1902 Chicago Maroons football team

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1902 Chicago Maroons football
1902 University of Chicago Maroons Football Team.png
Conference Western Conference
Record14–1 (5–1 Western)
Head coach
Captain James M. Sheldon
Home stadium Marshall Field
Seasons
←  1901
1903  →
1902 Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Chicago 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –09 –2 –1
Illinois 4 –2 –010 –2 –1
Purdue 2 –2 –07 –2 –1
Wisconsin 1 –3 –06 –3 –0
Iowa 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern 0 –4 –06 –6 –0
Indiana 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1902 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago as a member of the Western Conference (later commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their 11th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 14–1 record (5–1 in conference games), shut out 12 opponents, finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 297 to 32. The team's only setback was in the team's only road game, a 21–0 loss to national champion Michigan. [1] [2]

Contents

Several Chicago players received honors on the 1902 All-Western college football team:

The team played its eleven home games at Marshall Field (later renamed Stagg Field) on the school's campus in Chicago.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 North Division High*
W 5–0 [5]
September 17 Englewood High School *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 37–0 [6]
September 20 Lombard *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 27–6 [7]
September 24 Hyde Park High School *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–5 [8]
September 27 Monmouth (IL) *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 24–0700 [9]
October 1 Fort Sheridan*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 53–0 [10]
October 4 Knox *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 5–0 [11]
October 8 Cornell (IA) *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 21–0 [12]
October 11 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 33–0 [13]
October 18 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–0 [14]
October 25 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 6–0 [15]
November 1 Beloit *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–0 [16]
November 8 Indiana
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 39–01,000 [17]
November 15at Michigan
L 0–2114,000 [18]
November 27 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 11–0 [19]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

PlayerPositionWeight
James Milton Sheldon (captain)left halfback156
Herbert Frederick Ahlswede left guard196
Hugo Francis Bezdek right halfback169
Mark Seavey Catlin right end177
Alfred Chester Ellsworthcenter186
Ernest Warren Farrright tackle200
Gregory Edwin Ivisonleft halfback173
Clarke Saxe Jennisonright halfback163
John Peter Koehler left tackle188
Lee Wilder Maxwellquarterback156
Robert Wallace Maxwellright guard232
Ernest Earl Perkinsfullback168
George Edward Schnur right halfback156
Frederick Adolph Speik left end175
Schuyler Baldwin Terryleft guard194
Roswell Chester Tripp left tackle196
Sherburne Henry Wightman fullback170
Hiram Boardman Conibear trainer

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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.
  3. 1 2 "All-Western Teams". The Michigan Daily. December 1902. p. 127.
  4. ↑ "All-Western Football Teams". The Stentor. December 3, 1902. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Maroons Win First Game of Season: Stagg's Football Players Defeat North Division Team 5-0". The Inter Occean. September 15, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Maroons Score 37 on School Team: Stagg's Players Appear More Promising than Team of Last Year". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1902. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lombard Scores on the Maroons. Tackle Jansen Breaks Through Stagg's Line for Long Run to Goal". Chicago Tribune. September 21, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Maroons Beat Hyde Park 6 to 5: School Team Scores Touchdown in Second Half as Result of Fumble; Dispute Over Goal Kick". Chicago Tribune. September 25, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Maroons Beat Monmouth, 24-0. Midway Varsity Rolls Up Respectable Score in Second College Game". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Maroons Score 53-0 on Soldiers: Stagg's Men Plow Steadily Through the Fort Sheridan Line; Bezdek Is Quite a Star". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Maroons Score Once on Knox: Galesburg men Badly Outplay Stagg's Pupils in the First Half; Touchdown by Sheldon". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1902. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Maroon Team in Ragged Form: Defeats Cornell College 21 to 0 by Sheer Strength and Weight Alone; Criticism Is General". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1902. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Maroons Thrash Purdue, 33 to 0: Chicago Men Get Jump on Visitors and Score Rapidly Thereafter; Long Runs by Sheldon". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 1902. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Maroons Trail Purple in Dust. Chicago Wins Its Annual Game with Northwestern by a Score of 12 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1902. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Maroons Defeat Illinois, 6 to 0: Great Game at Marshall Field Results in a Single Touchdown". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1902. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Maroons Win Poor Game: Stagg's Men Defeat Beloit by Score of 18 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1902. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Thomas T. Hoyne (November 9, 1902). "Maroons Defeat Hoosiers 39 to 0: Stagg's Men Have No Trouble Winning from Indiana Eleven". The Inter Ocean. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Michigan Beats Chicago 21 to 0: Yost's Football Machine Proves Too Much for Maroons; Heston's Great Run". The Inter Ocean. November 16, 1904. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Chicago Victor Over Wisconsin: Stagg's Strong Men Vanquish Their Hereditary Rivals by a Score of 11 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 1902. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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