Carlisle at Pennsylvania

Saturday, November 12, 1904

Pennsylvania beat Carlisle 18–⁠0. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 7–⁠3.

AwayCarlisle10–⁠2 in 1904
0
HomePennsylvania12–⁠0 in 1904
18

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington times's story: INDIANS SCALP[D BY PENNSYLV VANIA Red and Blue Goal Nevtr Endangered. 18 TO 0 A BIG DEFEAT Good SPrinting and Hard, Straight Football Carried the Ball Through Carlisle Warriors.

    The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 13, 1904, page 10

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    INDIANS SCALP[D BY PENNSYLV VANIA Red and Blue Goal Nevtr Endangered. 18 TO 0 A BIG DEFEAT Good SPrinting and Hard, Straight Football Carried the Ball Through Carlisle Warriors. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. l2.-The University OF Pennsylvania football eleven today, on Franklin Field. administered 10 their most feared rivals. the Carlisle Indians. a crus aing defeat. winning by Is 10 o. II was feared that the Indians would cross the Red and Blue goal line. but 1t was never In danger. Only once was the ball within ten yards OF the goal line, and then Sheble punted to mldheld. cutting on all hope Of score by the redskins Ten minutes after play started. Penn got the ball IN midfeld and by straight line plunging carried 1t down the field until LamsOn was pushed over for a touchdown. Reynolds kicked the goal. Reynolds Good Run. An exchange Of punts gave Penn pos session Of the ball on the 55-yard linc. ten minutes later. and Il was quickly advanced ten yards 15-yard Iun by Stevenson, and 25-yard sprint by Reynolds carried Il within a yard OF the goal line. and Zeigler was showed through center for q touchdown. Reyrolds again kicked the goal The same pair made similar plays in | the second half and made possible the the third touchdown, LamsOn carrying the ball over the line. and Reynolds kicking goal A thousand students and Indian maids cheered the Indians The lineup: Penna. Position. Indians.

  • The New-York tribune's story: PENN DEFEATS REDSKINS. Quakers Get Revenge on Carlisle zcith Score of Is to 0.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 13, 1904, page 1

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    PENN DEFEATS REDSKINS. Quakers Get Revenge on Carlisle zcith Score of Is to 0. Philadelphia Nov. 12.-Twenty thousand persons filled the horseshoe grandstand of Franklin Field this afternoon 10 see the pennsylvania football eleven take its revenge the Indians to the tune OF IS to O. While IL was conceded from the start that the original owners of the soil. easy victors last year had no chance. still it was understood that Poor Lo” had trained for this as the game OF his season. kept PENIS defence guessing until the ball had been carried from their 25-yard line to the Red and Blues 4O-yard mark. Then tumble gave the leather to the Quakers and the terrible tandem attack began its work the Indian line. First Lamson and then Zegler were hurled the last white mark In the first half. III the second Pennsylvania sent in many substitutes. and her attack weak ened, producing only tally by Lamson. the big tackle The Indians on the other hand braced wonderfully. and in the last ten minutes of play poured through the Red and Blue line like water almost crossing the Quaker goal line and brighten ing the coaches badly The lineup and score:

  • The The Salt Lake herald's story: PENN 10, CARLISLE o. Quakers Had to Work Hard in Order TO Beat Indians.

    The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 13, 1904, page 10

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    PENN 10, CARLISLE o. Quakers Had to Work Hard in Order TO Beat Indians. Philadelphia, Nov 12.-Although the football team from the Carlisle Indian school failed to score against the Uni versity OF Pennsylvania eleven on Franklin field today, the three touch downs made by Pennsylvania were earned with difficulty. The Indians were lighter than Pennsylvania, but what they lacked in weight they made good in speed. Stevenson, Pennsylva- MAS quarterback, was the star in the contest. Score: Pennsylvania, is; Carlisle O.

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)

Pennsylvania 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 13–⁠6–⁠2 in 21 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
1917Pennsylvania 26, Carlisle 0
1914Pennsylvania 7, Carlisle 0
1913Carlisle 7, Pennsylvania 7
1912Pennsylvania 34, Carlisle 26
1911Carlisle 16, Pennsylvania 0
1910Pennsylvania 17, Carlisle 5

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