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1897 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record11–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Herschberger
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Western Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    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
    • $ – Conference champion

    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]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 18 Hyde Park HS *
  • Chicago
  • W 14–0
    September 24 Englewood HS *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 21–0
    September 25 Hyde Park High *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 11–0
    October 2 Monmouth *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 41–4
    October 9 Lake Forest *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 71–0
    October 13 Armour *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 24–0
    October 16 Beloit *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 39–6
    October 23 Northwestern
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 21–67,000[3]
    October 30atIllinois
  • Champaign, IL
  • W 18–12[4]
    November 6 Notre Dame *
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • W 34–5
    November 13 Wisconsin
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago
  • L 8–237,000[5]
    November 25 Michigan
    • Marshall Field
  • Chicago (rivalry)
  • W 21–1210,000[6]
    • *Non-conference game

    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

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "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.

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