1896 Carlisle Indians football team

The 1896 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1896 college football season. The Indians were coached by Bill Hickok in his 1st year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 55 and outscored opponents 164 to 102.

1896 Carlisle Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record55
Head coach
CaptainBemus Pierce
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Fordham      1 0 0
Lafayette      11 0 1
Princeton      10 0 1
Penn      14 1 0
Yale      13 1 0
Pittsburgh College      11 2 0
Buffalo      8 1 2
Villanova      10 4 0
Bucknell      5 2 1
Harvard      7 4 0
Boston College      5 3 0
Storrs      5 3 0
Cornell      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 2
Temple      3 2 0
Army      3 2 1
Carlisle      5 5 0
Rutgers      6 7 0
Brown      4 5 1
Wesleyan      4 5 1
Frankin & Marshall      3 4 2
Geneva      3 4 0
Penn State      3 4 0
Colgate      3 4 1
Amherst      3 6 1
Holy Cross      1 3 2
Western Univ. Penn.      3 6 0
Lehigh      2 5 0
Tufts      2 6 1
New Hampshire      1 4 0
Massachusetts      0 4 0
Rhode Island      0 4 0

Carlisle played games against college football's "Big Four" (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Penn) and nearly defeated Yale. The New York Times reported on a run by Isaac Seneca that nearly won the game against Yale:

"Seneca was given the ball to go through the centre. He got through with one or two Yale men hanging on to him. Then he squirmed and shook off the Yale men, dodged a man or two, and, making a splendid run down the field, made what was thought to be a touchdown. Nearly all on the grounds shouted themselves hoarse. Men waved their hats in the air, pretty gals clapped their hands ..."[1]

However, the referee waved off the touchdown, ruling that Seneca was "down" when the Yale players hung on to him. The New York Times wrote the next day that the referee had made the wrong call and that Carlisle had been robbed of a touchdown, but the game went into the record books as a 12–6 win for Yale.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26vs. DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 28–6
October 3at Duquesne Athletic ClubPittsburgh, PAW 18–0
October 14at PrincetonL 6–22
October 24vs. YaleNew York, NYL 6–12
October 31at HarvardCambridge, MAL 0–4
November 7at PennL 0–21
November 14Cincinnati
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 28–0
November 21at Penn StateHarrisburg, PAW 48–5
November 26Brown
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
L 12–24
December 19vs. WisconsinW 18–8

[2]

References

  1. "Yale Had A Close Call: Defeats Carlisle Indians by 12 Points to 6; Referree Hickock's Wrong Decision in the Second Half Robbed the Indians of a Touchdown". The New York Times. 1896-10-25.
  2. "1896 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".


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