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
Conference	Independent
1911 record	11–1
Head coach	Pop Warner (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Sampson Bird

1911 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	Lebanon Valley	Indian Field Carlisle, PA	W 53–0
September 27	Muhlenberg	Indian Field Carlisle, PA	W 32–0
September 30	Dickinson	Indian Field Carlisle, PA	W 17–0
October 7	Mount St. Mary's	Indian Field Carlisle, PA	W 46–5
October 14	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 28–5
October 21	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 17–0
October 28	at Lafayette	Easton, PA	W 19–0
November 4	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 16–0
November 11	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allston, MA	W 18–15
November 18	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 11–12
November 25	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, MD	W 29–6
November 30	at Brown	Providence, RI	W 12–6

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Players

Alex Arcasa and Possum Powell.

Line

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Height	Weight	Age
Joseph Bergie	center			5'9"	168	19
Sampson Bird	end
Elmer Busch	guard		Potter Valley, California	5'10"	186	21
William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz	tackle
Henri	end
Peter Jordan	guard
Bill Newashe	tackle		Shawnee, Oklahoma
Hugh Wheelock	end

Backfield

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Height	Weight	Age
Alex Arcasa	halfback			5'8"	156	20
Stancil "Possum" Powell	fullback			5'10"	176
Jim Thorpe	halfback		Stroud, Oklahoma	6'1"	180
Gus Welch	quarterback		Spooner, Wisconsin	5'11"	152	20

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See also

• 1911 College Football All-America Team

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.