The 1926 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1926 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bo McMillin, the team compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Tri-State title.
| 1926 Geneva Covenanters football | |
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Tri-State champion | |
| Conference | Tri-State Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–0 Tri-State) |
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| Home stadium | Reeves Field |
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| Geneva $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waynesburg | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiel | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster (PA) | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Cornell* | L 0–6 | |||
| October 2 | at Harvard* | W 16–7 | |||
| October 9 | Duquesne | W 56–0 | |||
| October 16 | at Canisius* | Buffalo, NY | W 28–9 | [1] | |
| October 22 | at Waynesburg | Waynesburg, PA | W 20–6 | ||
| October 30 | Thiel |
| W 19–0 | ||
| November 13 | Grove City* |
| L 0–3 | ||
| November 20 | Allegheny* |
| W 15–0 | ||
| November 27 | Bethany (WV) |
| W 20–0 | ||
| January 1 | vs. Oglethorpe* | Jacksonville, FL (Orange Blossom festival) | W 9–7 | 6,000 | [2] |
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References edit
- ^ "Canisius Falls Before Geneva". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1926. p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Geneva Eleven Winner". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 2, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved March 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
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