1912 Carlisle Indians football team

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The 1912 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Pop Warner, the Indians compiled a record of 12–1–1 and 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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1–1
Headcoach
CaptainJim Thorpe
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1912 Carlisle Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJim Thorpe
Home stadiumIndian Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 â†’
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1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 8–0–0
Carlisle â€“ 12–1–1
Princeton â€“ 7–1–1
Swarthmore â€“ 7–1–1
Yale â€“ 7–1–1
Lehigh â€“ 9–2–0
Dartmouth â€“ 7–2–0
Wesleyan â€“ 7–2–0
Colgate â€“ 5–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–3–1
Rhode Island State â€“ 6–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 6–3–1
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Penn â€“ 7–4–0
Army â€“ 5–3–0
Brown â€“ 6–4–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–4–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 5–4–0
Tufts â€“ 5–4–0
Fordham â€“ 4–4–0
Villanova â€“ 3–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 4–5–1
Syracuse â€“ 4–5–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–4–1
New Hampshire â€“ 3–4–1
Geneva â€“ 3–4–0
Vermont â€“ 3–5–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 3–6–0
Boston College â€“ 2–4–1
Cornell â€“ 3–7–0
NYU â€“ 2–6–0
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 65–0
October 5at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAT 0–010,000[3][4]
October 12at SyracuseW 33–0[5]
October 19at PittsburghW 45–810,000[6]
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[7][8]
November 16at PennL 26–34
November 23at Springfield YMCASpringfield, MAW 30–24[9]
November 28at Brown
W 32–0[10]
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Players

Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell.

Line

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Player Position Games
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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
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Backfield

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Player Position Games
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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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