1939 Chicago Maroons football team
American college football season
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The 1939 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 2â6 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 37. Chicago's two victories came against Oberlin and Wabash. Against stronger opponents, the team was soundly defeated, 85â0 against Michigan, and 61â0 against both Ohio State and Harvard, 47â0 against Virginia, and 46â0 against Illinois.[1][2]
- Clark Shaughnessy (7th season)
| 1939 Chicago Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2â6 (0â3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Hobert Wasam |
| Home stadium | Stagg Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Ohio State $ | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Iowa | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Michigan | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | â | 5 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago was ranked at No. 434 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3] The 1939 season was described in the press as the worst season in Chicago Maroons football history. The school's academic demands had greatly reduced the personnel available to field a quality football team, and the Maroons had not won a game against a Big Ten opponent since 1936.[4]
In December 1939, after 48 seasons of competition, the University of Chicago's board of trustees announced that, the school would no longer field a football team.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Beloit* | L 0â6 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | Wabash* |
| W 12â2 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | Harvard* |
| L 0â61 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | No. 6 Michigan |
| L 0â85 | 4,000 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at Virginia* | L 0â47 | 6,500 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | No. 9 Ohio State |
| L 0â61 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
| November 18 | Oberlin* |
| W 25â0 | 3,000 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | Illinois |
| L 0â46 | 4,500 | [12] | ||
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