1898 Geneva Covenanters football team
American college football team season
The 1898 Geneva Covenanters football team was an American football team that represented Geneva College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. The team finished with a record of 0–6–1. Its captain was Harry Hunter.
Coach
According to the Geneva record book, the team's 1897 player-coach Ross Fiscus continued his coaching role for an additional two seasons; however, newspapers reported that former Duquesne Country and Athletic Club quarterback Floyd Rose was coaching Geneva as of September 1898.
Fiscus, who began the season as captain and coach of the New Castle Terrors and by October joined the Grove City College team, played for both of those teams against Geneva.
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