1912 Carlisle Indians football team

1912 Carlisle Indians football
Conference Independent
1912 record 1211
Head coach Pop Warner (11th season)
Captain Jim Thorpe
1912 NCAA independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn State      8 0 0
Notre Dame      7 0 0
Washington      6 0 0
Carlisle      12 1 1
Maryland      6 1 1
Dartmouth      7 2 0
Navy      6 3 0
Army      5 3 0
Montana      4 3 0
Idaho      2 2 0
Oregon Agricultural      3 4 0
Washington State      2 3 0
Oregon      2 5 0
Pittsburgh      3 6 0

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 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 Archbold StadiumSyracuse, NY W 33–0  
October 19 at Pittsburgh Forbes FieldPittsburgh, PA W 45–8  
October 26 at Georgetown Georgetown Field • Washington, D. C. W 34–20  
October 28 at Toronto All-Stars Toronto, ON W 49–7  
November 2 at Lehigh Bethlehem, PA W 34–14  
November 9 at Army The PlainWest Point, NY W 27–6  
November 16 at Penn Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 26–34  
November 23 at Springfield (MA) Springfield, MA W 30–24  
November 30 at Brown Providence, RI W 32–0  

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Players

Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell.

Line

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Joseph Bergiecenter5'9"16820
Elmer BuschguardPotter Valley, California5'10"18622
Pete CalactackleFallbrook, California5'1017819
William Garloweguard5'7"173
Joe GuyontackleWhite Earth, Minnesota5'10"178
Roy Largeend5'8"14819
George Vetterneckend5'6"140

Backfield

Player Position Games
started
Hometown Height Weight Age
Alex Arcasahalfback5'8"15621
Stancil "Possum" Powellfullback5'10"176
Jim ThorpehalfbackStroud, Oklahoma6'1"180
Gus WelchquarterbackSpooner, Wisconsin5'11"15221

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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".
  4. "Football Team – 1911-1912".
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=6mHXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT65&lpg=PT65
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