Carlisle at Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 14, 1908

Carlisle beat Pittsburgh 6–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Carlisle led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayCarlisle10–⁠2–⁠1 in 1908
6
HomePittsburgh8–⁠3 in 1908
0

FinalHigh 35°F, low 14°FAttendance 7,000

In the newspapers

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: Saturdays Football Results LOCAL.

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 16, 1908, page 3 (results column)

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    Saturdays Football Results LOCAL. -~- LOCAL. Rock Island high school, 0; Moline high school, 0. Davenport high school, G; Dubuque high school, 6. WEST. Chicago, 6; Cornell. 6. Pennsylvania, 20; Michigan, 0. Illinois, Is; Purdue, 6. Kansas, 20; Nebraska, 5. De Paul. 20; Beloit, 5. Marietta, %; Carnegie Tech 0. Missouri, 40; Washington, 0. Cornell Qowa), Sc; Coe, 0. Marquette. As; st. Thomas, 0. Ames, So; Grinnell, 0. st. Louis, G; Creighton, 0. Illinois Wesleyan, &c; Lincoln, 0. Depauw, 10; Earlham, 0. Kansas “Aggies,” 40; Oklahoma, 10 Kansas, 20; Nebraska, 5. Knox, 6; Monmouth, 0. Drake, II; Iowa, 6. Lake Forest, AZ; Milliken, 0. Northwestern (Wis.), 6; Lawrence, EAST. Harvard, 6; Dartmouth, 0. Yale, II; Princeton, G. Brown, II; Vermont, 0. Army, 6; w. and j., G. Navy, 5; Penn State. 0. Carlisle, 6; U. of Pittsburg, 0. Bowdoin, 10; Maine, 0. Springfield T. S., Massachusetts s. =, 5. Williams, “a; Wesleyan, 4. Hamilton, 0; Colgate. %. Amherst, 81; Middlebury. ).

  • The The mirror's story: football Scores.

    The mirror, Stillwater, Minn., November 19, 1908, page 3 (results column)

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    football Scores. The following are the scores OF the football games played last Sat urday: Chicago, 6; Cornell, 6. Pennsylvania. 20; Michigan, 0 Illinois, Is; Purdue, 6. Kansas, 20; Nebraska, 5. Yale, IL; Princeton, 6. Harvard, 6; Dartmouth, O. Carlisle, 6; U. of Pittsburg, 0. Army, 6; Wash. and jeff, 6. Navy, 5; Penn. State, 0. Syracuse, %; Tufts. 0.

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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 4–⁠4 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
1915Pittsburgh 45, Carlisle 0
1914Pittsburgh 10, Carlisle 3
1913Pittsburgh 12, Carlisle 6
1912Carlisle 45, Pittsburgh 8
1911Carlisle 17, Pittsburgh 0
1909Pittsburgh 14, Carlisle 3

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