Carlisle at Syracuse

Saturday, November 18, 1911

Syracuse beat Carlisle 12–⁠11. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Carlisle led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayCarlisle11–⁠1 in 1911
11
HomeSyracuse5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1911
12

FinalHigh 44°F, low 16°F, 0.18 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington herald's story: INDIANS BEATEN BY SYRACUSE, IL TO II New Workers Play Brilliantly Against Carlisle.

    The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1911, page 37

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    INDIANS BEATEN BY SYRACUSE, IL TO II New Workers Play Brilliantly Against Carlisle. Syracuse, n Y, Nov. H-‘Undefeated Carlisle can no longer make that boast Her eleven was defeated here to-day by the light Syracuse team to the tune of l. to II. A muddy field contributed largely to the defeat Of the red men, but both teams suffered equally from the mire Carlisle scored its first touchdown after two minutes of play, taking the ball under the Orange goal line in just eight plays Here Syracuse took a brace. kallett, by a wonderful bit of running, combined with exceptional headWOrk, picked up punt, FOgg to Thorpe, which the latter fumbled on his own 15-yard line. syracuse then took the ball over, Day kicking the goal. In the second quarter Thorpe kicked to Castle who carried the ball for 30 yards for the second score. Day kicked goal. The Indians made their last score after a wonderful series of short forward passes and straight line bucks. Thorpe kicked goal For Syracuse. Kallett, Fogg. and Castie starred. For the Indians, Thorpe and Wheelock. The lineup and summary: CARLISLE. SYRACUSE. H iSRSria; i /. +. R RSy; IL l.. Fl Jordan. L. G.. Camp l.. G.. Berg!e e. Ayin G. L 0nest ar K T. P IJ5f5it’Sj r + H. BedeTmack. r. E. kallett X. Z Thorpe L. H. r. o. = smith. L. H Wheslock; /, H. B. castle. Il. ii. ,. Substitute walch for Arcasa; sousa for Powell; Fisher for Aylin: Topping for Hilfingcr; Ainsley for Z. Il. Smith. Touchdowns-FoSg Castle Thorpe. Goals-Day e.. Thorpe. RefcTee-AIr. Hinkey. Yale. Umpirc-Mr. Eli Harvard Field Mr.. Wright. Columbia Time of quartcrs-l5 min utes.

  • The The times dispatch's story: SYRACUSE WINS FRO NJ CARLISLE Muddy Field Contributes Largely to Defeat of Red Men by Light Opponents.

    The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 19, 1911, page 49

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    SYRACUSE WINS FRO NJ CARLISLE Muddy Field Contributes Largely to Defeat of Red Men by Light Opponents. syracuse. \. y. November is-”Undeboast. Her eleven defeated here today BY the light Syracuse team 10 the tune OF - 10 u, A muddy field contributed largely 70 the defeat OF the Red Men. but both teams scored equally from the mire. Carlisle scored It’s arst touchdown after two minutes % play. taking the ball I’M plays. Here Syracuse took brace. Kali lett, b. a wonderful bit OF running. COM bined with exceptional! head work. picked up punt, Fogs 10 Thorpe. which the lat Syracuse then took the ball over. Day kicking the goal. In the second quarter Thorpe kicked 10 Castle, who carried tho ball for fifty yards The Indians made their las. score after a wonderful series OF shor; forward passes and straight line bucks. Thorpe Kicked goal. starred For the indians. Thorpe and Wheeler The lineup: Carlisle Positions. syracuse. Roberts. ....left end ...........I>ay Newashe............le left tacke!... Reeve lordan..............lest guard..........C Camp Bush.....”.......righ guord......Ii iihngcr Lones,ar ....rish, tackle. !”P iPreSs. Arcasa............ quarterback Fosg tWaich) Thorpe hal:baci. O. j. Smith. Wheeler halfback. ...... Castle Powell. tuliback E a. Sr-i,h Touchdowns-Foss Castle and ‘‘’1 Thoyne Gcals-Day (,). Thorpe. Reteree-Hinkey. Yale umpire-EN. Harvard. Field iudre- Maurice Pennsylvania. Head lnesman- Wright. Columbia Time OF quarters. 10 minutes.

  • The Arizona republican's story: Old Eli Seemed to Have Ev- erything on Its Opponents and Yet Lost the Game by the Score of Six to Three. HARVARD WINS ANOTHER GAME Pennsylvania Loses to Ann Arbor - Syracuse Beats the Carlisle Indians - Other Results in Football Games.

    Arizona republican, Arizona, November 19, 1911, page 1

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    Old Eli Seemed to Have Ev- erything on Its Opponents and Yet Lost the Game by the Score of Six to Three. HARVARD WINS ANOTHER GAME Pennsylvania Loses to Ann Arbor – Syracuse Beats the Carlisle Indians – Other Results in Football Games. NEW HAVEN, Nov. 1S-Yale went down to defeat before the Princeton eleven this afternoon at Yale field the first time in eight years. Out of oozt and muddy waters. rose the orange and black warriors to set up the claim of football supremacy in the east. They won from Yale to 8 This decision figures as a score over Harvard This is great victory for the men of Princeton. who came here 10000 strong The game was played partly in brilli- of the mornings rain, but closed under gray skies and was one of the most remarkable in recent years. Princeton won. although out played in nearly everything laid down in football in struction books The tigers had m offensive plays but their defense meas ures were strong. On the other hand, with mud under foot. Yale could neith- CT rush for lack of foothold. nor speed up her end plays. nor send her backs the holes torn in the Orange and Black line The Blue had power. plays, and football knowledge, but her plays went wrong \ singularlty of in the fact that except for scoring the play which followed an error the Or ange and Black but once had the bail in her possession in Yale territory. This was in the last period when she stood on the 51-yard line

  • The Evening star's story: SCALP. THE INDIANS Syracuse Upsets Calculations, Defeating Carlisle, II to II. CONTEST FIERCELY FOUGHT New Workers Outplay the Redskins in All the Finer Points of the Game.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 19, 1911, page 59

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    SCALP. THE INDIANS Syracuse Upsets Calculations, Defeating Carlisle, II to II. CONTEST FIERCELY FOUGHT New Workers Outplay the Redskins in All the Finer Points of the Game. SYRACUSE, N. 2, November 1s-Upsetting calculations for the second sue cessive year, Syracuse defeated the hitherto undefeated Carlisle Indians In a fiercely contested game here this after noon by a score Of IL to II. The failure of mighty Thorpe to kick a goal from the first touchdown cost Carlisle tie. Throughout the game Thorpe was out kicked by Fogg, and Syracuse outplayed Carlisle in all the finer points of the game. In the line bucks Carlisle’s weight told and she tore Syracuse’s line to bits. Four times Syracuse held with the ball within ten yards Of goal. The lineup:

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 76% to win. Syracuse pulled the upset.

Carlisle leads 6–⁠3 in nine meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
1914Syracuse 24, Carlisle 3
1913Carlisle 35, Syracuse 27
1912Carlisle 33, Syracuse 0
1911Syracuse 12, Carlisle 11
1910Syracuse 14, Carlisle 0
1909Carlisle 14, Syracuse 11

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