1905 Chicago Maroons football team

1905 Chicago Maroons football
National champion
(Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, NCF)
Western Conference champion
Conference Western College Athletic Conference
1905 record 110 (70 Western)
Head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg (14th year)
Base defense 722
Captain Mark Catlin
Home stadium Marshall Field
1905 Big 9 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 0 0     11 0 0
Michigan 2 1 0     12 1 0
Minnesota 2 1 0     10 1 0
Purdue 1 1 1     6 1 1
Wisconsin 1 2 0     8 2 0
Indiana 0 1 1     8 1 1
Iowa 0 2 0     8 2 0
Northwestern 0 2 0     8 2 1
Illinois 0 3 0     5 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1905 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1905 college football season. In coach Amos Alonzo Stagg's 14th year as head coach, the Maroons finished with an 110 record (70 Western) and outscored opponents 271 to 5. The Maroons were retroactively named national champions by the Billingsley Report, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the National Championship Foundation, and the Houlgate System.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 16 North Division High* Marshall FieldChicago, IL W 260  
September 23 Lawrence* Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 330  
September 30 Wabash* Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 150  
October 4 Beloit* Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 380  
October 7 Iowa Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 420  
October 14 Indiana Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 165  
October 21 at Wisconsin Randall FieldMadison, WI W 40  
October 28 at Northwestern Northwestern FieldEvanston, IL W 320  
November 11 Purdue Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 190  
November 18 Illinois Marshall Field • Chicago, IL W 440  
November 30 Michigan Marshall Field • Chicago, IL (Game of the Century) W 20  
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. p. 108. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. "1905 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
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