1893 Carlisle Indians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1893 Carlisle Indians football Independent 2–1 W. G. Thompson 1st Dickinson Athletic Field none The 1893 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1893 college football season. The Indians were coached by W. G. Thompson in the school's first year of organized intercollegiate football recognized by the NCAA.Official 2007 NCAA Division I Records Book, National Collegiate Athletic Association, p. 399, 2007. The Indians were consistently outsized by the teams they scheduled, and they in turn relied on speed and guile to remain competitive. The team compiled a record of 2–1; outscored opponents 60 to 16. Richard Henry Pratt laid out the fundamental rule of Carlisle football; "Promise me that you'll never slug."Lars Anderson Carlisle vs. Army 12 August 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=sT8uCriUVloC&pg=PA286 286 9781588366986 Schedule October 11 l y Dickinson School of Law Carlisle, PA 0–16 November 11 w Harrisburg High School Carlisle, PA 10–0 Beaten At Carlisle https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-patriot-news/158612689/ The Patriot Harrisburg, Pennsylvania November 13, 1893 2 November 7, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 w Philadelphia Indians Dickinson Athletic Field Carlisle, PA 50–0 500 Indians Vs. Indians https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sentinel/158612496/ The Sentinel Carlisle, Pennsylvania December 1, 1893 3 November 7, 2024 Newspapers.com References Carlisle Category:Carlisle Indians football seasons Carlisle Indians football