Carlisle at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 24, 1914

Pennsylvania beat Carlisle 7–⁠0. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 12–⁠6–⁠2.

AwayCarlisle5–⁠10–⁠1 in 1914
0
HomePennsylvania4–⁠4–⁠1 in 1914
7

FinalHigh 56°F, low 38°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: PENNSYLVANIA Wins Two Forward Passes Cause Downfall of Carlisle Indians. REDMEN STRONG AT START Quakers Wake Up in Two Final Periods and Play Aggressive Foot Ball.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1914, page 64

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    PENNSYLVANIA Wins Two Forward Passes Cause Downfall of Carlisle Indians. REDMEN STRONG AT START Quakers Wake Up in Two Final Periods and Play Aggressive Foot Ball. PHILADELPHIA, October 24-Two forward passes greatly aided Pennsylvania in defeating the Carlisle Indian 1oot ball team on Franklin Field today by to 0. The Redmen outplayed the Pennsylvanfans in the first half and the Quakers were lucky that Carlisle did not score on them. A tumble or a poorly executed play saved the Penn sylvania team several times. The Indians fairly carried Pennsylvania Off its feet at the beginning of play. car rying the ball to Pennsylvania 5-yard line. Pennsylvania’s line braced The indians nevertheless tried to pierce 1t and failed. Later the Indians again car ried the ball to within the Quakers’ s. yard line, where Pratt fumbled, and be fore they could get going again the sec ond period ended There was almost a complete reversal OF form in the last two periods. when pennsylvania showed more aggressive ness. Carlisle seemed to have lost her power on the attack The single touch down OF the game came in the last period. pennsylvania obtained the ball in Car hsies territory at the end of the third period. 25yard forward pass was sue cessful and a few minutes later. with the ball on the 17-yard mark, Avery shot another forward pass to Merrill. who sprlnted across the line for the touch down. The lineup:

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: INDIANS LOSE TO QUAKERS Two Forward Passes Greatly Aid in Pennsylvania Victory. FINAL SCORE SEVEN TO NOTHING Carlisle Fairly Carries Opponents OFF Their Feat at BEGINNING OF Play, Bearing Hall 10 Five-Yard Line. FINAL SCORE SEVEN TO NOTHING

    Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 25, 1914, page 35

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    INDIANS LOSE TO QUAKERS Two Forward Passes Greatly Aid in Pennsylvania Victory. FINAL SCORE SEVEN TO NOTHING Carlisle Fairly Carries Opponents OFF Their Feat at BEGINNING OF Play, Bearing Hall 10 Five-Yard Line. FINAL SCORE SEVEN TO NOTHING PHILADELPHIA, oct 4.-Two for ward passes greatly aided Pennsylvania IN defeating the Carlisle Indian foot ball team on Franklin field today by the score OF Z to o. The Indians fairly carried Pennsylvania off its feet at tho beginning play, carry ing the ball to Pennh’s fiye-yard line Pennsyivania’s line braced, but the In dams nevertheless tried to pierce it and failed. There was almost a complete reversal OF form in the last two periods. when Pennsylvania showed more aggressive ress while Carlisle’s seemed TO have lost Its power ON the attack The single touchdown OF the game came In the last period on successful twenty-five-yard forward pass

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 52% to win. Pennsylvania won as Elo’s underdog.

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