1906 Carlisle Indians football team

1906 Carlisle Indians football
Conference Independent
1906 record 9–3
Head coach Bemus Pierce (1st year)
Captain Albert Exendine

The 1906 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1906 college football season. The Indians were coached by Bemus Pierce in his 1st year as head coach. The team compiled a record of 9–3 , outscored opponents 244 to 40. Vanderbilt had one of the first big upsets from the south when it defeated Carlisle 4 to 0.[1] 1906 was the first season with a legal forward pass.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 22 Villanova W 6–0  
September 29 Albright W 82–0  
October 3 Susquehanna W 48–0  
October 6 vs. Penn State Williamsport, PA L 0–4  
October 13 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH W 18–0  
October 20 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA W 22–0  
October 27 at Penn Philadelphia, PA W 24–6  
November 3 at Syracuse Buffalo, NY W 9–4  
November 10 at Harvard Cambridge, MA L 0–5  
November 17 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota W 17–0  
November 24 at Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 0–4  
November 29 at Virginia Norfolk, VA W 18–17  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "1906 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".