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1907 Chicago Maroons football team

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1907 Chicago Maroons football
Western Conference champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–1 (4–0 Western)
Head coach
CaptainLeo DeTray
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 4 0 0 4 1 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1 3 1 1
Illinois 3 2 0 3 2 0
Iowa 1 1 0 3 2 0
Minnesota 0 1 1 2 2 1
Indiana 0 3 0 2 3 1
Purdue 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1907 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1907 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–1 record, finished in first place in the Western Conference with a 4–0 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 147 to 42.[1][2]

Carlisle–Chicago game

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12 IndianaW 27–6
October 19at IllinoisW 42–6
November 2at MinnesotaW 18–1218,000
November 9 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 56–0
November 23 Carlisle*
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 4–18
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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Player Position Weight
Leo DeTray (captain) left halfback 175
John E. Anderson center 180
Ivan Doseff left tackle 194
Louis Theodore Falk right tackle 180
Ben Meyer Ferguson fullback 181
Fred Russell Handy left guard 217
Robert Sachs Harris right guard 174
William Francis Hewitt left end 178
A. C. Hoffman guard, tackle 176
Harold Iddings right halfback 158
Wellington Downing Jones left guard 175
Ned Merriam fullback 163
Elton James Moulton guard, tackle 175
Harlan Page right end 148
Max Spencer Rohde guard 169
John Schommer end 173
Walter Steffen quarterback 156
Oscar William Worthwine guard 169
Herman John Ehrhorn substitute 161
William Joseph Sunderland substitute 156
Nicolai B. Johnson trainer

References

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  1. ^ "1907 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.