1903 Chicago Maroons football team

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1903 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record12–2–1 (4–1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainShorty Ellsworth
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1902
1904 →
1903 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 14 – 0 – 1
Michigan + 3 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Northwestern + 1 – 0 – 2 10 – 1 – 3
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 12 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1903 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1903 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 12–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 413 to 61.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17 Englewood High School*
W 40–0
September 19 Lombard *
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–0
September 23 North Division High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 33–0
September 26 Lawrence*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 23–0
September 30 Monmouth (IL)*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 108–0
October 3 Indiana
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–0
October 7 Cornell (IA)*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 23–0
October 10 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 22–0
October 14 Rush Medical*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 40–0
October 17 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0
October 24 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–6
October 31at Wisconsin
W 15–6
November 7 Haskell*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 17–11
November 14at Army*
L 6–10
November 26 Michigan
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
L 0–2815,000–20,000
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[edit]

Player Position Weight
Alfred Chester Ellsworth (captain) center, right tackle 189
Herbert Frederick Ahlswede left guard 196
Hugo Francis Bezdek right halfback, left halfback 169
Frank G. Burrows left tackle, right tackle 174
Mark Seavey Catlin left halfback 175
Walter Herbert Eckersall quarterback 140
Melville Archibald Hill right guard, center 215
George Edwin Ivison left halfback 172
Charles Ferguson Kennedy right end 146
Lee Wilder Maxwell quarterback 156
Robert Wallace Maxwell right guard, right tackle 244
George Nordenholt fullback 168
Edwin Eugene Parry left tackle 200
George Edward Schnur quarterback 158
Frederick Adolph Speik left end 174
John Frederick Tobin right guard 194
Sherburne Henry Wightman fullback, left guard 171
John Orlo Backhouse substitute 167
Burton Pike Gale substitute 182
Carl Huntley Hitchcock substitute 153
Joseph Edward Hora substitute 152
Wayland Wells Magee substitute 160
Hiram Boardman Conibear trainer

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1903 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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