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1904 Chicago Maroons football team

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1904 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record10–1–1 (5–1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainFrederick A. Speik
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 0 0 13 0 0
Michigan + 2 0 0 10 0 0
Chicago 5 1 1 10 1 1
Illinois 3 1 1 9 2 1
Northwestern 1 2 0 8 2 0
Purdue 1 2 0 9 3 0
Iowa 0 3 0 7 4 0
Wisconsin 0 3 0 5 3 0
Indiana 0 3 0 6 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1904 Western Conference football season. In their 13th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 10–1–1 record, finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 410 to 44.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Lombard*W 40–5
September 21 Englewood High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 72–0
September 24 Lawrence*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 29–0
September 28 North Division High School*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–0
October 1 Indiana
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 56–0
October 8 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 20–04,000[3]
October 15 Iowa
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 39–0
October 22 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 32–0
October 29 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 6–6
November 5 Texas*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 68–0[4]
November 12at MichiganL 12–2213,000
November 24 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–11
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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Player Position Weight
Frederick A. Speik (captain) left end 176
Benjamin Harrison Badenoch right guard 188
Hugo Bezdek fullback 175
William James Boone right tackle 182
Mark Catlin Sr. right halfback 181
Leo DeTray left halfback 172
Walter Eckersall quarterback 140
Burton Pike Gale center 185
Melville Archibald Hill left tackle, center 205
Carl Huntley Hitchcock left halfback 157
Charles Ferguson Kennedy right end 150
Lee Wilder Maxwell quarterback, right end 156
Fred William Noll left guard 205
Ed Parry left tackle 202
William Charles Speidel right halfback 175
Schuyler Baldwin Terry right guard 197
John F. Tobin left guard, right tackle 192
Mysterious Walker fullback 170
Lester Larson substitute 164
Wayland Wells Magee substitute 161
Clarence W. Russell substitute 182
George Varnell substitute 158
Charles Francis Watson substitute 176
Max Yates substitute 163
Hiram Conibear trainer

References

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  1. ^ "1904 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. ^ "Chicago, 20; Purdue, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1904. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas team easy for the Maroons". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 6, 1904. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.