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1896 Chicago Maroons football team

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1896 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record15–2–1 (3–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Foster Roby
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Chicago 3 – 2 – 0 15 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Illinois 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1896 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 15–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 3–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 368 to 82.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12 Englewood High School*
W 24–0
September 17 Hyde Park High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 24–0
September 19 Wheaton High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 47–0
September 23 Englewood High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–0
September 26 Eureka*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 46–0
October 3 Monmouth (IL)*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 43–0
October 5 Chicago alumni*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 5–0
October 7 Hahnemann Medical*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–0
October 10 Iowa*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0[3]
October 14at Notre Dame*
W 18–0
October 17 Oberlin*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 30–0
October 21 Armour*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 36–0
October 24 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 6–46[4]
October 31 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–0
November 7at Wisconsin
L 0–24
November 10 Lake Forest*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0
November 14at Northwestern
W 18–6[5]
November 26 Michigan
W 7–615,000–20,000
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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Player Position
Charles Foster Roby (captain) right tackle
Walter James Cavanagh center
Maurice Gordon Clarke quarterback
Harry Iris Coy right half back
Charles Firth left end
William Thaw Gardner fullback
Ralph C. Hamill right end
Clarence Bert Herschberger left halfback
Walter Scott Kennedy left tackle
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell left end
Theron Ware Mortimer left tackle
Robert Newton Tooker right guard
Jonathan Edward Webb left guard
Herbert Morse Burchard substitute
Frank Clayton Cleveland substitute
George Gilbert Davis substitute
Carr Baker Neel substitute
Victor Washington Sincere substitute

References

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  1. ^ "1896 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stagg's Hope Is Vain: Northwestern Spoils Chicago's Chances for Championship". Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1896. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chicago Wins the Game". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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