1898 Chicago Maroons football team

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1898 Chicago Maroons football
1898 University of Chicago Maroons Football Team.png
Conference Western Conference
Record14–2–1 (3–1 Western)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain Walter S. Kennedy
Home stadium Marshall Field
Seasons
←  1897
1899  →
1898 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 3 –0 –010 –0 –0
Chicago 3 –1 –014 –2 –1
Wisconsin 2 –1 –09 –1 –0
Illinois 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Minnesota 1 –2 –04 –5 –0
Purdue 0 –1 –03 –3 –0
Northwestern 0 –4 –09 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1898 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1898 Western Conference football season. [1] [2] This was the first known year that the Chicago football team used the wishbone-C logo. [3]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Englewood HS *
W 14–0
September 14Northwest Division HS*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–0
September 16Englewood HS*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0
September 17Northwest Division HS*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 9–0
September 21 Austin HS *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 14–8
September 22 Hyde Park HS *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 20–0
September 24 Knox (IL) *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 22–0
September 28 Rush Medical *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 8–0
October 1 Monmouth (IL) *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 24–0
October 5 Physicians & Surgeons *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 22–0
October 8 Iowa *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 38–0
October 15 Beloit *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 21–0
October 22 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–55,000 [4]
October 29at Penn *
L 11–23
November 5 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 17–01,000 [5]
November 12 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0
November 24 Michigan
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
L 11–1212,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

PlayerPosition
Walter Scott Kennedy (captain)quarterback
Orville Silvester Burnettleft guard
Walter James Cavanaghcenter
Maurice Gordon Clarke left halfback
Ralph C. Hamill right end
James Ronald Henry left halfback, left end
Clarence Bert Herschberger right halfback
Clarence James Rogers right guard
Walter Joseph Schmahlleft end
Frank Louis Slaker fullback
Kellogg Speedcenter
Jonathan Edward Webbright tackle
Theron Winfredleft tackle
Edwin George Allensubstitute
Bert James Casselssubstitute
Mark Asa Clevelandsubstitute
Joseph Chalmers Ewing substitute
Peter Knollasubstitute
Hiram Boardman Conibear trainer

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References

  1. 1 2 "1898 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Lukas, Paul (October 10, 2012). "Uni Watch history lesson: the wishbone-C". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Maroons Far the Best". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1898. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Chicago's Work Ragged: Defeats Purdue in a Miserable Exhibition of Football". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1898. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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