1906 Chicago Maroons football team
The 1906 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1906 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 17.[1][2]
| 1906 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 4–1 (4–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Walter Eckersall |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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| Wisconsin + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 20 | Purdue | W 39–0 | 7,000–8,000 | [3] | |||
| October 27 | Indiana |
| W 33–8 | ||||
| November 10 | Minnesota |
| L 2–4 | 7,000 | |||
| November 17 | Illinois |
| W 63–0 | ||||
| November 24 | Nebraska* |
| W 38–5 | ||||
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Roster
| Player | Position | Weight |
| Walter Eckersall (captain) | quarterback | 143 |
| John E. Anderson | center | 175 |
| Leo DeTray | left halfback | 174 |
| Sherman W. Finger | fullback | 164 |
| William Francis Hewitt | right end | 168 |
| Harold Iddings | left halfback | 160 |
| Wellington Downing Jones | left guard | 174 |
| Thomas Kelley | right guard, right tackle | 188 |
| James Roache McCarthy | right guard | 179 |
| Harry Lee Mefford | right end | 166 |
| Fred William Noll | left guard, left tackle | 201 |
| Ed Parry | right end | 202 |
| Clarence W. Russell | left tackle | 188 |
| Walter Steffen | right halfback | 158 |
| Frank Herbert Templeton | left halfback, quarterback | 188 |
| Mysterious Walker | left end | 176 |
| Charles Francis Watson | right tackle | 180 |
| Norman Edward Barker | substitute | 170 |
| Robert Sachs Harris | substitute | 175 |
| Ned Merriam | substitute | 162 |
| Stirling Bruce Parkinson | substitute | 175 |
| Raymond L. Quigley | substitute | 162 |
| Rufus Boynton Rogers | substitute | 165 |
| Max Spencer Rohde | substitute | 175 |
| John Schommer | substitute | 170 |
| Harry Johnson Schott | substitute | 181 |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (15th year at Chicago)
References
- "1906 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.
- "Purdue Is Easy for the Maroons". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1906. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
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