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1893 Chicago Maroons football team

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1893 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–2
Head coach
CaptainAndy Wyant
Home stadiumMarshall Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Case     4 0 0
Miami (OH)     3 0 0
Baker     5 0 1
Oberlin     6 1 0
Hillsdale     4 1 0
Notre Dame     4 1 0
Buchtel     5 2 0
Butler     4 2 0
Michigan State Normal     4 2 0
Chicago     6 4 2
Beloit     4 3 0
Illinois     3 2 3
Lake Forest     3 2 3
Doane     2 2 0
Heidelberg     2 2 0
Kansas State Normal     1 1 0
Wabash     3 3 0
Washburn     1 1 1
Washington University     1 1 0
Ohio State     4 5 0
Wittenberg     2 3 0
Mount Union     1 2 0
Albion     1 4 0
Drake     0 2 1
Baldwin–Wallace     0 1 0
College of Emporia     0 1 0
Ohio Wesleyan     0 1 0
Kalamazoo     0 2 0
Iowa Agricultural     0 3 0
Cincinnati     0 6 0

The 1893 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1893 college football season. In their second season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 6–4–2 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 143 to 142.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 14 Lake ForestL 0–10
October 18 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–6
October 21 Michigan
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 10–6
October 25at Purdue L 10–20
October 28 Cincinnati
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 26–0
November 4 Oberlin
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 12–33
November 8at NorthwesternT 6–6
November 11 Armour
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 18–6
November 18 Lake Forest
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 14–14
November 30 Michigan
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 10–28
December 16vs. Northwestern
  • Tattersall's Pavilion
  • Chicago, IL
W 22–14[3][4]
January 1vs. Notre Dame
  • Tattersall's Pavilion
  • Chicago, IL
W 8–0[5]

Roster

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Player Position
Andrew R. E. Wyant (captain) right tackle
Charles William Allen right tackle, left end, halfback
Charles King Bliss Tackle, Kicker
Henry Thurston Chace right end
Henry Gordon Gale fullback
Frank Earle Hering quarterback
George Nelson Knapp right guard
John Lemay left end
Horace G. Lozier
Carr Baker Neel fullback
Frederick Day Nichols right halfback
William John Rapp fullback
George Cushing Sikes
Joseph Edward Raycroft quarterback
Warren Rufus Smith guard
Henry Dallas Speer
Adam Martin Wyant quarterback, center

References

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  1. ^ "1893 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. ^ "Chicago Was Victorious". The Sunday Inter Ocean. Chicago. December 17, 1893. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football by Electric Light". The Chicago Daily Tribune. December 16, 1893. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chicagos Defeat Notre Dame". The Chicago Daily Tribune. January 2, 1893. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.