List of Geneva Golden Tornadoes football seasons

Last updated May 09, 2024

The Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team represents Geneva College in collegiate level football.^[1] The team competes in NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). The team is also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association. Since its initial season in 1890, the team has won over 500 games. Home games are currently played at Reeves Field, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

Results

Yearly results

The Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team's first season of football was in 1890, and as of 2010, has completed 117 seasons of football. (Geneva did not field a team during the 1906, 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons).^[2]

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall				Conference				Notes
Year	Conference	Coach	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Notes
1890	None	William McCracken	0	1	0	.000
1891	None	William McCracken	4	2	0	.667
1892	None	William McCracken	3	3	0	.500
1893	None	William McCracken	2	2	1	.500
1894	None	William McCracken	5	1	0	.833
1895	None	William McCracken	0	5	0	.000
1896	None	William McCracken	3	4	0	.429
1897	None	Ross Fiscus	3	4	1	.438
1898	None	Ross Fiscus	1	4	1	.250
1899	None	Ross Fiscus	2	1	0	.667
.		1890–99 Totals	23	27	3	.462					53 Total Games
1900	None	J.B. Craig	5	1	1	.786
1901	None	J.B. Craig	5	1	2	.750
1902	None	J.B. Craig	7	0	0	1.000
1903	None	J.B. Craig	9	1	0	.900
1904	None	Smith Alford	1	4	2	.286
1905	None	Archibald Leech	4	6	0	.400
1906											No Football Team
1907	None	Arthur McKean	4	5	2	.455
1908	None	Arthur McKean	0	6	2	.000
1909	None	Arthur McKean	4	2	0	.667
.		1900-09 Totals	39	26	9	.588					74 Total Games
1910	None	Arthur McKean	2	5	2	.333
1911	None	Arthur McKean	0	6	1	.071
1912	None	Graydon Long	3	4	0	.429
1913	None	C.B. Metheny	4	3	0	.571
1914	None	C.B. Metheny	5	3	0	.625
1915	None	C.B. Metheny	5	3	0	.625
1916	None	C.B. Metheny	2	5	2	.333
1917	None	P.H. Bridenbaugh	5	3	1	.611
1918	None	P.H. Bridenbaugh	4	2	0	.667
1919	None	P.H. Bridenbaugh	4	2	2	.625
		1910–19 Totals	34	36	8	.487					78 Total Games
1920	None	P.H. Bridenbaugh	5	2	1	.688
1921	None	P.H. Bridenbaugh	5	3	1	.611
1922	None	Robert Park	4	6	0	.400
1923	None	Tom Davies	6	2	1	.722
1924	None	Jack Sack	3	4	2	.444
1925	None	Bo McMillin	6	3	0	.667
1926	None	Bo McMillin	8	2	0	.800					Defeated Oglethorpe in the Orange Blossoms Football Classic.
1927	None	Bo McMillin	8	0	1	.944
1928	None	Mack Flenniken	5	5	0	.500
1929	None	Mack Flenniken	2	6	1	.278
		1920–29 Totals	52	33	7	.603					92 Total games
1930	None	Howard Harpster	9	1	0	.900
1931	None	Howard Harpster	6	2	2	.700
1932	None	Howard Harpster	7	3	0	.700
1933	None	Jimmy Robertson	7	3	0	.700
1934	None	Dwight V. Beede	2	5	2	.333
1935	None	Dwight V. Beede	8	1	0	.889
1936	None	Dwight V. Beede	4	4	1	.500
1937	None	Edgar P. Weltner	3	4	2	.444
1938	None	Edgar P. Weltner	5	5	0	.500
1939	None	Edgar P. Weltner	5	4	0	.556
		1930–39 Totals	56	32	7	.626					95 Total Games
1940	None	Edgar P. Weltner	3	6	0	.333
1941	None	A.C. Ransom	4	3	2	.556
1942	None	Cal Hubbard	6	3	0	.667
1943											No Football Team
1944											No Football Team
1945											No Football Team
