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1925 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1925 record3–4–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coachAmos Alonzo Stagg (34th season)
Uniform
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan 5 1 0     7 1 0
Northwestern 3 1 0     5 3 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1     6 1 1
Chicago 2 2 1     3 4 1
Illinois 2 2 0     5 3 0
Iowa 2 2 0     5 3 0
Minnesota 1 1 1     5 2 1
Ohio State 1 3 1     4 3 1
Indiana 0 3 1     3 4 1
Purdue 0 3 1     3 4 1
† – Conference champion

The 1925 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1925 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 34th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–4–1 record, finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 76 to 44.[1][2]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Kentucky *W 9–032,000[3]
October 10 Ohio State
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago
T 3–335,000[4]
October 17 Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago
W 6–034,000[5]
October 24at Penn *L 0–755,000[6]
October 31 Purdue
W 6–034,000[7]
November 7at Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–1368,864[8]
November 14 Dartmouth *
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago
L 7–3334,000[9]
November 21 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago
L 7–2034,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. "1925 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/chicago/1925-schedule.html. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. https://issuu.com/uchicagoathletics/docs/fb-program-2016-web. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. Harvey T. Woodruff (October 4, 1925). "Maroons Plod to 9 to 0 Win Over Colonels". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29811811/maroons_plod_to_9_to_0_win_over_colonels/.
  4. "Punch Of Old Is There As Ohio Battles Chicago to 3-To-3 Tie". The Cincinnati Enquirer: p. 1. October 11, 1925. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29811943/punch_of_old_is_there_as_ohio_battles/.
  5. Harvey Woodruff (October 18, 1925). "34,000 See Purple Hold U. of C. Scoreless in First Quarter". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29800895/34000_see_purple_hold_u_of_c/.
  6. Gordon Mackay (October 25, 1925). "Penn Beats Chicago In Rain And Mud, 7 To 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 25. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29812072/penn_beats_chicago_in_rain_and_mud_7/.
  7. Harvey Woodruff (November 1, 1925). "Maroons Win, 6-0, As Purdue Grabs Glory". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29812225/maroons_win_60_as_purdue_grabs_glory/.
  8. Harvey Woodruff (November 8, 1925). "Illini Wade To 13-6 Victory Over Chicago: Maroon Line Stops Grange, But Fumbles Cost 'Em Game". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29807790/illini_wade_to_136_victory_over/.
  9. Harvey Woodruff (November 15, 1925). "Maroons Buried By Green Avalanche". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29812338/maroons_buried_by_green_avalanche/.
  10. Harvey Woodruff (November 22, 1925). "Wisconsin Humbles Chicago, 20 to 7". Chicago Tribune: p. II-1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29804532/wisconsin_humbles_chicago_20_to_7/.
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