1916 Chicago Maroons football team
The 1916 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1916 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 110 to 65.[1][2]
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Conference | Western Conference |
Record | 3–4 (3–3 Western) |
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Home stadium | Stagg Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the first game of the season, Carleton College traveled to Chicago and beat the Maroons 7-0 in a shocking upset.[3][4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 7 | Carleton* | L 0–7 | |||||
October 14 | Indiana |
| W 22–0 | ||||
October 21 | Northwestern |
| L 0–10 | ||||
October 28 | at Wisconsin | L 7–30 | |||||
November 4 | Purdue |
| W 16–7 | ||||
November 18 | at Illinois | W 20–7 | 831 | [5] | |||
November 25 | Minnesota |
| L 0–49 | 22,000 | |||
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References
- "1916 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.
- "CARLETON, 'EASY TEAM,' SHOCKS MAROONS 7 TO 0". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 2016. Text included in "100 Years Ago: Carleton Upsets Chicago"
- "100 Years Ago: Carleton Upsets Chicago". Carleton College. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- "Maroons Show Fight and Surprise Illinois, 20-7". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1916. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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