1901 Carlisle Indians football team

1901 Carlisle Indians football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	5–7–1
Head coach	Pop Warner (3rd year)
Captain	Martin Wheelock

The 1901 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1901 college football season. The Indians were coached by Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner in his 3rd year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 5–7–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Lebanon Valley	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	W 28–0
September 28	Gallaudet	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	W 19–6
October 2	Gettysburg	Harrisburg, PA	L 5–6
October 5	vs. Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	W 16–11
October 12	vs. Bucknell	Williamsport, PA	W 6–5
October 16	Haverford	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	W 29–0
October 19	at Cornell	Buffalo, NY	L 0–17
October 26	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	L 0–29
November 2	at Michigan	Bennett Park • Detroit, MI	L 0–22	8,000
November 9	at Navy	Annapolis, MD	L 5–16
November 16	at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 14–16
November 23	vs. Washington & Jefferson	Pittsburgh, PA	T 0–0
November 28	at Columbia	Polo Grounds • New York, NY	L 12–40	6,000
*Non-conference game.

^[1]

Season summary

Week 4: vs. Dickinson

Despite the 16 to 11 Carlisle victory,The Dickinsonian called it "the greatest day in the football history of Dickinson."^[2]

Week 9: at Michigan

The national champion Michigan Wolverines defeated the Carlisle Indians, 22–0, in a game played at Bennett Park in Detroit on November 2. The game was watched by a crowd of 8,000 spectators that included China's Minister to the United States, Wu Ting-Fan, occupying a box with former United States Secretary of War, Russell A. Alger.^[3]

Week 13: at Columbia

Carlisle at Columbia

1 2 Total Carlisle 0 12 12 • Columbia 17 23 40 Date: November 28, 1901 Location: Polo Grounds •New York, NY Game attendance: 6,000 Referee: J. C. McCracken (Penn)

The Columbia Lions rolled up their largest score of the season, defeating the Indians 40 to 12. It was 40 to 0 until the final five minutes.^[4][5] Starring in the contest was Columbia's backfield of Bill Morley, Harold Weekes, Dick Smith, and Chauncey L. Berrien.

References

1. "1901 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".
2. "Indians 16-Dickinson 11". The Dickinsonian (5). October 11, 1901. p. 1.
3. "Michigan 22, Carlisle 0" (PDF). The New York Times. 1901-11-03. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
4. "Carlisle Indians Lose". San Francisco Call 90 (182). November 29, 1901.
5. "Columbia, 40 - Carlisle 12". Columbia Daily Spectator 45 (16). December 3, 1901.