<sod>[[1911 Carlisle Indians football team|1911]] was another stand-out year for Carlisle football, posting a 11–1 record.<ref name=records/> Thorpe had grown to {{Convert|180|lb|kg|abbr=on}} – big enough to be a starter. The team defeated [[1911 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]] 18 to 15, with Thorpe scoring all of Carlisle's points. [[Walter Camp]] selected Thorpe first-team All-American. One source claims Thorpe was "recognized as the greatest player of the year and a man whose kicking is likely to revolutionize the game."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2122372//|title=The Year In Football|page=17|date=December 31, 1911|accessdate=April 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|work=The Houston Post}} {{Open access}}</ref><eod>
<sod>[[1911 Carlisle Indians football team|1911]] was another stand-out year for Carlisle football, posting a 11–1 record.<ref name=records/> Thorpe had grown to {{Convert|180|lb|kg|abbr=on}} – big enough to be a starter. The team defeated [[1911 Harvard Crimson football team|Harvard]] 18 to 15, with Thorpe scoring all of Carlisle's field goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-11-11/jim-thorpe-leads-carlisle-upset-harvard-1911|title=Jim Thorpe leads Carlisle to upset of Harvard in 1911|last=|first=|date=2015-11-11|website=ncaa.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref> [[Walter Camp]] selected Thorpe first-team All-American. One source claims Thorpe was "recognized as the greatest player of the year and a man whose kicking is likely to revolutionize the game."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2122372//|title=The Year In Football|page=17|date=December 31, 1911|accessdate=April 2, 2015|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|work=The Houston Post}} {{Open access}}</ref><eod>