1905 Chicago Maroons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1905 Chicago Maroons football 1905 University of Chicago Maroons Football Team.png 285 Western Conference Western 11–0 7–0 Amos Alonzo Stagg 14th 7–2–2 Mark Catlin Sr. Marshall Field National champion(Billingsley, Helms, Houlgate, NCF)Western Conference champion The 1905 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1905 Western Conference football season. In coach Amos Alonzo Stagg's 14th year as head coach, the Maroons finished with an 11–0 record (7–0 against Western Conference opponents), shut out 10 of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 271 to 5.1905 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 20, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/chicago/1905-schedule.htmlUniversity of Chicago Football Media Guide 2016 University of Chicago 22 November 10, 2016 https://issuu.com/uchicagoathletics/docs/fb-program-2016-web The team played its home games at Marshall Field on the school's campus. There was no contemporaneous system in 1905 for determining a national champion. However, Chicago was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, the Helms Athletic Foundation, the National Championship Foundation, and the Houlgate System.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live End Mark Catlin Sr. was the team captain. Two Chicago players, Catlin and quarterback Walter Eckersall, were consensus first-team selections on the 1905 All-American football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Other notable players included fullback Hugo Bezdek and center Burton Pike Gale, both of whom were selected by Walter Camp as third-team players on the All-America team.All-American Eleven: Walter Camp Selects the Best Football Team; West Figures Prominently The Washington Post 1905-12-20 Three persons associated with the team have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Stagg and Eckersall were part of the Hall's first class of inductees in 1951.Amos Alonzo Stagg National Football Foundation March 27, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2081Walter Eckersall National Football Foundation March 27, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1239 Bezdek was added, based on his coaching accomplishments, in 1954.Hugo Bezdek National Football Foundation March 27, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1426 Schedule September 16 w y North Division High Marshall Field Chicago, IL 26–0 Midway Players Score 26 Points: Beat North Division High Eleven, Veterans Doing All the Counting The Chicago Sunday Tribune September 17, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98502644/midway-players-score-26-points-beat/ Newspapers.comMaroons Defeat North Division by 26 to 0 Score The Inter Ocean September 17, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98502801/maroons-defeat-north-division-by-26-to/ Newspapers.com September 23 w y 1905 Lawrence Vikings Lawrence Marshall Field Chicago, IL 33–0 Chicago Team Scores 33: Maroons Defeat Lawrence Team in Easy Game The Chicago Sunday Tribune September 24, 1905 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98502411/chicago-team-scores-33-maroons-defeat/ Newspapers.com September 30 w y Wabash Marshall Field Chicago, IL 15–0 Maroons Win by 15 to 0: Stagg's Men Are Held to Small Score by Wabash The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 1, 1905 9, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98501992/maroons-win-by-15-to-0-staggs-men-are/ Newspapers.comMaroons Win By Score of 15 to 0 The Inter Ocean October 1, 1905 13–15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98502199/maroons-win-by-score-of-15-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y 1905 Beloit Buccaneers Beloit Marshall Field Chicago, IL 42–0 Made To Work After the Game: Chicago's Showing Against Beloit So Poor Stagg Requires Practice Hour; Score Is 38 Points to 0 The Chicago Daily Tribune October 5, 1905 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98503103/made-to-work-after-the-game-chicagos/ Newspapers.comDefeat Beloit in Ragged Contest: Maroons Roll Up 38 Points on Wisconsin Men in Short Halves With Best Men Nursing Injuries on the Side Line The Inter Ocean October 5, 1905 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98503319/defeat-beloit-in-ragged-contest/ Newspapers.com October 7 w Iowa Marshall Field Chicago, IL 42–0 Iowa Outplayed by the Maroons: Chicago Varsity Football Team Scores at Will on Hawkeyes in the First Half; Final Count Is 42 to 0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 8, 1905 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98501124/iowa-outplayed-by-the-maroon-chicago/ Newspapers.comMaroons Roll Up Good Score on Hawkeye Team The Inter Ocean October 8, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98501325/maroons-roll-up-good-score-on-hawkeye/ Newspapers.com October 14 w Indiana Marshall Field Chicago, IL 16–5 Maroons Defeat Indiana Team: Hoosier Players Make Game Fight and Lead 5 to 0 in First Half The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 15, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41593822/ill-v-indiana-10-15-06/ Newspapers.comChicago Defeats Hoosiers After First Half Scare The Inter Ocean October 15, 1905 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98500867/chicago-defeats-hoosiers-after-first/ Newspapers.com October 21 2:07 p.m. w y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI 4–0 Drop Kick Wins for the Maroons: University of Chicago Football Team Defeats Wisconsin in Exciting Game The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 22, 1905 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98500268/drop-kick-wins-for-the-maroons/ Newspapers.comEckersall Scores Another Victory for the Maroons The Inter Ocean October 22, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98500471/eckersall-scores-another-victory-for/ Newspapers.com October 28 w y Northwestern Northwestern Field Evanston, IL 32–0 Maroons Roll Up Score of 32 to 0: Despite Game Fight by Northwestern, Chicago Duplicates Victory of '04 The Chicago Sunday Tribune October 29, 1905 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499731/112114/ Newspapers.comChicago Runs Up 32 Points on M'Cornack's Men: Evanston Proves to be No Match for the Irresistible Work of the Maroon Back Field -- Bezdek, De Tray, and Walker Gain The Inter Ocean October 29, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499962/chicago-runs-up-32-points-on/ Newspapers.com November 11 w Purdue rivalry Marshall Field Chicago, IL 19–0 Chicago Winner Over Purdue, 19-0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune November 12, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21108814/chicago-winner-over-purdue-19-0/ Newspapers.comPurdue Fights Hard but Loses by 19 to 0 Score The Inter Ocean November 12, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98499002/purdue-fights-hard-but-loses-by-19-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 18 w Illinois Marshall Field Chicago, IL 44–0 10,000 Maroons Beat Illinois: Midway Men Win Victory by a Score of 44 to 0 The Chicago Sunday Tribune November 19, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98498460/maroons-beat-illinois-midway-men-win/ Newspapers.comMaroons Have Practice Game With the Illini The Inter Ocean Chicago November 19, 1905 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98498617/maroons-have-practice-game-with-the/ Newspapers.com November 30 w Michigan rivalry Marshall Field Chicago, IL 2–0 27,000 Chicago Is Victor; Leads the West The Chicago Daily Tribune December 1, 1905 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18532352/chicago-tribune/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Chicago 2, Michigan 0 right vertical Western Championship Match 400 Western Championship Chicago Michigan, November 1905.jpg The game, dubbed "The First Greatest Game of the Century," broke Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak. The 1905 Michigan team had outscored opponents 495-0 in its first 12 games. The game was lost in the final ten minutes of play when Denny Clark was tackled for a safety as he attempted to return a punt from behind the goal line. Newspapers described Clark's play as "the wretched blunder" and a "lapse of brain work."Robin Lester Michigan-Chicago 1905: The First Greatest Game of the Century Journal of Sport History, Vol. 18, No. 2 Summer 1991 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1991/JSH1802/jsh1802f.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120212105445/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1991/JSH1802/jsh1802f.pdf 2012-02-12 Clark transferred to M.I.T. the following year and was haunted by the play for the rest of his life. In 1932, he shot himself, leaving a suicide note that reportedly expressed hope that his "final play" would atone for his error at Marshall Field in 1905."Denny" Clark Dead by Own Hand in Oregon Los Angeles Times June 2, 1932 The game was played in halves of 35 minutes each.Michigan Lost to Chicago: Desperate Struggle Resulted 2 to 0; Measly Safety Was the Undoing of the Gladiators From the University of Michigan; Game Fiercely Fought; Both Elevens Put Up a Grand Contest, Barring Fumbling on Part of Wolvernies---Garrels the Bright Star Detroit Free Press Joe S. Jackson December 1, 1905 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74097345/front-page-after-1905-game/ Newspapers.com thumb|The 1905 Chicago Maroons football team Roster PlayerPositionWeightMark Catlin Sr. (captain)right end182Art Badenochright tackle189Hugo Bezdekfullback179William James Booneright halfback186Leo DeTrayleft halfback174Walter Eckersallquarterback143Burton Pike Galecenter181Melville Archibald Hillleft tackle218Carl Huntley Hitchcockright halfback157Hal Meffordend185Merrill C. Meigsleft guard196Ed Parryleft end202Clarence W. Russellright guard188Lewis D. Schererright guard184Mysterious Walkerleft halfback174Jesse Harpersubstitute - quarterback155Lester Larsonsubstitute - end164Fred William Nollsubstitute - guard203Gerry Williamsonsubstitute - fullback181Hiram Conibeartrainer Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (14th year at Chicago) References Chicago Category:Chicago Maroons football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Chicago Football Category:1900s in Chicago