1896 Chicago Maroons football | |
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 15–2–1 (3–2 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Charles Foster Roby |
Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 12 | Englewood High School* | W 24–0 | |||||
September 17 | Hyde Park High School* |
| W 24–0 | ||||
September 19 | Wheaton High School* |
| W 47–0 | ||||
September 23 | Englewood High School* |
| W 12–0 | ||||
September 26 | Eureka* |
| W 46–0 | ||||
October 3 | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 43–0 | ||||
October 5 | Chicago alumni* |
| W 5–0 | ||||
October 7 | Hahnemann Medical* |
| W 34–0 | ||||
October 10 | Iowa* |
| W 6–0 | [3] | |||
October 14 | at Notre Dame* |
| W 18–0 | ||||
October 17 | Oberlin* |
| W 30–0 | ||||
October 21 | Armour* |
| W 36–0 | ||||
October 24 | Northwestern |
| L 6–46 | [4] | |||
October 31 | Illinois |
| W 12–0 | ||||
November 7 | at Wisconsin | L 0–24 | |||||
November 10 | Lake Forest* |
| T 0–0 | ||||
November 14 | at Northwestern |
| W 18–6 | [5] | |||
November 26 | Michigan |
| W 7–6 | 15,000–20,000 | |||
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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 |
1896 Chicago Maroons football | |
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 15–2–1 (3–2 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Charles Foster Roby |
Home stadium | Marshall Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 12 | Englewood High School* | W 24–0 | |||||
September 17 | Hyde Park High School* |
| W 24–0 | ||||
September 19 | Wheaton High School* |
| W 47–0 | ||||
September 23 | Englewood High School* |
| W 12–0 | ||||
September 26 | Eureka* |
| W 46–0 | ||||
October 3 | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 43–0 | ||||
October 5 | Chicago alumni* |
| W 5–0 | ||||
October 7 | Hahnemann Medical* |
| W 34–0 | ||||
October 10 | Iowa* |
| W 6–0 | [3] | |||
October 14 | at Notre Dame* |
| W 18–0 | ||||
October 17 | Oberlin* |
| W 30–0 | ||||
October 21 | Armour* |
| W 36–0 | ||||
October 24 | Northwestern |
| L 6–46 | [4] | |||
October 31 | Illinois |
| W 12–0 | ||||
November 7 | at Wisconsin | L 0–24 | |||||
November 10 | Lake Forest* |
| T 0–0 | ||||
November 14 | at Northwestern |
| W 18–6 | [5] | |||
November 26 | Michigan |
| W 7–6 | 15,000–20,000 | |||
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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 |