1911 Carlisle Indians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1911 Carlisle Indians football 1911 Carlisle Indians FB team.jpg 285 Independent 11–1 Pop Warner 10th Single-wing Sampson Bird Indian Field The 1911 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1911 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Pop Warner, the Indians compiled a record of 11–1 and outscored opponents 298 to 49. The season included one of the greatest upsets in college football history. Against Harvard, Jim Thorpe scored all of the Indians' points in a shocking upset over the period powerhouse, 18–15. The only loss for Carlisle came at the hands of Syracuse the following week, 12–11.Carlisle Indian School Game by Game Results https://web.archive.org/web/20150427115552/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/c/carlisle/yearly_results.php?year=1910 2015-04-27 , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved March 12, 2009. Walter Camp selected Thorpe first-team All-American. One source claims Thorpe was "recognized as the greatest player of the year and a man whose kicking is likely to revolutionize the game."https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2122372// The Year In Football 17 December 31, 1911 April 2, 2015 Newspapers.com The Houston Post College Football Hall of Fame members on the team include Thorpe, Gus Welch, and William "Lone Star" Dietz. Schedule September 23 w 1911 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley Indian Field Carlisle, PA 53–0 September 27 w 1911 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Indian Field Carlisle, PA 32–0 September 30 w Dickinson Indian Field Carlisle, PA 17–0 Victory For Carlisle: Beats Strong Dickinson Eleven by Score of 17 to 0 The Washington Post October 1, 1911 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85273524/victory-for-carlisle/ Newspapers.comThe Indian Game: Red Skins Held to 17-0 Score by Plucky Fight in Initial Game The Dickinsonian October 4, 1911 1, 12 https://archives.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/dickinsonian-october-4-1911 October 7 w 1911 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Indian Field Carlisle, PA 46–5 October 14 w y Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC 28–5 October 21 w y Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 17–0 8,000 Blue and Gold Boys are Beaten 17-0 The Pittsburg Press October 22, 1911 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56571727/blue-and-gold-boys-are-beaten/ Newspapers.com October 28 w y Lafayette March Field Easton, PA 19–0 November 4 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 16–0 November 11 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 18–15 November 18 l y Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY 11–12 November 25 w y 1911 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins Homewood Field Baltimore, MD 29–6 Carlisle Humbles Johns Hopkins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76805428/the-washington-herald/ The Washington Herald Washington, D.C. November 26, 1911 43 April 30, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 w y Brown Providence, RI 12–6 12,000 Carlisle 12, Brown 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76805692/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts December 1, 1911 6 April 30, 2021 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carlisle/1911-schedule.html 1911 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results Players thumb|upright=.9|Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell. Line Carlisle Indians Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Height Weight AgeJoseph Bergie center 5'9"16819Sampson Bird endElmer Busch guard Potter Valley, California5'10"18621William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz tackleHenri endPeter Jordan guardBill Newashe tackle Shawnee, OklahomaHugh Wheelock end Backfield Carlisle Indians Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Height Weight AgeAlex Arcasa halfback 5'8"15620Stancil "Possum" Powell fullback 5'10"176Jim Thorpe halfback Stroud, Oklahoma 6'1"180Gus Welch quarterback Spooner, Wisconsin5'11"15220http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/node/1518/zoomify Football Team – 1911-1912https://books.google.com/books?id=6mHXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT65 The Carlisle Arrow 1912 See also 1911 College Football All-America Team References Carlisle Category:Carlisle Indians football seasons Carlisle Indians football