1916 Chicago Maroons football team

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1916 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record3–4 (3–3 Western)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0 7 0 0
Northwestern 4 1 0 6 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0 6 1 0
Chicago 3 3 0 3 4 0
Illinois 2 2 1 3 3 1
Wisconsin 1 2 1 4 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0 4 3 0
Indiana 0 3 1 2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 1 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1916 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 110 to 65.[1][2]

In the first game of the season, Carleton College traveled to Chicago and beat the Maroons 7-0 in a shocking upset.[3][4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Carleton*L 0–7
October 14Indiana
W 22–0
October 21Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–10
October 28at WisconsinL 7–30
November 4Purdue
W 16–7
November 18at IllinoisW 20–7831[5]
November 25Minnesota
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–4922,000
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1916 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. ^ "CARLETON, 'EASY TEAM,' SHOCKS MAROONS 7 TO 0". Chicago Tribune. October 8, 2016. Text included in "100 Years Ago: Carleton Upsets Chicago"
  4. ^ "100 Years Ago: Carleton Upsets Chicago". Carleton College. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Maroons Show Fight and Surprise Illinois, 20-7". Chicago Tribune. November 19, 1916. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.