1911 Carlisle Indians football team

1911 Carlisle Indians football
Conference Independent
1911 record 111
Head coach Pop Warner (10th year)
Captain Sampson Bird

The 1911 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1911 college football season. The Indians were coached by Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner in his 10th year as head coach.. The team compiled a record of 111 , 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.[1] 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."[2] College Football Hall of Fame members on the team include Thorpe, Gus Welch, and William "Lone Star" Dietz.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 23 Lebanon Valley Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 530  
September 27 Muhlenberg Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 320  
September 30 Dickinson Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 170  
October 7 Mount St. Mary's Indian Field • Carlisle, PA W 465  
October 14 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. W 285  
October 21 at Pittsburgh Forbes FieldPittsburgh, PA W 170  
October 28 at Lafayette Easton, PA W 190  
November 4 at Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 160  
November 11 at Harvard Harvard StadiumAllston, MA W 1815  
November 18 at Syracuse Syracuse, NY L 1112  
November 25 at Johns Hopkins W 296  
November 30 at Brown Providence, RI W 126  
*Non-conference game.

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Players

Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell.

Line

Backfield

See also

References

  1. Carlisle Indian School Game by Game Results, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved March 12, 2009.
  2. "The Year In Football". The Houston Post. December 31, 1911. p. 17. Retrieved April 2, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1911 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".
  4. "Football Team, 1911-1912".
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