1898 Chicago Maroons football team
American college football season
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The 1898 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1898 Western Conference football season.[1][2] This was the first known year that the Chicago football team used the wishbone-C logo.[3]
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record14â2â1 (3â1 Western)
Headcoach
- Amos Alonzo Stagg (7th season)
Basedefense7â2â2
| 1898 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 14â2â1 (3â1 Western) |
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| Base defense | 7â2â2 |
| Captain | Walter S. Kennedy |
| Home stadium | Marshall Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 14 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 9 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Englewood HS* | W 14â0 | |||
| September 14 | Northwest Division HS* |
| W 18â0 | ||
| September 16 | Englewood HS* |
| T 0â0 | ||
| September 17 | Northwest Division HS* |
| W 9â0 | ||
| September 21 | Austin HS* |
| W 14â8 | ||
| September 22 | Hyde Park HS* |
| W 20â0 | ||
| September 24 | Knox (IL)* |
| W 22â0 | ||
| September 28 | Rush Medical* |
| W 8â0 | ||
| October 1 | Monmouth (IL)* |
| W 24â0 | ||
| October 5 | Physicians & Surgeons* |
| W 22â0 | ||
| October 8 | Iowa* |
| W 38â0 | ||
| October 15 | Beloit* |
| W 21â0 | ||
| October 22 | Northwestern |
| W 34â5 | 5,000 | [4] |
| October 29 | at Penn* | L 11â23 | |||
| November 5 | Purdue |
| W 17â0 | 1,000 | [5] |
| November 12 | Wisconsin |
| W 6â0 | ||
| November 24 | Michigan |
| L 11â12 | 12,000 | |
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Roster
| Player | Position |
| Walter Scott Kennedy (captain) | quarterback |
| Orville Silvester Burnett | left guard |
| Walter James Cavanagh | center |
| Maurice Gordon Clarke | left halfback |
| Ralph C. Hamill | right end |
| James Ronald Henry | left halfback, left end |
| Clarence Bert Herschberger | right halfback |
| Clarence James Rogers | right guard |
| Walter Joseph Schmahl | left end |
| Frank Louis Slaker | fullback |
| Kellogg Speed | center |
| Jonathan Edward Webb | right tackle |
| Theron Winfred | left tackle |
| Edwin George Allen | substitute |
| Bert James Cassels | substitute |
| Mark Asa Cleveland | substitute |
| Joseph Chalmers Ewing | substitute |
| Peter Knolla | substitute |
| Hiram Boardman Conibear | trainer |
- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (7th year at Chicago)