The 1911 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1911 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 6–1 record, finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 78 to 42.[1][2]
| 1911 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 6–1 (6–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Charles M. Rademacher |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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| Minnesota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team included the future University of Chicago head basketball coach Nelson Norgren as well as Clark G. Sauer and Horace Frank Scruby, consensus all-conference players.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 7 | Indiana | W 23–6 | |||||
| October 14 | Purdue |
| W 11–3 | ||||
| October 21 | Illinois |
| W 24–0 | ||||
| November 4 | at Minnesota | L 0–30 | 20,000 | [3] | |||
| November 11 | at Northwestern | W 9–3 | |||||
| November 18 | Cornell* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| November 25 | Wisconsin |
| W 5–0 | ||||
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Roster
edit| Player | Position | Weight |
| Charles M. Rademacher (captain) | right halfback | 176 |
| John Bennett Canning | right guard | 160 |
| Halstead Marvin Carpenter | right tackle | 187 |
| Ira Nelson Davenport | left halfback | 165 |
| Clarence Preston Freeman | center | 186 |
| Walter Wood Goddard | left guard | 177 |
| Harold Ernest Goettler | right end | 183 |
| Harvey Louis Harris | left guard | 171 |
| Walter Scott Kassulker | left end | 178 |
| Walter Lee Kennedy | right halfback | 175 |
| Joseph Brown Lawler | quarterback | 143 |
| Nelson Norgren | right halfback | 169 |
| Norman C. Paine | quarterback | 158 |
| Stanley Robert Pierce | Fullback | 171 |
| Clark G. Sauer | left halfback | 165 |
| Horace Frank Scruby | right guard | 187 |
| Sanford Sellers, Jr. | right tackle | 167 |
| Robert Vier Fonger | fullback | 151 |
| Lawrence Harley Whiting | center | 175 |
| Leon Burdette Walker | reserve right end | 155 |
| Horace Charles Fitzpatrick | reserve fullback | 156 |
| Nicolai B. Johnson | trainer |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (20th year at Chicago)
References
edit- ^ "1911 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.
- ^ Fred R. Coburn (November 5, 1911). "Cheering Thousands See Gophers Give Chicago a 30 to 0 Beating". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.