1926 Chicago Maroons football team

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1926 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–6 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 1 0 7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1 5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 2 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 2 0 6 2 0
Minnesota 2 2 0 5 3 0
Indiana 0 4 0 3 5 0
Iowa 0 5 0 3 5 0
Chicago 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 35th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 2–6 record, finished last in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 116 to 47.[1][2]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Florida*W 12–630,000[3]
October 9Maryland*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 21–035,000[4]
October 16at Penn*L 0–2740,000[5]
October 23Purdue
L 0–640,000[6]
October 30Ohio State
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–1848,000[7]
November 6Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–747,274-50,000[8]
November 13at NorthwesternL 7–3847,000[9]
November 20Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–1448,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1926 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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  6. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 24, 1926). "Stagg's Fears Come True, Purdue Beats Chicago, 6-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1.
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