1903 Carlisle Indians football team

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1903 Carlisle Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record11–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Johnson
Home stadiumIndian Field
Seasons
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1903 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   11 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   9 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   9 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple
   –   4 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   9 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   9 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Carlisle   –   6 – 2 – 1
Amherst   –   7 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham
   –   1 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall
   –   5 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 2 – 0
Bucknell
   –   4 – 5 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 8 – 0
Wesleyan
   –   3 – 6 – 1
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   1 – 5 – 1
Western U. Penn.   –   1 – 8 – 1

The 1903 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Pop Warner, the Indians compiled a record of 11–2–1 and outscored opponents 274 to 62.

In 1903, an Indian team coached by Warner first employed its infamous "hidden-ball play" against heavily favored

returner. With the aid of a specially altered jersey, the ball was placed up the back of the returner. The Indians broke the huddle and spread out in different directions. Each player feigned carrying the ball, except Dillon, the man with the ball up the back of his jersey. The ruse confused the Crimson players, and they scrambled to find the ball carrier. Dillon, with both his hands free, was ignored by the searching Harvard players, and he ran untouched into the end zone. With the score, Carlisle extended its lead to 11–0, but Harvard came back and eventually won 12–11. Nevertheless, the close match, and trick play, resulted in national attention.[1][2] Warner had learned the trick from John Heisman while facing Auburn in 1895 during his tenure as coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.[3]

Quarterback and captain Jimmy Johnson was selected All-American by Walter Camp. "Camp based his selection on a remarkable game he witnessed when Carlisle played Harvard. Johnson was small but fiery, and was a leader."[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19
Lebanon Valley
W 28–0
September 26
Gettysburg
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 46–0
October 3vs.
Bucknell
Williamsport, PAW 12–0
October 10at
Franklin & Marshall
Lancaster, PAW 30–0
October 17at Princeton
L 11–0[5]
October 24Swarthmore
  • Indian Field
  • Carlisle, PA
W 12–5
October 313:00 p.m.at Harvard
L 12–1112,000[6][7][8][9]
November 7at Georgetown
W 28–6
November 14at Penn
W 16–6
November 21vs. Virginia
T 6–65,000[10]
November 26vs. Northwestern
W 28–03,000[11][12]
December 195:00 p.m.at
Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
    		• W 22–01,000[13][14]
    December 25at Reliance Athletic ClubSan Francisco, CAW 23–0
    January 1at Sherman
    		W 12–6[15]

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    References

    1. ^ Gridiron Guts: The Story of Football's Carlisle Indians, NPR, May 19, 2007.
    2. ^ Football, the Indian Way, Newsweek, April 27, 2007.
    3. ISBN 9780786485772
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    4. ^ "Jimmy Johnson". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
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    16. ^ "1903 Carlisle Indian Schedule and Results".


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