1917 Chicago Maroons football team

American college football season

1917 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Amos Alonzo Stagg (26th season)
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0 8 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 0 4 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0 4 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 5 2 1
Chicago 2 2 1 3 2 1
Indiana 1 2 0 5 2 0
Michigan 0 1 0 8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0 3 5 0
Purdue 0 4 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1917 college football season. In their 26th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–2–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 82 to 51.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13 Vanderbilt*W 48–0[3]
October 20 Purdue
W 27–0[4]
October 27 Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–012,000[5]
November 3 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–020,000[6]
November 17at MinnesotaL 0–3316,000[7]
November 24 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–18[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1917 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. ^ Maroon (October 14, 1917). "Maroons Crush Southern Team in 48-0 Game: Vanderbilt Knocked Flat by Stagg's Newly Buit Machine". Chicago Tribune. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stagg's Maroons Upset Purdue, 27-0: Higgins Stars as Green Line Holds Foemen". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1917. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Maroon (October 28, 1917). "Maroons' Drive Downs Purple, 7 to 0: Higgins Score Gives Chicago Hard Contest". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Maroon (November 4, 1917). "Maroons Battle Illini to 0-0 Score: Zuppkes Miss Winning Kick by Scant Foot". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Albon Holden (November 18, 1917). "Gophers Swat Maroons, 33-0, Before 16,000: Stagg's Men Crushed by Attack of the Northmen". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Maroon (November 25, 1917). "Badger Squad Deals Defeat To Staggs, 18-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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Chicago Maroons football
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  • Marshall Field (1893–1912)
  • Old Stagg Field (1913–1939)
  • Stagg Field (?–present)
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