['< 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 great year in football | page = 17 | date = december 31, 1911 | accessdate = april 2, 2015 | via = [ [ newspapers. com ] ] | work = the houston post } } { { open access } } < / ref > < eod >']