1939 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1939 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 2–6 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 37. Chicago's two victories came against Oberlin and Wabash. Against stronger opponents, the team was soundly defeated, 85–0 against Michigan, and 61–0 against both Ohio State and Harvard, 47–0 against Virginia, and 46–0 against Illinois.[1][2]

1939 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–6 (0–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHobert Wasam
Home stadiumStagg Field
1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
No. 9 Iowa 4 –1 –16 –1 –1
No. 20 Michigan 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Purdue 2 –1 –23 –3 –2
Northwestern 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Illinois 3 –3 –03 –4 –1
Minnesota 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Indiana 2 –3 –02 –4 –2
Wisconsin 0 –5 –11 –6 –1
Chicago 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Chicago was ranked at No. 434 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3] The 1939 season was described in the press as the worst season in Chicago Maroons football history. The school's academic demands had greatly reduced the personnel available to field a quality football team, and the Maroons had not won a game against a Big Ten opponent since 1936.[4]

In December 1939, after 48 seasons of competition, the University of Chicago's board of trustees announced that, the school would no longer field a football team.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Beloit*
L 0–65,000[5]
October 7 Wabash*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–2[6]
October 14 Harvard*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–61[7]
October 21 No. 6 Michigan
L 0–854,000[8]
November 4at Virginia*
L 0–476,500[9]
November 11 No. 9 Ohio State
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–612,000[10]
November 18 Oberlin*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 25–03,000[11]
November 25 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–464,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1939 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. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chicago U. Drops Football From Intercollegiate Sports Program; Action of Maroons May Be First Step Bowing Out Big Ten". Lincoln Evening Journal. December 22, 1939. p. 9.
  5. George Strickler (October 1, 1939). "Maroon Rally at Final Gun Fails; Beloit Wins, 6-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maroons Beat Wabash After Poor Start, 12-2: Score on Letts' Pass, Then Davenport Goes Over". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 1939. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Charles Bartlett (October 14, 1939). "Harvard Backs Parade Against Maroons, 61-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Charles Bartlett (October 22, 1939). "Maroons Hold Michigan and Harmon, 85-0". Chicago Tribun. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cavaliers Riddle Gallant Chicago by Score of 47-0". Daily Press. November 5, 1938. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Charles Bartlett (November 12, 1939). "Maroons Hold Ohio 12 Minutes, Then Lose, 61-0: 2,000 Cheer Chicago's Opening Effort". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Howard Barry (November 19, 1939). "Maroons Rout (That's Right) Oberlin, 25 To 0: Davenport Scores Three Touchdowns". Chicago Tribune. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Charles Bartlett (November 26, 1939). "Illinois Finds Par Against the Maroons Is 46: Chicago Winds Up Season with Another Zero". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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