1912 Carlisle Indians football team

1912 Carlisle Indians football
Conference Independent
1912 record 1211
Head coach Pop Warner (11th year)
Captain Jim Thorpe

The 1912 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1912 college football season. The Indians were coached by Pop Warner in his 11th year as head coach.. The team compiled a record of 1211, outscored opponents 454 to 120, leading the nation in scoring.[1] 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.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 21 Albright Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 507  
September 25 Lebanon Valley Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 450  
September 28 Dickinson Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 320  
October 2 Villanova Harrisburg, PA W 170  
October 5 Washington & Jefferson Indian Field • Carlisle, PA T 00  
October 12 at Syracuse Syracuse, NY W 330  
October 19 at Pittsburgh Forbes FieldPittsburgh, PA W 458  
October 26 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. W 3420  
October 28 at Toronto All-Stars Toronto, CA W 497  
November 2 at Lehigh W 3414  
November 9 at Army The PlainWest Point, NY W 276  
November 16 at Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 2634  
November 23 at Springfield (MA) W 3024  
November 30 at Brown Providence, RI W 320  
*Non-conference game.

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See also

References

  1. Sally Jenkins. "The Team That Invented Football".
  2. "Football Scores", Reading (PA) Eagle, September 22, 1912, p. 9
  3. "1912 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".
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