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1912 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record6–1 (6–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHalstead Marvin Carpenter
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons← 19111913 →
1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Iowa 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1912 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 6–1 record, finished in second place in the Western Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 86 to 44.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5 IndianaW 13–0
October 19 Iowa
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–14
October 26 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 7–0
November 2at WisconsinL 12–30
November 9 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 3–0
November 16at IllinoisW 10–010,000
November 23 Minnesota
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–015,000

Roster

Player Position Weight
Halstead Marvin Carpenter (captain) right halfback 176
John Bennett Canning right guard 160
Kenneth G. Coutchie halfback 165
Paul Des Jardien center 192
Horace Charles Fitzpatrick halfback 158
Clarence Preston Freeman center 195
Lauriston W. Gray left halfback 173
Harvey Louis Harris left guard 175
Earl D. Huntington right end 170
Walter Lee Kennedy left halfback 171
Joseph Brown Lawler quarterback 147
Nelson Norgren right halfback 174
Norman C. Paine quarterback 162
Stanley Robert Pierce Fullback 175
Arthur G. Scanlon right guard 182
Sanford Sellers, Jr. left tackle 175
Marion L. Skinner right end 158
William M. Smith quarterback 147
John Vruwink left end 168
Horace Whiteside left guard 190
Nicolai B. Johnson trainer

References

  1. "1912 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. Walter Eckersall (October 6, 1912). "Stagg's Maroons Win First Clash Over Indiana, 13-0". Chicago Tribune. pp. Sporting 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Maroon Warriors Scalp Illini, 10-0; Win State Title". Chicago Tribune. November 17, 1912. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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  • Marshall Field (1893–1912)
  • Old Stagg Field (1913–1939)
  • Stagg Field (?–present)
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