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1909 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record4–1–2 (4–1–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainHarlan Page
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons← 19081910 →
1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1909 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–1–2 record, finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 134 to 40.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Purdue W 40–0
October 9 Indiana
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 21–0
October 16 Illinois
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 14–8
October 30at MinnesotaL 6–2026,000
November 6 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 34–0
November 13at Cornell*T 6–6
November 20 Wisconsin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

Player Position Weight
Harlan Page (captain) quarterback 152
Benjamin Harrison Badenoch center 172
William Lucas Crawley right halfback 176
Herman John Ehrhorn right end 170
Matthias S. Gerend left guard 217
Marcus Andrew Hirschl right guard 171
A. C. Hoffman left tackle 178
Walter Scott Kassulker left end 163
Thomas Kelley right tackle 193
Charlie Rademacher right guard 194
Rufus Boynton Rogers left halfback 154
Clark G. Sauer left end 167
David Edwin Smith left guard 188
William Joseph Sunderland right end 132
Oscar William Worthwine fullback 166
Ira Nelson Davenport substitute 158
James Menaul substitute 153
Hume Cliffton Young substitute 148
Nicolai B. Johnson trainer

References

  1. "1909 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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  • Old Stagg Field (1913–1939)
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