1902 Chicago Maroons football team

American college football season

1902 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record14–1 (5–1 Western)
Head coach
  • Amos Alonzo Stagg (11th season)
CaptainJames M. Sheldon
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Western Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 5 0 0 11 0 0
Chicago 5 1 0 11 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0 9 2 1
Illinois 4 2 0 10 2 1
Purdue 2 2 0 7 2 1
Wisconsin 1 3 0 6 3 0
Iowa 0 3 0 5 4 0
Northwestern 0 4 0 6 6 0
Indiana 0 4 0 3 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1902 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their 11th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 14–1 record, shut out 12 opponents, finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 297 to 32.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13 North Division High*W 5–0
September 17 Englewood High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 37–0
September 20 Lombard*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 27–6
September 24 Hyde Park High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–5
September 27 Monmouth (IL)*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 24–0
October 1 Fort Sheridan*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 53–0
October 4 Knox*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 5–0
October 8 Cornell (IA)*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 21–0
October 11 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 33–0
October 18 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–0
October 25 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0
November 1 Beloit*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–0
November 8 Indiana
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 39–0
November 15 MichiganL 0–2114,000
November 27 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 11–0
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

Player Position Weight
James Milton Sheldon (captain) left halfback 156
Herbert Frederick Ahlswede left guard 196
Hugo Francis Bezdek right halfback 169
Mark Seavey Catlin right end 177
Alfred Chester Ellsworth center 186
Ernest Warren Farr right tackle 200
Gregory Edwin Ivison left halfback 173
Clarke Saxe Jennison right halfback 163
John Peter Koehler left tackle 188
Lee Wilder Maxwell quarterback 156
Robert Wallace Maxwell right guard 232
Ernest Earl Perkins fullback 168
George Edward Schnur right halfback 156
Frederick Adolph Speik left end 175
Schuyler Baldwin Terry left guard 194
Roswell Chester Tripp left tackle 196
Sherburne Henry Wightman fullback 170
Hiram Boardman Conibear trainer

References

  1. ^ "1902 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.
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