1946	None	A.C. Ransom	7	1	0	.875
1947	None	A.C. Ransom	7	2	0	.778
1948	None	A.C. Ransom	2	6	0	.250
1949	None	Walter J. West	7	2	1	.750
		1940–49 Totals	36	23	3	.605					62 Total Games
1950	None	Walter J. West	8	1	0	.889
1951	None	Walter J. West	2	5	0	.286
1952	None	Walter J. West	1	6	1	.188
1953	None	Byron Morgan	4	5	0	.444
1954	None	Byron Morgan	6	2	1	.722
1955	None	Byron Morgan	6	3	0	.667
1956	None	Byron Morgan	5	3	1	.611
1957	None	Byron Morgan	4	3	2	.556
1958	None	Byron Morgan	5	3	1	.611
1959	None	Byron Morgan	7	2	0	.778
		1950–59 Totals	48	33	6	.586					87 Total Games
1960	None	Byron Morgan	4	5	0	.444
1961	None	Byron Morgan	4	4	0	.500
1962	None	Byron Morgan	1	5	1	.214
1963	None	Donald Lederick	1	7	0	.125
1964	None	Donald Lederick	1	6	1	.188
1965	None	Donald Lederick	3	5	0	.375
1966	None	Donald Lederick	0	8	0	.000
1967	None	Joe Banks	1	7	0	.125
1968	None	Joe Banks	0	7	1	.063
1969	None	Dan Fraiser	1	6	1	.188
		1960–69 Totals	16	60	4	.225					80 Total Games
1970	None	Dan Fraiser	1	8	0	.111
1971	None	Dan Fraiser	7	2	0	.778
1972	None	Max Holm	8	1	0	.889
1973	None	Max Holm	4	5	0	.444
1974	None	Dick Lasse	1	8	0	.111
1975	None	Dick Lasse	0	9	0	.000
1976	None	Gene Sullivan	1	8	0	.111
1977	None	Gene Sullivan	1	8	0	.111
1978	None	Gene Sullivan	3	7	0	.300
1979	None	Gene Sullivan	3	6	0	.667
		1970–79 Totals	29	62	0	.319					91 Total Games
1980	None	Gene Sullivan	4	5	0	.444
1981	None	Gene Sullivan	5	3	1	.611
1982	None	Gene Sullivan	4	5	0	.444
1983	None	Gene Sullivan	5	4	0	.556
1984	None	Gene Sullivan	3	6	0	.333
1985	None	Gene Sullivan	5	4	0	.556
1986	None	Gene Sullivan	4	6	0	.400
1987	None	Gene Sullivan	11	2	0	.846					Reached NAIA Semi-Finals
1988	None	Gene Sullivan	8	2	0	.800
1989	None	Gene Sullivan	6	3	0	.667
		1980–89 Totals	55	40	1	.578					96 Total Games
1990	None	Gene Sullivan	5	5	0	.667
1991	None	Gene Sullivan	3	6	1	.350
1992	None	Gene Sullivan	4	5	0	.444
1993	None	Geno DeMarco	4	5	0	.444
1994	None	Geno DeMarco	6	3	0	.667
1995	None	Geno DeMarco	9	2	0	.818					Lost to Malone University in First Round of NAIA Playoffs.
1996	None	Geno DeMarco	7	3	0	.700					Lost to Findlay University in First Round of NAIA Playoffs.
1997	None	Geno DeMarco	11	2	0	.846					Lost to Findlay University in Second Round of NAIA Playoffs.
1998	None	Geno DeMarco	8	3	0	.727					Defeated Maranatha Baptist College in 1998 Victory Bowl.
1999	None	Geno DeMarco	8	3	0	.727					Defeated MidAmerican Nazarene in the 1999 Victory Bowl.
		1990–99 Totals	65	37	1	.636					103 Total Games
2000	None	Geno DeMarco	7	3	0	.700
2001	None	Geno DeMarco	4	6	0	.400
2002	None	Geno DeMarco	7	5	0	.583					Defeated Northwestern in the 2002 Victory Bowl.
2003	None	Geno DeMarco	7	4	0	.636					Defeated North Greenville in the 2003 Victory Bowl.
2004	None	Geno DeMarco	5	5	0	.500
2005	None	Geno DeMarco	8	4	0	.667					Lost to Georgetown College in First Round of NAIA Playoffs.
2006	None	Geno DeMarco	4	5	0	.444
2007	PAC	Geno DeMarco	8	3	0	.727	7	1	0	.875	Lost to Malone University in the 2007 Victory Bowl
2008	PAC	Geno DeMarco	5	5	0	.500	5	3	0	.625
2009	PAC	Geno DeMarco	8	3	0	.727	5	3	0	.625	Defeated Greenville University in the 2009 Victory Bowl.
.		2000-09 Totals	63	43	0	.594					106 Total Games
2010	PAC	Geno DeMarco	5	5	0	.500	4	4	0	.500
		Totals	521	457	49	.531	21	12	0	.656	1027 Total Games

