The 1908 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1908 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 5–0–1 record, won the Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 30.[1][2]
| 1908 Chicago Maroons football | |
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Western Conference champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 5–0–1 (5–0 Western) |
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| Base defense | 7–2–2 |
| Captain | Walter Steffen |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Walter Steffen was the team captain. Four Chicago players received first-team honors on the 1908 All-Western college football team: end Harlan Page, halfback William Lucas Crawley, fullback, Oscar William Worthwine, and center Benjamin Harrison Badenoch.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Purdue | W 39–0 | |||
| October 10 | Indiana |
| W 29–6 | ||
| October 17 | Illinois |
| W 11–5 | 8,000 | [4][5] |
| October 31 | Minnesota |
| W 29–0 | 15,000 | [6][7] |
| November 14 | Cornell* |
| T 6–6 | [8][9] | |
| November 21 | at Wisconsin | W 18–12 | [10][11] | ||
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Roster
edit| Player | Position | Weight |
| Walter Steffen (captain) | quarterback | 157 |
| Benjamin Harrison Badenoch | center | 169 |
| William Lucas Crawley | right halfback | 170 |
| Herman John Ehrhorn | left guard | 167 |
| Raymond Davis Elliott | right guard | 162 |
| Louis Theodore Falk | right tackle | 177 |
| Marcus Andrew Hirschl | right tackle | 168 |
| A. C. Hoffman | left tackle | 179 |
| Harold Iddings | right halfback | 158 |
| Thomas Kelley | right tackle | 190 |
| Harlan Page | right end | 149 |
| Rufus Boynton Rogers | end, halfback | 151 |
| John Schommer | left end | 169 |
| Harry Johnson Schott | fullback | 171 |
| Oscar William Worthwine | fullback | 166 |
| Nicolai B. Johnson | trainer |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (17th year at Chicago)
References
edit- ^ a b "1908 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
- ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ Walter Camp, ed. (1909). Spalding's Official Football Guide for 1909. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 31.
- ^ "Illini Downed by Maroons, 11-6: Game Greatest Ever Played in Middle West Under the New Football Rules". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1908. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (October 18, 1908). "Maroons Nose Out Illinois After Hard Fight; Score Is 11-6". The Inter Ocean. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ I.E. Sanborn (November 1, 1908). "Genius of Stagg Beats Gophers: Daring Tactics of Maroons Bewilder Minnesota: Northmen Routed, 29-0". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 1, 1908). "Maroons Crush Gophers in Spectacular Struggle; Score, 29 to 0: Stagg's Warriors Trample Gophers in Defeat, 29 to 0". The Inter Ocean. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ I.E. Sanborn (November 15, 1908). "Maroons in Tie With Ithacans: Chicago and Cornell Score Six Points Each in Great Gridiron Battle". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 15, 1908). "Chicago Ties With Cornell by Great Last Minute Rally". The Inter Ocean. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Walter Eckersall (November 22, 1908). "Wisconsin a Worthy Foe: Badgers Display Unlooked For Ability Says Eckersall". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 22, 1908). "Maroons Win From Badgers and Land Title of the West". The Inter Ocean. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.