1936 Chicago Maroons football team

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1936 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 0 7 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 0 5 3 0
Indiana 3 1 1 5 2 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1 4 3 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 5 1
Iowa 0 4 1 3 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 0 2 6 0
Michigan 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1936 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 2–5–1 record, finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 68.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Lawrence*W 34–020,000[3]
October 3 Vanderbilt*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–3712,000[4]
October 10 Butler*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 6–6[5]
October 17 Purdue
L 7–35[6]
October 31at WisconsinW 7–618,712[7]
November 7at Ohio StateL 0–4437,226[8]
November 14 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–2018,000[9]
November 21 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–1815,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1936 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. ^ "Bartlett Leads Chicago to Victory Over Lawrence, 34-0". Chicago Tribune. September 27, 1936. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Barry (October 4, 1936). "Vanderbilt's Long Runs and Passes Overwhelm Chicago". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maroons Held To 6 To 6 Tie By Butler Eleven". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1936. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Purdue Beats Maroons, 35-7: Boilermakers Whip Maroons on Long Runs by Isbell and Drak". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1936. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 1, 1936). "Badgers Yield To Maroons' First Quarter Drive, 7 to 6". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Edward Burns (November 8, 1936). "Ohio State's Passes Rout Chicago, 44-0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Edward Burns (November 15, 1936). "Indiana Beats Maroons, 20-7; Huffman Is Star of Hoosiers". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Irving Vaughan (November 22, 1936). "Illini Beat Maroons, 18 to 7: Illinois Scores Twice in Fourth Period Rally". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.