Carlisle at Cornell
Saturday, October 18, 1902 Share
Carlisle beat Cornell 10–6. It was their third meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 2–1.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 39°F, 0.08 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 19, 1902, page 8
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CARLISLE, 10; CORNELL, 6. Indians Were at Their Best While Ithaeans Showed Poor Form. Ithaca. \. Y. Oct. 1s.-The Cornell foot ball eleven was defeated on Percy field by the Carlisle Indians today. The score was 10 10 6. and all OF the scoring was done In the first half The Indians were az their best, and they could not have met Cornell when the Ithacans were in worse shape Cornelfs hack field was crippled and Coach Morrison was obliged 20 send into the game substitutes whose ability was questioned and who had had little experience in games. A faster and more determined lot OF football players than the Indians never came on Percy field. Their plays were we’ll conceived and were cleverly varied, while their interference was superb A play which massed quickly IN tackle was used with great effectiveness and was responsible FOR a large number or the Indians gains, while tackle back and end shift formations kept Cornell guessing. Carlisles scores were due largely 10 good luFk

The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 19, 1902, page 1
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DEFEATED BY scALP-TAkERs. Cornell Comes to Grief at the Hands OF Carlisle Indians. ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 1s.lThe Cornell football eleven was defeated on Percy field by the Carlisle Indians today. The was done in the first half. The Indians were at their best, and they could not have met Cornell when the Ithacans were In worse shape. Cornell’s back field was to send into the fray substitutes whose ability was questioned and who had had little experience in games. football players than the Indians never came to Percy Field. Their plays Wers

The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, Georgia, October 19, 1902, page 3 (results column)
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College Foot Ball. University of Pennsylvania 6; Brown To- Harvard IA: West Point 6. Princeton %; Washington and Jefferson 5. Cornell 6: Carlisle Indians 10. Michigan %: Notre Dame 0. Naval Academy 5; Lehigh 5. Chicago IL; Chicago 0. Georgetown %; Virginia Military In stitute II. Franklin and Marshall So; Column bian o. At Observation-Disclosures of Tonnes see 80; Maryville College O. Columbia 35. Hamilton o. Lafayette 49, Manhattan 5. Harvrrd Freshmen IL, Phillips Exc ter 0. Yale Freshmen II, Hotchkiss School 0. Dartmouth Is, Williams o. University of Louisiana 4; University Of Texas 0. Alabama Polytechnic Institute 90; University of Alabama 0. Vanderbilt, “a; Kentucky, II.
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)
Cornell 80% to win. Carlisle pulled the upset.
The series
Every Carlisle–Cornell gameCornell leads 3–2 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1914 | Cornell 21, Carlisle 0 | |
| 1913 | Carlisle 7, Cornell 0 | |
| 1902 | Carlisle 10, Cornell 6 | |
| 1901 | Cornell 17, Carlisle 0 | |
| 1898 | Cornell 23, Carlisle 6 |
Around this game
Carlisle
- Next gamevs. Medico-ChirurgicalOct. 25, 1902
- SeasonCarlisle in 1902
- ProgramCarlisle history and records
Cornell
- Next gamevs. OberlinOct. 25, 1902
- SeasonCornell in 1902
- ProgramCornell history and records