Postseason bowl results

Geneva has appeared in seven post season bowl games. The Golden Tornadoes have had good success, going 6–1 all-time in bowl games. The Golden Tornadoes have also decline two bowl invitations. (2000 Victory Bowl and 2007 ECAC Bowl).

**Geneva College Bowl Games**
Date	Bowl Game	Home	Visitor	Outcome	Stadium	Location
Jan. 1 1927	Orange Blossom Football Classic	Geneva College	Olgethorpe University	W 9-7	Fairfield Stadium (neural site)	Jacksonville, FL
1998	Victory Bowl	Geneva College	Maranatha Baptist Bible College	W 27-6	Fawcett Stadium (neural site)	Canton, OH
1999	Victory Bowl	Geneva College	MidAmerica Nazarene	W 31-26	Fawcett Stadium (neutral site)	Canton, OH
2002	Victory Bowl	Northwestern(MN)	Geneva College	W 19-9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Minneapolis, MN
2003	Victory Bowl	Geneva College	North Greenville College	W 37-14	Reeves Field	Beaver Falls, PA
2007	Victory Bowl	Geneva College	Malone University	L 45-17	Reeves Field	Beaver Falls, PA
2009	Victory Bowl	Greenville College	Geneva College	W 29-28	Francis Field	Greenville, IL

Postseason playoff results

Prior to joining NCAA Division-III, Geneva competed in eight NAIA playoff games, finishing with a record of 4–4 (including forfeit victory) and reaching the national semi-finals in 1987. The Golden Tornadoes joined the Presidents' Athletic Conference in 2007 and had to undergo a four-year provisional period, where they were ineligible for the NCAA Division-III playoffs, and conference awards. In 2007, the Golden Tornadoes would have finished second in the PAC, with a 7–1 record against PAC opponents. Had they not been provisional members, the GTs might have qualified for the NCAA Division-III playoffs.

**Geneva College Playoff Games**
Date	Playoff Game	Opponent	Outcome	Note
1987	NAIA First-Round	Bluffton University	W 16-13
1987	NAIA Second-Round	Westminster College	W 16-15
1987	NAIA Semi-Finals	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	W 25-48	UW-SP forfeited the victory for use of an ineligible player.
1995	NAIA First Round	Malone University	L 23-24
1996	NAIA First Round	Findlay University	L 13-38
1997	NAIA First Round	Campbellsville University	W 34-13
1997	NAIA Second Round	Findlay University	L 7-28
2005	NAIA First Round	Georgetown College	L 35-36

Milestones

Wins

1st – 42-0 vs Westminster (1891)
100th – 31-0 vs Thiel (1920)
200th – 13-7 vs Drexel (1939)
300th – 30-26 vs Juniata (1965)
400th – 44-28 vs Wilmington (1992)
500th – 29-7 vs LaSalle (2007)

Games

1st – 1890 vs Pitt (L 4-10)
100th – 1905 vs Penn State (L 0-73)
200th – 1919 vs Muskingum (W 32-0)
300th – 1930 vs Canisius (W 33-7)
400th – 1940 vs Washington & Jefferson (L 0-10)
500th – 1955 vs Washington & Jefferson (W 46-6)
600th – 1967 vs Westminster (L 0-26)
700th – 1978 vs Westminster (L 7-34)
800th – 1989 vs Frostburg State (L 6-12)
900th – 1998 vs Maranatha Baptist (W 27-6)
1000th – 2008 vs Washington & Jefferson (L 14-43)

Statistics

Best decades

1990s .636
1930s .626
1940s .605
1920s .603
2000s .594

Worst decades

1960s .225
1970s .319
1890s .462
1910s .487
1980s .578

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[2] 2010 Geneva College Golden Tornadoes Media Guide

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