| Year: | 1912 |
| Team: | Carlisle Indians |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 12–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Pop Warner |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Captain: | Jim Thorpe |
| Stadium: | Indian Field |
The 1912 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indian Industrial School as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Pop Warner, the Indians compiled a record of 12–1–1 and outscored opponents 454 to 120, leading the nation in scoring.[1] It featured the Hall of Famers Jim Thorpe, Joe Guyon, and Gus Welch. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a halfback on the Army team defeated by Carlisle.
The 1912 season included many rule changes such as the 100-yard field and the 6-point touchdown. The first six-point touchdowns were registered in Carlisle's 50–7 win over Albright College on September 21.[2]
| Joseph Bergie | center | 5'9" | 168 | 20 | ||
| Elmer Busch | guard | Potter Valley, California | 5'10" | 186 | 22 | |
| Pete Calac | tackle | 5'10 | 178 | 19 | ||
| William Garlowe | guard | 5'7" | 173 | |||
| Joe Guyon | tackle | 5'10" | 178 | |||
| Roy Large | end | 5'8" | 148 | 19 | ||
| George Vetterneck | end | 5'6" | 140 | |||
| Alex Arcasa | halfback | 5'8" | 156 | 21 | ||
| Stancil "Possum" Powell | fullback | 5'10" | 176 | |||
| Jim Thorpe | halfback | Stroud, Oklahoma | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Gus Welch | quarterback | Spooner, Wisconsin | 5'11" | 152 | 21 | |