1938 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1938 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 241 to 75.^[1]^[2]

1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Minnesota $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Northwestern	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	2	–	2
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Bradley Tech*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0	14,000	^[3]
October 8	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 7–45	25,000	^[4]
October 15	Iowa	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 14–27	4,000	^[5]
October 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–42	63,069	^[6]
October 29	DePauw*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 34–14	6,000	^[7]
November 5	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–47	20,000	^[8]
November 12	Pacific (CA)*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–32	10,000	^[9]
November 19	Illinois	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–34	5,000–6,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1938 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.
^ "Maroon, Bradey Elevens Battle to Scoreless Tie". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tod Rockwell (October 9, 1938). "Michigan Swamps Chicago 34 to 7: Lengthy Runs by Wolverines Bury Maroons; Kromer, Harmon and Purucker Get Away for Big Gains". Detroit Free Press. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles Bartlett (October 16, 1938). "Iowa Defeats Chicago, 27 to 14; First Big 10 Victory Since 1935". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bartlett, Charles (October 23, 1938). "Chicago Maroons 'Stooges' in Ohio State Exhibit, 42 to 7". Omaha World-Herald. p. 5B. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maroons' Fancy Passes Defeat DePauw, 34-14". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maroon Lead Fades; Lose To Harvard, 47-13". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1938. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Edward Burns\date=November 13, 1938. "Stagg's Team Routs Maroons in Closing Periods, 32 to 0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Howard Berry (November 20, 1938). "Illinois Rolls Over Hapless Maroons, 34-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.