1928 Chicago Maroons football team

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1928 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1928 record2–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 4 1 0 7 1 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1 7 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 0 6 2 0
Iowa 3 2 0 6 2 0
Ohio State 3 2 0 5 2 1
Purdue 2 2 1 5 2 1
Northwestern 2 3 0 5 3 0
Michigan 2 3 0 3 4 1
Indiana 2 4 0 4 4 0
Chicago 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1928 college football season. In their 37th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 2–7 record, finished last in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 177 to 70.[1][2]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 South Carolina *L 0–6[3]
October 5 Wyoming *
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 47–0
October 6 Lake Forest *
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 3–0
October 13 Iowa
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–13
October 20at MinnesotaL 7–33
October 27 Purdue
L 0–40
November 3 Penn *
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 13–20
November 10at WisconsinL 0–25
November 17 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–40
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1928 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. ^ "South Carolina U. upsets Chicago in gridiron inaugural by 6–0". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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