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1912 Carlisle

12–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Pop Warner.

Schedule and results

Carlisle in 1912, game by game: won vs. Albright 50–7; won vs. Lebanon Valley 45–0; won vs. Dickinson 35–0; won vs. Villanova 65–0; tied at Washington & Jefferson 0–0; won at Syracuse 33–0; won at Pittsburgh 45–8; won at Georgetown 34–20; won at Toronto All-Stars 49–7; won at Lehigh 34–14; won at Army 27–6; lost at Pennsylvania 26–34; won at Springfield 30–24; won at Brown 32–0+65−8Won 50–7 vs. Albright+43AlbrightWon 45–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+45Lebanon ValleyWon 35–0 vs. Dickinson+35DickinsonWon 65–0 vs. Villanova+65VillanovaTied 0–0 at Washington & Jefferson0Washington & Je…Won 33–0 at Syracuse+33SyracuseWon 45–8 at Pittsburgh+37PittsburghWon 34–20 at Georgetown+14GeorgetownWon 49–7 at Toronto All-Stars+42Toronto All-Sta…Won 34–14 at Lehigh+20LehighWon 27–6 at Army+21ArmyLost 26–34 at Pennsylvania-8PennsylvaniaWon 30–24 at Springfield+6SpringfieldWon 32–0 at Brown+32Brown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsAlbrightW 50–⁠796%
Sep 25vsLebanon ValleyW 45–⁠096%
Sep 28vsDickinsonW 35–⁠091%
Oct 2vsVillanovaW 65–⁠083%
Oct 5atWashington & JeffersonT 0–⁠065%
Oct 12atSyracuseW 33–⁠070%
Oct 19atPittsburghW 45–⁠865%
Oct 26atGeorgetownW 34–⁠2052%
Oct 28atToronto All-StarsW 49–⁠794%
Nov 2atLehighW 34–⁠1487%
Nov 9atArmyW 27–⁠666%
Nov 16atPennsylvaniaL 26–⁠3475%
Nov 23atSpringfieldW 30–⁠2493%
Nov 28atBrownW 32–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Brown 32–⁠0.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Photographs from 1912

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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 1912.

Consensus All-AmericanJim Thorpe, RB

Record
12–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
505–⁠120
Coach
Pop Warner
Elo
1748 +109 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
25.4 No. 5 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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