The 1897 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1897 Western Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled an 11–1 record, finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 3–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 331 to 68.[1][2]
| 1897 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (3–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Clarence Herschberger |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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| Wisconsin $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Hyde Park HS * | W 14–0 | |||||
| September 24 | Englewood HS * |
| W 21–0 | ||||
| September 25 | Hyde Park High * |
| W 11–0 | ||||
| October 2 | Monmouth * |
| W 41–4 | ||||
| October 9 | Lake Forest * |
| W 71–0 | ||||
| October 13 | Armour * |
| W 24–0 | ||||
| October 16 | Beloit * |
| W 39–6 | ||||
| October 23 | Northwestern |
| W 21–6 | 7,000 | [3] | ||
| October 30 | at Illinois | W 18–12 | [4] | ||||
| November 6 | Notre Dame * |
| W 34–5 | ||||
| November 13 | Wisconsin |
| L 8–23 | 7,000 | [5] | ||
| November 25 | Michigan |
| W 21–12 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
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Roster
edit| Player | Position |
| Clarence Bert Herschberger (captain) | right halfback |
| Austin Craig Bowdish | right guard |
| Walter James Cavanagh | center |
| Maurice Gordon Clarke | quarterback |
| William Thaw Gardner | fullback |
| George Henry Garrey | left end |
| Ralph C. Hamill | right end |
| Walter Scott Kennedy | left halfback |
| Theron Ware Mortimer | left tackle |
| Kellogg Speed | left guard |
| Jonathan Edward Webb | right tackle |
| Norman Kendall Anderson | substitute |
| Harvey Fox | substitute |
| Theodore Hiram Patterson | substitute |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (6th year at Chicago)
References
edit- ^ "1897 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Joy at the Midway: Annual Game Won by Chicago from Northwestern". Chicago Tribune. October 24, 1898. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Is Won by Chicago: Fiercest Football Game in Years at Champaign". Chicago Tribune. October 31, 1897. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chicago Is Beaten". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chicago's: 21 to 12; Michigan Men Are Defeated in a Spectacular Game". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 1897. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.