Carlisle at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 28, 1905

Pennsylvania beat Carlisle 6–⁠0. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 8–⁠3.

AwayCarlisle10–⁠4 in 1905
0
HomePennsylvania12–⁠0–⁠1 in 1905
6

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington times's story: INDIANS TRICKS FOOLED QUAKERS' Pennsylvania Scored Lucky Victory Over Carlisle. VARSITY WAS OUTPlAYED Fumbling Ruined Redskins Chances of Downing Red and Blue. Woodruff's Plays. VARSITY WAS oUTPLAYED

    The Washington times, October 29, 1905, page 13

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    INDIANS TRICKS FOOLED QUAKERS’ Pennsylvania Scored Lucky Victory Over Carlisle. VARSITY WAS OUTPlAYED Fumbling Ruined Redskins Chances of Downing Red and Blue. Woodruff’s Plays. VARSITY WAS oUTPLAYED PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct. %.-Athough II was the general opinion after the game at Franklin Field this after noon that the Carlisle Indians had out played Pennsylvania. the latter won by 6 TO o. Penn’s score was made unexpectedly, and came as a big surprise, as II was expected that the Red and Blue team, weakened by the absence of Draper. iAS star guard, would be no match for the aborlgines The Quaker eleven feared the Indians, who are tricky. and In the first ten minutes of the game the uni versity players were run of their feet At the outstart Carlisle rushed the ball ! into Penn’s territory. and kept II there / for the first fifteen minutes of play. and the Quakers were obliged TO resort to punting to prevent n score. after Jude / had made two unsuccessful attempts to kick a field goal from the E-yard line On both attempts the ball fell into Ste vensons hands on the 5-yard line. Steyenson’s Run. | After twenty minutes of play, Steven son. taking one OF Jude’s punts, ran the J ball back for twenty-five yards. Three | first downs advanced the ball fifteer Yards more when Green, on a fake kick. hurdled the Indian defense an6 ran forty-three yards before being down ed or the 2-yard line. On the next pla’ Lamson carried the bali over for { touchdown. and Sheble kicked the goal In the second half the Indians again showed their superiority over Pennsyl varia, but lost many opportunitie through fumbling, which resulted from persistentiy passing the ball high. tn indians gained much ground on two new tricks invented by Coach George Wood ruff On one of the plays. the ball | passed from the center TO one OF IN halfbacks. and handed to either the full back or the opposite halfback. All eye were on the quarterback. and when h sidestcpped the ball. the opposing lin } was temporarily deceived, and the run ncr was away before the deception wa detected.

  • The Evening star's story: PLAYED CLEAN FOOT BALL. Pennsylvania Defeated Carlisle by Marrow Margin.

    Evening star, October 29, 1905, page 57

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    PLAYED CLEAN FOOT BALL. Pennsylvania Defeated Carlisle by Marrow Margin. PHILADELPHIA. October 2S.-The Penn sylvania foot ball eleven today defeated the Carlisle Indians by the score OF TO 0. The single touchdown and goal were made In the opening half. In the second half there was little to choose between the playing OF the two elevens. Both gained spasmodically. but neither was able to advance the bah with any degree OF regularity. For the first ten minutes In the opening half the Indians had Pennsylvania on the defensive. the play being entirely in the territory Of the local eleven. II was not until near the close OF the opening half that Pennsylvania was able to cross Car isles goal. On an exchange of kicks Penn sylvania got the ball near midfeld. On the first lineup Greene broke through for a forty?yard run and Lamson was pushed over for touchdown. Sheble kicked the goal. Three times during the first half the In dlans, being unable 10 gain against Penn sylvanias line, tried or field goals, but none of the attempts was dangerous Both eievens played clean foot ball and suffered about the same number OF penal ties, ~

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story: Pennsylvania Defeats Carlisle.

    The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 29, 1905, page 12

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    Pennsylvania Defeats Carlisle. FHIIadeIphIa. Pa, Oct. 2S.-The Penn syleania s football eleven today defeated to 0. The single touchdown and goal were made in the opening half. Tn the second half there was little to choose between the playing of the two elevens; Both gained spasmodicaily put neither was able to advance the pal with any degree of regularity. Both elevens played clean football and each suffered about the same mum Der of penalties.

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 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 13–⁠6–⁠2 in 21 meetings, counting the 10 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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