1912 Carlisle Indians football team

1912 Carlisle Indians football
Conference	Independent
1912 record	12–1–1
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 Glenn Scobey "Pop" Warner in his 11th year as head coach.. The team compiled a record of 12–1–1, 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 50–7
September 25	Lebanon Valley	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	W 45–0
September 28	Dickinson	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	W 32–0
October 2	Villanova	Harrisburg, PA	W 17–0
October 5	Washington & Jefferson	Indian Field • Carlisle, PA	T 0–0
October 12	at Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	W 33–0
October 19	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 45–8
October 26	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C.	W 34–20
October 28	at Toronto All-Stars	Toronto, CA	W 49–7
November 2	at Lehigh		W 34–14
November 9	at Army	West Point, NY	W 27–6
November 16	at Penn	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 26–34
November 23	at Springfield		W 30–24
November 30	at Brown	Providence, RI	W 32–0
*Non-conference game.

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See also

• 1912 College Football All-America Team

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".