1906 Carlisle Indians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1906 Carlisle Indians football Carlisle football team 1906.jpg 285 Independent 9–3 Bemus Pierce 1st Albert Exendine Indian Field The 1906 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Led by Bemus Pierce in his first and only season as head coach, the Indians compiled a record of 9–3 and outscored opponents 244 to 40. Vanderbilt had one of the first big upsets from the south when it defeated Carlisle 4 to 0.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944523// Atlanta Constitution Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had February 19, 1911 March 8, 2015 52 Newspapers.com 1906 was the first season with a legal forward pass. Schedule September 22 w Villanova Indian Field Carlisle, PA 6–0 September 29 w 1901 Albright Red and White Albright Indian Field Carlisle, PA 82–0 October 3 w 1906 Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna Indian Field Carlisle, PA 48–0 October 6 l y Penn State Williamsport, PA 0–4 October 20 w y Western University of Pennsylvania Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA 22–0 5,000 WUP Team Humiliated By Carlisle Indians Pittsburgh Daily Post October 21, 1906 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53173506/carlisle-conquers-wup/ Newspapers.com October 27 w y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 24–6 20,000 https://www.history.com/news/forward-pass-football-invented-origins How the Forward Pass Saved Football HISTORY November 3 2:30 p.m. w y Syracuse Olympic Park Buffalo, NY 9–4 8,000 Carlisle Meets Syracuse Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76744435/buffalo-courier/ Buffalo Courier Buffalo, New York November 3, 1906 10 April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 0–5 November 17 w y Minnesota Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN 17–0 20,000 November 22 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–4 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-indians-lose-to-vande/146672875/ The Detroit Free Press Indians lose to Vanderbilt November 23, 1906 May 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 3:00 p.m. w y Cincinnati League Park Cincinnati, OH 18–0 5,000 Indian—And Pale Face To Clash—Upon the Gridiron at League Park This Afternoon https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/167839021/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 24, 1906 3 March 12, 2025 Newspapers.com Scalped,—But Not Annihilated—Carlisle Downed All-Star Local Eleven, 18 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/167839137/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati, Ohio November 25, 1906 11 March 12, 2025 Newspapers.com November 29 w y Virginia Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA 18–17 7,000 Virginia's Great Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76744743/the-washington-post/ The Washington Post Washington, D.C. November 30, 1906 9 April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com Carlisle Defeats Virginia https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76744825/the-lexington-herald/ The Lexington Herald Lexington, Kentucky November 30, 1906 6 April 29, 2021 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/carlisle/1906-schedule.html 1906 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results See also 1906 College Football All-America Team References Carlisle Category:Carlisle Indians football seasons Carlisle Indians football