1924 Geneva Covenanters football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1924
| team = Geneva Covenanters
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Tri-State Conference
| short_conf = Tri-State
| record = 3–4–2
| conf_record = 2–0–1
| head_coach = Jack Sack
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = Tri-State co-champion
}}
{{1924 Tri-State Conference football standings}}
The 1924 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1924 college football season. Led by Jack Sack in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Tri-State title with {{cfb link|year=1924|team=Thiel Tomcats|title=Thiel}}.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Washington & Jefferson
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Washington, PA
| score = 6–19
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Presidents Down Geneva After Stubborn Battle, 19-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040031/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=September 28, 1924 |page=23 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1924|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaver Falls, PA
| score = 6–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Waynesburg Defeats Geneva Gridders, 7-6; Hamilton Is Injured |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040236/pittsburgh-daily-post/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Sunday Post |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 5, 1924 |page=29 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1924|team=Bethany Bison|title=Bethany (WV)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaver Falls, PA
| score = 10–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Geneva Gridders Beat Bethany College, 10-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040362/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 21, 1924 |page=27 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 0–55
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Mountaineers Wallop Geneva Eleven by 55-0 Score |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040504/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 19, 1924 |page=27 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1924|team=St. Bonaventure Brown and White|title=St. Bonaventure}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaver Falls, PA
| score = 14–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Geneva, Outfought, Comes Back With 14-0 Victory Over St. Bonaventure |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86040702/pittsburgh-daily-post/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Sunday Post |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 26, 1924 |page=30 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Thiel Tomcats|title=Thiel}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaver Falls, PA
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Geneva, Thiel In 0-0 Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86041263/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 2, 1924 |page=27 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| attend = 4,000
| score = 0–13
| source = {{cite news|last=Welsh|first=Regis M.|title=Harris Scores Two Touchdowns In Game Devoid Of Features|newspaper=Pittsburgh Sunday Post|date=November 9, 1924|page=III-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76480330/harris-scores-two-touchdowns-in-game-dev/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Panthers Start First String Men|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 8, 1924|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76606947/panthers-start-first-string-men/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Jack Sack Drives Geneva Squad For Tussle With Pitt|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post|date=November 5, 1924|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76652542/jack-sack-drives-geneva-squad-for-tussle/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Pitt's Scrubs Outplay Geneva and Win, 13-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 9, 1924|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76655966/pitts-scrubs-outplay-geneva-and-win-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Play-By-Play Story of Pitt-Geneva Contest|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=November 9, 1924|page=Sporting 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76657663/play-by-play-of-pitt-geneva-contest/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Grove City Crimson|title=Grove City}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Grove City, PA
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Geneva and Grove City Play to Scoreless Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86041420/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 16, 1924 |page=26 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1925|team=Westminster Titans|title=Westminster (PA)}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Beaver Falls, PA
| score = 21–13
| source = {{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Charles J. |title=Geneva Victorious Over Westminster, 21 To 13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86041555/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Gazette Times |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 23, 1924 |page=27 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Geneva Football Record Book |url=https://athletics.geneva.edu/documents/2021/6/25/Post_2020_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Geneva College |location=Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |date=2021 |page=5 |access-date=September 19, 2021 }}
References
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