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1903 Carlisle

11–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Carlisle in 1903, game by game: won vs. Lebanon Valley 28–0; won vs. Gettysburg 46–0; won vs. Bucknell 12–0; won at Franklin & Marshall 30–0; lost at Princeton 0–11; won vs. Swarthmore 12–5; lost at Harvard 11–12; won at Georgetown 28–6; won at Pennsylvania 16–6; tied vs. Virginia 6–6; won at Northwestern 28–0; won at Utah 22–0; won at Reliance A.C. 23–0; won at Sherman 12–6+46−11Won 28–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+28Lebanon ValleyWon 46–0 vs. Gettysburg+46GettysburgWon 12–0 vs. Bucknell+12BucknellWon 30–0 at Franklin & Marshall+30Franklin & Mars…Lost 0–11 at Princeton-11PrincetonWon 12–5 vs. Swarthmore+7SwarthmoreLost 11–12 at Harvard-1HarvardWon 28–6 at Georgetown+22GeorgetownWon 16–6 at Pennsylvania+10PennsylvaniaTied 6–6 vs. Virginia0VirginiaWon 28–0 at Northwestern+28NorthwesternWon 22–0 at Utah+22UtahWon 23–0 at Reliance A.C.+23Reliance A.C.Won 12–6 at Sherman+6Sherman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsLebanon ValleyW 28–⁠091%
Sep 26vsGettysburgW 46–⁠092%
Oct 3vsBucknellW 12–⁠066%
Oct 10atFranklin & MarshallW 30–⁠085%
Oct 17atPrincetonL 0–⁠1131%
Oct 24vsSwarthmoreW 12–⁠591%
Oct 31atHarvardL 11–⁠1226%
Nov 7atGeorgetownW 28–⁠638%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaW 16–⁠644%
Nov 21vsVirginiaT 6–⁠665%
Nov 26atNorthwesternW 28–⁠051%
Dec 19atUtahW 22–⁠075%
Dec 25atReliance A.C.W 23–⁠091%
Jan 1atShermanW 12–⁠692%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sherman 12–⁠6.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1903.

Consensus All-AmericanJames Johnson, QB

Record
11–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
274–⁠52
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1679 +141 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
21.3 No. 7 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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