1904 Chicago Maroons football team
| 1904 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 10–1–1 (5–1–1 Western) |
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| Captain | Frederick A. Speik |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Lombard* | W 40–5 | |||||
| September 21 | Englewood High School* |
| W 72–0 | ||||
| September 24 | Lawrence* |
| W 29–0 | ||||
| September 28 | North Division High School* |
| W 18–0 | ||||
| October 1 | Indiana |
| W 56–0 | ||||
| October 8 | Purdue |
| W 20–0 | 4,000 | [3] | ||
| October 15 | Iowa |
| W 39–0 | ||||
| October 22 | Northwestern |
| W 32–0 | ||||
| October 29 | Illinois |
| T 6–6 | ||||
| November 5 | Texas* |
| W 68–0 | [4] | |||
| November 12 | at Michigan | L 12–22 | 13,000 | ||||
| November 24 | Wisconsin |
| W 18–11 | ||||
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Roster
| 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 |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (13th year at Chicago)
References
- ^ "1904 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chicago, 20; Purdue, 0". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1904. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas team easy for the Maroons". The Chicago Sunday Tribune. November 6, 1904. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.