1912 Carlisle Indians football team

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.

1912 Carlisle Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1912 record12–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJim Thorpe
1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard      9 0 0
Penn State      8 0 0
Carlisle      12 1 1
Princeton      7 1 1
Yale      7 1 1
Lehigh      9 2 0
Dartmouth      7 2 0
Wesleyan      7 2 0
Colgate      5 2 0
Wash. & Jeff.      8 3 1
Rhode Island State      6 3 0
Bucknell      6 3 1
Temple      3 2 0
Penn      7 4 0
Army      5 3 0
Brown      6 4 0
Franklin & Marshall      6 4 0
Rutgers      5 4 0
Tufts      5 4 0
Fordham      4 4 0
Villanova      3 3 0
Morris Harvey      2 2 0
Lafayette      4 5 1
Syracuse      4 5 0
Carnegie Tech      3 4 1
Geneva      3 4 0
Pittsburgh      3 6 0
Boston College      2 4 1
Cornell      3 7 0
NYU      2 6 0

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21Albright
W 50–7
September 25Lebanon Valley
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 45–0
September 28Dickinson
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 32–0
October 2VillanovaHarrisburg, PAW 17–0
October 5Washington & Jefferson
  • College Field
  • Washington, Pennsylvania
T 0–0
October 12at SyracuseW 33–0
October 19at PittsburghW 45–8
October 26at Georgetown
W 34–20
October 28at Toronto All-StarsToronto, ONW 49–7
November 2at Lehigh
W 34–14
November 9at ArmyW 27–6
November 16at PennL 26–34
November 23at Springfield (MA)Springfield, MAW 30–24
November 30at BrownProvidence, RIW 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. "The Carlisle Arrow". 1912.


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