | W 20–0 | ||
| October 12 | at Boston College* | W 13–0 | 18,000 | [1][2] | |
| October 22 | Waynesburg |
| W 12–6 | ||
| October 29 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 46–6 | ||
| November 5 | Grove City* |
| W 13–0 | [3] | |
| November 12 | at Allegheny* | Meadville, PA | W 39–7 | ||
| November 19 | Thiel |
| W 67–6 | ||
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References
edit- ^ Webb, Meville E. Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Beats B.C. In Late Rush, 13-0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Webb, Meville E. Jr. (October 13, 1927). "Geneva Defeats B.C. In Second Half, 13-0 (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Ray, Johnny (November 1, 1927). "Capacity Crowd Is Expected Saturday". The Beaver Falls Tribune. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. p. 10. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Google News.
- ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
