1912 Carlisle Indians football team
| 1912 Carlisle Indians football | |
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| 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 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 | The Plain • West Point, NY | W 27–6 | ||||||
| November 16 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 26–34 | ||||||
| November 23 | at Springfield (MA) | W 30–24 | |||||||
| November 30 | at Brown | Providence, RI | W 32–0 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Sally Jenkins. "The Team That Invented Football".
- ↑ "Football Scores", Reading (PA) Eagle, September 22, 1912, p. 9
- ↑ "1912 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".
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