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>Disclaimer: Apart from the years 1879, and 1893-1917, >this article regarding Carlisle University is >considered fiction. This is mainly a "What If Carlisle >Re-Opened" scenario. This article and its contents are >written from an objective lens and does not reflect >the author's opinions. The author apologizes in >advance for the contents of this article. > >A History of Carlisle College Football >1879-1885: The United States Indian Industrial School >opens. Their first football team, called the Pirates, >lasts until 1885 before being forced to disband as a >result of a particularly violent on-field brawl that >lasts for about 45 minutes between their cross-town >rival, Dickinson School of Law, leaving the school >without a football team until 1893. A similar event >will not take place in college football until LSU >defeated Tulane amidst a similar, albeit less >energized brawl 99 years later. >1893-1917: The United States Indian Industrial School >Indians is well-known as a national powerhouse, >competing against Army, Navy, Pennsylvania, Harvard, >Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton, Cornell, Syracuse, >Penn State and Virginia. Like many teams during this >era, the team doesn’t wear any helmets. >1918: The United States Army closes the school for two >years, converting the barracks to a rehabilitation >hospital for returning servicemen. >1920-1945: The United States Indian Industrial School >re-opens after two years as Carlisle University. Team >mascot – Indians – remains as before. First year >of helmets – leather, no designs. Carlisle would go >onto have a bitter sports rivalry with Dickinson >College until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic >prevented the teams from competing in what would have >been the 101st Blood Bowl. >1938: Carlisle University commissions band leader >Barnee Breeskin of the Washington Redskins to compose >the university’s fight song, “To War! Go Scalp >‘Um Injuns, For Grand Ol’ Carlisle,” which would >go on to be used until the end of the 2019-2020 school >year. The song was composed in twelve hours and was >the start of a 57-year affiliation with the Washington >Redskins. >1946-1960: After 26 years of wearing drab leather >helmets, the 1946 season saw the debut of the burgundy >red, plastic helmet. >1961-1968: A white-and-gold feather is added at the >back. >1963: Washington Redskins move from Occidental College >to Carlisle University for spring training. >1969-1973: The feather at the back is replaced with a >white-and-gold spear on each side of the helmet. >1972: 550 students petition that the “Indians” >mascot and team song be retired and replaced. Not only >do the all-white board of directors dismiss the >petition, but the students can only watch in shock as >Chairman George “Pappy Pug” Malone pulls down his >trousers and wipes his backside with the petition >before tossing it off the balcony! Malone, who had >served as Chairman for 24 years at the time, was never >removed from the board for this egregious act of >defiance, and would continue as Chairman until his >death in 2007 at the age of 83. >1974-1978: The 1972 “Head-on-Shield” logo is >introduced along with white-narrow >burgundy-yellow-narrow burgundy-white stripes. >1979-1982: Yellow facemasks are introduced for the >1979 season. >1983-2019: The 1982 “Head-on-Shield” logo is >introduced and stays for the next 37 years. >1995: Washington Redskins terminate their 57-year >affiliation with Carlisle University by announcing a >move to Frostburg State for spring training starting >in 1995. >2020-Present: After fifteen long years of legal >dispute against the NCAA, a court ruling declared that >Carlisle University could no longer use the >“Indians” nickname, and had to come up with a new >one. Just to be difficult, Carlisle University Sports >Director Henry Richardson announced that the new >nickname would be the “Nazis” and that the new >fight song would be “Horst-Wessel-Lied”. >Furthermore, there were to be no protests over the >matter or he would disband all of the sports teams. >Chairman Simon “Baby Pug” Malone and the rest of >the still all-white Board of Directors then doubled >down by declaring both martial law and a state of >emergency, threatening to not only expel any >protesters, but also close and sell off Carlisle >University if both the NCAA and the judge did not >retract their decisions within 24 hours. >In response, Richardson, Malone and the other 22 >members of the Board of Directors were arrested for >extortion and obstruction of justice, and on August >10, with a new Board of Directors in place, a “name >the team” contest was held instead, with the >understanding that the “Indians” nickname, mascot >and team song could no longer be used. Both the NCAA >and the ruling judge also declared that the >“Nazis” nickname was banned from use as it was >“clearly meant to offend not only the NCAA Board of >Directors but also the ruling judge, who had >previously issued a ruling against Carlisle’s >“Indians” mascot.” The new Board of Directors >announced that they would not contest any rulings with >previous mascots and would stick to the “name the >team” contest. >The four names eligible for selection were: >Drive – named after the numerous car shows in >Carlisle. Mascot: Christine; Sports Theme: John >Carpenter – Christine (12" Version); University >Colors: Sky Blue, Orange & White; Helmet Design: >Detroit Drive Helmet & Decal, Orange Facemask; Votes: >27% >Outlaws – name chosen to acknowledge the fact that >American First Nations people, African-Americans and >other minorities are treated as second-class citizens >to this day. Mascot: Louis Mandrin; Sports Theme: Hugh >Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad & The >Ugly; University Colors: Black, Red, Copper & White; >Helmet Design: 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders Helmet & >Facemask, Oklahoma Outlaws Decal; Votes: 24.1% >Pirates – named after the first football team in >1879. Mascot: Calico Jack; Sports Theme: Hans Zimmer >– The Kraken; University Colors: Purple, Orange, >Silver, Black & White; Helmet Design: 2000 Central >Arkansas Helmet, Black Facemask, Shreveport Pirates >Decal; Votes: 24.5% >Thunder – named after the first national powerhouse >team that Carlisle University had from 1893 to 1917. >Mascot: Big Jim Thunderbird; Sports Theme: The Alan >Parsons Project – The Ace Of Swords; University >Colors: Lime Green, White, Royal Blue, Aqua, Old Gold, >Black, Sky Blue & Yellow; Helmet Design: Sacramento >Gold Miners Helmet & Facemask, Orlando Thunder Decal; >Votes: 24.4% >The winning team name, by 2.5%, was “Drive.” The >colors of the university were changed accordingly to >reflect the current era and demographic. > >Affiliation by Year: >1879-1881: NAIA Division II Independent >1882-1885: NAIA Division I Independent >1893-1917: NCAA Division I Independent >1920-1946: Big Ten Conference >1947-1952: Yankee Conference >1953-Present: Atlantic Coast Conference
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