1912 Carlisle Indians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1912 Carlisle Indians football 1912carlisle.jpg 285 Independent 12–1–1 Pop Warner 11th Jim Thorpe Indian Field The 1912 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Pop Warner, the Indians compiled a record of 12–1–1 and outscored opponents 454 to 120, leading the nation in scoring.http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/team_that_invented_football.htm The Team That Invented Football Sally Jenkins 2015-04-05 2015-04-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150410204155/http://www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/team_that_invented_football.htm dead It featured the Hall of Famers Jim Thorpe, Joe Guyon, and Gus Welch. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a halfback on the Army team defeated by Carlisle. The 1912 season included many rule changes such as the 100-yard field and the 6-point touchdown. The first six-point touchdowns were registered in Carlisle's 50–7 win over Albright College on September 21."Football Scores", Reading (PA) Eagle, September 22, 1912, p. 9 Schedule September 21 w 1912 Albright Red and White Albright Indian Field Carlisle, PA 50–7 September 25 w 1912 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley Indian Field Carlisle, PA 45–0 September 28 w 1912 Dickinson Red and White Dickinson Indian Field Carlisle, PA 32–0 October 2 w Villanova Harrisburg, PA 65–0 October 5 t y Washington & Jefferson Washington, PA 0–0 10,000 Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85536876/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Sunday Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 6, 1912 37 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85536916/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Sunday Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 6, 1912 39 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Syracuse Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY 33–0 Croyle Johnathan Even people who didn’t like football came to see one of the world’s most famous athletes play Syracuse in 1912 https://www.syracuse.com/living/2022/10/even-people-who-didnt-like-football-came-to-see-one-of-the-worlds-most-famous-athletes-play-syracuse-in-1912.html 12 October 2022 The Post-Standard 11 October 2022 en subscription October 19 w y Pittsburgh Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA 45–8 10,000 Jim Thorpe Star of Great Battle W. B. McVicker The Pittsburg Press October 20, 1912 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57470584/jim-thorpe-star-of-great-battle/ Newspapers.com October 26 w y Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC 34–20 October 28 w y Toronto All-Stars Toronto, ON 49–7 November 2 w y Lehigh Lehigh Field Bethlehem, PA 34–14 November 9 w y Army The Plain West Point, NY 27–6 Army Put To Rout By Indian Team The Sun November 10, 1912 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55513452/army-put-to-rout-by-indian-team/ Newspapers.comArmy Put To Rout By Indian Team The Sun November 10, 1912 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90893040/army-carlisle/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 26–34 November 23 w y 1912 Springfield YMCA Springfield YMCA Springfield, MA 30–24 Thorpe, 30 Points https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76805967/the-boston-globe/ The Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts November 24, 1912 14 April 30, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 w y Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI 32–0 Thorpe Closes Football Career https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76806218/hartford-courant/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut November 29, 1912 16 April 30, 2021 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carlisle/1912-schedule.html 1912 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"16820Elmer Busch guard Potter Valley, California5'10"18622Pete Calac tackle Fallbrook, California 5'1017819William Garloweguard 5'7"173Joe Guyontackle White Earth, Minnesota 5'10"178Roy Largeend 5'8"14819George Vetterneckend 5'6"140 Backfield Carlisle Indians Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Height Weight AgeAlex Arcasa halfback 5'8"15621Stancil "Possum" Powell fullback 5'10"176Jim Thorpe halfback Stroud, Oklahoma 6'1"180Gus Welch quarterback Spooner, Wisconsin5'11"15221http://carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/node/1518/zoomify Football Team – 1911-1912https://books.google.com/books?id=6mHXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT65 The Carlisle Arrow 1912 References Carlisle Category:Carlisle Indians football seasons Carlisle Indians football