1929 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1929 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1929 college football season. In their 38th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 7–3 record, finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 92.[1][2]

1929 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–3 (1–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 08 0 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 1 16 1 1
Minnesota 3 2 06 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 06 3 0
Iowa 2 2 24 2 2
Ohio State 2 2 14 3 1
Michigan 1 3 15 3 1
Indiana 1 3 12 6 1
Chicago 1 3 07 3 0
Wisconsin 1 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 Beloit*W 27–0[3]
October 5 Lake Forest*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 9–6[3]
October 12 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 13–7[4]
October 19 Ripon*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 10–0[5]
October 19 Indiana State*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–0[5]
October 26 Purdue
L 0–2638,000[6]
November 2at Princeton*W 15–7[7][8]
November 9 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 6–20[9]
November 16at IllinoisL 6–2022,792[10]
November 23 Washington*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 26–620,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1929 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. "Maroons Crush Beloit, 27-0; Nip Lake Forest, 9-6". Chicago Tribune. October 6, 1929. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Arch Ward (October 13, 1929). "Maroon Punch Beats Hoosier Pluck, 13 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. sII-1, II-7 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Harland Rohm (October 20, 1929). "Maroons Wallop Ripon, 10-0, And Indiana Teachers, 18-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Edward Burns (October 27, 1929). "Harmeson Gets 3 Touchdowns, Passes for 4th". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dixon Stewart (November 3, 1929). "Chicago Beats Princeton for East's Biggest Surprise: Cocky Tiger Holds Twice, Then Cracks". The Montana Standard. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Allison Danzig (November 3, 1929). "Maroons' Rally Overcomes Princeton, 15 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Don Maxwell (November 10, 1929). "Blocked Kicks Help Badgers Beat Chicago". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Edward Burns (November 17, 1929). "Illini Power Beats Maroon Passes, 20 to 6". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-4 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harland Rohm (November 24, 1929). "Maroons' Air Raid Blasts Huskies, 26-6". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-6 via Newspapers.com.
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