1896_Chicago_Maroons_football_team

1896 Chicago Maroons football team

1896 Chicago Maroons football team

American college football season

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]

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Schedule

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Roster

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

  1. [1]
    "1896 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. [2]
    "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Shuts Out Hawkeye Team". The Chicago Chronicle. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Chicago Wins the Game". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1896. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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