Oberlin at Carlisle

Saturday, November 25, 1899

Carlisle beat Oberlin 81–⁠0. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayOberlin1–⁠2 in 1899
0
HomeCarlisle9–⁠2 in 1899
81

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The times's story: INTEREST IN FOOTBALL. Final intercollegiate Games to BE PIaNed This Week.

    The times, November 27, 1899, page 5

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    INTEREST IN FOOTBALL. Final intercollegiate Games to BE PIaNed This Week. Final intercollegiate Games to Be Played This Week. fNEW YORK. Nov. 26-The undergrad dates Of at least three universities believe tfT8t their football eleyens have won the so-called intercollegiate championship this year Harvard men maintain that the Crimson team is at the top of the heap, because il has not been defeated, although Yale Unexpectedly played il 10 a draw. Prncetons followers say the victory over Yale earns the laurel wreath in spite of the defeat at the hands of Cornell. Lafayette, by defeating Cornell and the University Of PENNSYLVANIA is the third aspiTant, in spite Of a defeat at Princeton. Lafayette men declare that their team beat Cornell after the Ithacans had wal loped Princeton and Columbia, the latter having previously disposed OF Yale. The University OF Chicago, by the way. has not been beaten. and has treated Cornell to her worst defeat The Carlisle Indians who play Columbia here on Thanksgiving Day, have the top score of the season. They crushed Oberlin on Saturday by 81 to 0. Only three more important games remain 10 be PLAYED, and all are scheduled for this week On Thursday Columbia’s varsity will tackle the Carlisle in this city in what promises TO be an exciting conflict. On Saturday the Army and Navy viii clash when West Point and Annapolis line up on Franklin Field Philadelphia The last big intercollegiate game will also be played Oh Franklin Field on Thanksgiving Day between Cornell and the University of PENNSYLVANIA, The old rivals This affair will probably be the usual red letter event.

  • The The state rights democrat's story: Saturday Foot Ball.

    The state rights democrat, Albany, Linn County, Oregon, December 1, 1899, page 2

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    Saturday Foot Ball. The game in this city between the Central school and High School elevens, properly the high school with the tenth grade left out, resulted in victory for the Central 81 to 0. Two goals were made in the first half and two goals in she second. One OF the latter was the sensation OF the game. The high school boys had the bail within few feet OF the central goal when they lost the ball. The Centrals took it, gave 1t to half. back Francis, who ran around the goal posts and across the field with the high school boys after him, but he was too fast for them and made touch down. Two more games viii be played. At Portland the U. OF o, and Multi. nomahs played TO tie. In Corvallis the 0. A. G. defeated the Indians alter difficult work I8 to II. The Indians, made two touch downs in the first nine minutes, Tualitin defeated Forest Grove IL to 5. The most sensational game Of the sea son was played in the east between Yale and Princeton. With the score 10 10 8 in favor OF Yale and one minute to 10, Poe, of Princeton, kicked field goal the game for princeton. One Of Yale’s goals was from the field kicked by Sharpe on the AS yard line. Other games were: At Providence, R.I.-Brown, ,18; Dart mouth, 5. At Cambridge Harvard freshmen, ,54; Yale freshmen, O. At Carlisle Carlisle, 81 Oberlin 0. At Pittsburg-Duquesne @ and AC, “a state college, 5. At Evanston, Ill, Northwestern 20; Perdue, o.

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story: Indians Have a ..Picnic.-

    The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 26, 1899, page 1

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    Indians Have a ..Picnic.- CARLISLE, Pa. Nov. 25.-The Oberlin- Indian football game to-day resulted in a victory for the Indians by the score OF 81 to 0. Oberlin was entirely outclassed. In the first half the Indians scored %. and in the second half all the regulars were taken on the Indian team. except Wheelock and The scrubs did almost as we’ll as the regulars. Teller and Hobart put UP the best game for Oberlin. Thirty-minute halves were played. A number of Ober,in men were disabled, and Pierce. the Indian giant tackle. was disabled in the first half.

  • The The Anaconda standard's story

    The Anaconda standard, Anaconda, Mont., November 26, 1899, page 9

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    At Carlisle, Pa.-The Oberlin-Indian football game to-day resulted in vic tory for the Indians by the score of 81 to 0. II; Topeka High School, O. At Pittsburg, Pa.-Duquesne c. and A. c., “a; State College, 5. At Evanston, Northwestern, 90 Perdue, o. Providence, R. Brown, 16; Dart mouth, 5. At Cambridge-Harvard Freshmen, 54 Yale Freshmen, 0. At Chicago-The University of Chi cago football eleven ran up score OF 20 against the team of the University of Minnesota to-day.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Carlisle 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Carlisle leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

Around this game

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