Carlisle at Auburn
Saturday, December 5, 1914 Share
Auburn beat Carlisle 7–0. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 53°F, low 48°F, 0.02 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, December 6, 1914, page 19
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.PLA|NSMEN Defeat THE CARLISLE INDIANS Close Football Season With Clean Record-Goal Line Has Not Been Crossed. WARNER GOES TO PITTSBURGH Will Take UP His Work With Eleven There Next Year – Six Auburn Stars Play Last Game on Blue and Gold Squad. ATLANTA, GA, December 5.-Fieht. Ing with the grimness and determine battles throughout the season. IAN. II. burns football eleven defeatedp’t the Carlisle Indians to 0 here TO day. forecasts as to the result le Of the game me- In holding the Indians ecoreIess, the Alabama Polytechnic Institutes team ord Of having kept It’s own goal line increased Auburn has not been secretion this year. .Ef’ti, Carlisle presented an attack In the hrst period which threatened to denoralize Auburn,s defense. After Caiac F. Broker and Pratt had carried the within the shadow OF the Auburn goal posts, the Indians lost their. best chance to score. when a ffteen-yard penalty afterward. the ball was lost on downs. and thereafter Carlisle never seriously threatened the Blue and Gold goal line. as the same s adsanSed FREY Tbay oss tained tho ball on downs on >Carlisle’s lhirty-yard line shortly after the fourth Bidez and Hairston. aided by for ward pass, Hairston to Hart, carried the struggle to the Indians six!yard line. From here. ‘Hatrston w ent through Tor. q touchdown: Louiselie Kicked goal. me game was played on field SS rains G Car PASSES. especially near the end 81 the contest, but could not gain consecl lively. Auburn, as usual, relied chief ly on line rushing tactics. SIX Auburn players contested for the last time to-day for the Blue and Gold They were Captain Robinson and Kear-. lev, ends; Louiselle. tackle; Pitts, CEN tire; ThIgpen, guard, and Hart, half tho passing Of Coach Glen Warner from the service OF Carlisle He Will coach the University of Pittsburgh eleven in 1915. 80 .’ To-days game closed the Southern football season OF 1914 Auburn. has not been defeated In two years md IVES not scored on this season. The line up and summary: AuDurn. Position. Carlisle. St ~. ...left tackle. .Weimas pits. centre .Morlno Thigpen. fright guard. -. busch houiselle right tackle. !. .MaFtei- Robinson (Capt) right end. -. ~. Bird Hnirston. quarter back. II. Broker Prendergast left half back F. Brok err. Hart! .... right half back..... Pratt Harris pats... .,.1 full back; IGapt.l calac Williams. Virginia; head iinesn,an, Jemison. Atlanta. Time OF periods.Y ne. teen minutes each. t.t,E5ls Auburn scoring – Touchdown Hair ston;, goals from ,4tonchdowns, Louis. substitutions for Auburn-Bidex FOL Harris: Sample for Thigpen: Thigpen SubstItutionu for Cariisie-Wofford for f. Broker; F. Broker. for Wofford !: Wofford for F. Broker: Hawkeagie1 for Hill; Gilman for Wallette “a;

The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., December 6, 1914, page 14
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POWERFUL AUBURN MACHINE FLOWS ITS WAY TO VICTORY Plainsmen Defeat Carlisle In Atlanta By Score of Z to 0--Auburn Has Gone Entire Season With Goal Line Uncrossed- Indians Helpless After First Quarter Auburns territory. After the kickoff plays by Pratt. Calca and r. Broker over left and right tackle carried the ball to Auburns fiye-yard line, where Carlisle lost it on downs. Auburn punted out of danger. The period ended with the ball rear the center of the field. Score and first period: Carlisle 0. Auburn o. Auburn showed increased strength in the second period. Harris for Auburn, on plays through the center line, carried the ball % yards to Carlisle’s 45-yard mark. A monentfater Morris made another gain of 16 yards. An attempted forward pass failed and Carlisle got the ball on it’s % yard mark. Carlisle could not gain, and the period ended with the ball in Auburns possession on the Indians 30-yard line. Score end first half: Carlisle 0, Auburn O.. There was no particular features in the third period, neither team being able to make consistent gains Carlisle worked several short double passes for small gains. The period ended with Carlisle in possession of the ball on it’s own 90 yard line. Score end third period: Car Isle 0. Auburn o.. Today’s game closed the southern foot ball season of 1914. Auburn has not been defeated in two years, and was not scored mary: Auburn: Kearley. left end; Steed, left tackle. Taylor. left guard; Pitts. center; Thigpen, right guard; Louiselle, right tackle; Robinson (captain), right end; Hairston. quarterback; Urendergast left halfback Hart, right halfback; Harris, fullback. Carlisle Wallet, left end: Welmas, left tackle; Hill. left guard; NORM, CEN ter; Busch, right guard; Martel, right tackle; Bird,right end; II. Broker, quarterback; p. Broker, left halfback; Pratt, right hafback; Calac captain, fullback. Score by periods: 1aTllSle v “ v Referee, Brown Vanderbilt. Umpire, Williams, Virginia. Head linesman. Jemison, Atlanta. Time of periods. 10 min utes each. Auburn scoring: Touchdown, Hairston l. Goal from touchdown, Louiselle1.

The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., December 6, 1914, page 10
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Auburn Defeats Carlisle by the Score of I to D Atlanta, Dec. 5.-A lone touchdown and goal, scored in the early part of the last period, giving Auburn the to 0, represents this years football superiority of Auburn over Carlisle. Carlisle presented an attack in the first period which threatened to denoralize Auburn’s defense, but after this the Indians never seriously threat ened AubuFns goal line The game was played on a field made heavy by recent rains. Carlisle attempted numerous lateral and for ward passes, but could not gain consecutively, Auburn relied chiefly on line rushing tactics.

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], December 6, 1914, page 13
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AUBURN TRIPS INDIANS Carlisle Eleven Defeated by One Touchdown in South. Atlanta, Dec. Sin a bitterly fought game here to-day the Auburn iootpali tesm defeated the Carlisle Indian School eleven by a score OF Z 70 y. There was little advantage TO either side in the first three periods, In the final period, after. advancing we’ll down the field by line plunges, Hu, bnrn worked a double pass and carried the ball 70 the 6-yard line. On the next play il was sent through the Ind. ions’ line for a touchdown and goal was kicked. H.. Carlisle braced and prevented fur Their scoring.
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)
Auburn 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Carlisle–Auburn gameAuburn leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Carlisle
- Next gamevs. AlbrightSept. 18, 1915
- SeasonCarlisle in 1914
- ProgramCarlisle history and records
Auburn
- Next gamevs. MarionOct. 1, 1915
- SeasonAuburn in 1914
- ProgramAuburn history and records
