1901 Carlisle Indians football team
| 1901 Carlisle Indians football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1901 record | 5–7–1 |
| Head coach | Pop Warner (3rd year) |
| Captain | Martin Wheelock |
The 1901 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1901 college football season. The Indians were coached by Pop Warner in his third year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 5–7–1.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 21 | Lebanon Valley | Indian Field • Carlisle, PA | W 28–0 | ||||||
| September 28 | Gallaudet | Indian Field • Carlisle, PA | W 19–6 | ||||||
| October 2 | Gettysburg | Harrisburg, PA | L 5–6 | ||||||
| October 5 | vs. Dickinson | Carlisle, PA | W 16–11 | ||||||
| October 12 | vs. Bucknell | Williamsport, PA | W 6–5 | ||||||
| October 16 | Haverford | Indian Field • Carlisle, PA | W 29–0 | ||||||
| October 19 | at Cornell | Buffalo, NY | L 0–17 | ||||||
| October 26 | at Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA | L 0–29 | ||||||
| November 2 | at Michigan | Bennett Park • Detroit, MI | L 0–22 | 8,000 | |||||
| November 9 | at Navy | Worden Field • Annapolis, MD | L 5–16 | ||||||
| November 16 | at Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 14–16 | ||||||
| November 23 | vs. Washington & Jefferson | Pittsburgh, PA | T 0–0 | ||||||
| November 28 | at Columbia | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | L 12–40 | 6,000 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Season summary
Week 4: vs. Dickinson
Despite the 16 to 11 Carlisle victory,The Dickinsonian called it "the greatest day in the football history of Dickinson."[2]
Week 9: at Michigan
The national champion Michigan Wolverines defeated the Carlisle Indians, 22–0, in a game played at Bennett Park in Detroit on November 2. The game was watched by a crowd of 8,000 spectators that included China's Minister to the United States, Wu Ting-Fan, occupying a box with former United States Secretary of War, Russell A. Alger.[3]
Week 13: at Columbia
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The Columbia Lions rolled up their largest score of the season, defeating the Indians 40 to 12. It was 40 to 0 until the final five minutes.[4][5] Starring in the contest was Columbia's backfield of Bill Morley, Harold Weekes, Dick Smith, and Chauncey L. Berrien.
References
- ↑ "1901 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".
- ↑ "Indians 16-Dickinson 11". The Dickinsonian (5). October 11, 1901. p. 1.
- ↑ "Michigan 22, Carlisle 0" (PDF). The New York Times. 1901-11-03. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ↑ "Carlisle Indians Lose". San Francisco Call. 90 (182). November 29, 1901.
- ↑ "Columbia, 40 - Carlisle 12". Columbia Daily Spectator. 45 (16). December 3, 1901.