1911 Carlisle Indians football team

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 Pop Warner in his 10th year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 11–1 , 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.

1911 Carlisle Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1911 record11–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainSampson Bird
1911 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn State   –    8 –0 –1
Carlisle   –    11 –1 –0
Princeton   –    8 –0 –2
Trinity (CT)   –    6 –0 –2
Temple   –    6 –1 –0
Army   –    6 –1 –1
Dartmouth   –    8 –2 –0
Lafayette   –    8 –2 –0
Yale   –    7 –2 –1
Harvard   –    6 –2 –1
Cornell   –    7 –3 –0
Rhode Island State   –    5 –2 –1
Brown   –    7 –3 –1
Bucknell   –    6 –3 –1
Penn   –    7 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –    4 –3 –1
Washington & Jefferson   –    6 –4 –0
Syracuse   –    5 –3 –2
Lehigh   –    5 –5 –1
Rutgers   –    4 –4 –1
St. Bonaventure   –    2 –2 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    4 –5 –0
Tufts   –    3 –4 –0
NYU   –    1 –3 –3
Colgate   –    3 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    3 –6 –0
Villanova   –    0 –5 –1
Geneva   –    0 –6 –1
Boston College   –    0 –7 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23Lebanon Valley
W 53–0
September 27Muhlenberg
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 32–0
September 30Dickinson
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 17–0
October 7Mount St. Mary's
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 46–5
October 14at Georgetown
W 28–5
October 21at Pittsburgh
W 17–0
October 28at LafayetteEaston, PAW 19–0
November 4at Penn
W 16–0
November 11at Harvard
W 18–15
November 18at Syracuse
L 11–12
November 25at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 29–6
November 30at BrownProvidence, RIW 12–6

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Players
Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell.

Line
Player Position Games
started		 Hometown Height Weight Age
Joseph Bergiecenter5'9"16819
Sampson Birdend
Elmer BuschguardPotter Valley, California5'10"18621
William Henry "Lone Star" Dietztackle
Henriend
Peter Jordanguard
Bill NewashetackleShawnee, Oklahoma
Hugh Wheelockend

Backfield
Player Position Games
started		 Hometown Height Weight Age
Alex Arcasahalfback5'8"15620
Stancil "Possum" Powellfullback5'10"176
Jim ThorpehalfbackStroud, Oklahoma6'1"180
Gus WelchquarterbackSpooner, Wisconsin5'11"15220

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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".
  5. "The Carlisle Arrow". 1912.


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