1908 Chicago Maroons football team
American college football season
The 1908 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1908 college football season . In their 17th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg , the Maroons compiled a 5–0–1 record, won the Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 30.[ 1] [ 2]
Quarterback Walter Steffen was the team captain. Four Chicago players received first-team honors on the 1908 All-Western college football team : end Harlan Page , halfback William Lucas Crawley, fullback, Oscar William Worthwine, and center Benjamin Harrison Badenoch.[ 3]
Schedule
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Roster
Player
Position
Weight
Walter Steffen (captain)
quarterback
157
Benjamin Harrison Badenoch
center
169
William Lucas Crawley
right halfback
170
Herman John Ehrhorn
left guard
167
Raymond Davis Elliott
right guard
162
Louis Theodore Falk
right tackle
177
Marcus Andrew Hirschl
right tackle
168
A. C. Hoffman
left tackle
179
Harold Iddings
right halfback
158
Thomas Kelley
right tackle
190
Harlan Page
right end
149
Rufus Boynton Rogers
end, halfback
151
John Schommer
left end
169
Harry Johnson Schott
fullback
171
Oscar William Worthwine
fullback
166
Nicolai B. Johnson
trainer
References
^ a b "1908 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2015 .
^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide" . University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016 .
^ Walter Camp, ed. (1909). Spalding's Official Football Guide for 1909 . American Sports Publishing Company. p. 31.
^ "Illini Downed by Maroons, 11-6: Game Greatest Ever Played in Middle West Under the New Football Rules" . The Chicago Sunday Tribune . October 18, 1908. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (October 18, 1908). "Maroons Nose Out Illinois After Hard Fight; Score Is 11-6" . The Inter Ocean . pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ I.E. Sanborn (November 1, 1908). "Genius of Stagg Beats Gophers: Daring Tactics of Maroons Bewilder Minnesota: Northmen Routed, 29-0" . The Chicago Sunday Tribune . p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 1, 1908). "Maroons Crush Gophers in Spectacular Struggle; Score, 29 to 0: Stagg's Warriors Trample Gophers in Defeat, 29 to 0" . The Inter Ocean . pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com .
^ I.E. Sanborn (November 15, 1908). "Maroons in Tie With Ithacans: Chicago and Cornell Score Six Points Each in Great Gridiron Battle" . The Chicago Sunday Tribune . pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 15, 1908). "Chicago Ties With Cornell by Great Last Minute Rally" . The Inter Ocean . pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Walter Eckersall (November 22, 1908). "Wisconsin a Worthy Foe: Badgers Display Unlooked For Ability Says Eckersall" . The Chicago Sunday Tribune . pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank B. Hutchinson Jr. (November 22, 1908). "Maroons Win From Badgers and Land Title of the West" . The Inter Ocean . pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com .
Venues
Marshall Field (1893–1912)
Old Stagg Field (1913–1939)
Stagg Field (?–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Western Conference Big Ten Big Nine Big Ten National championships in bold