1928 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Illinois $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1928 college football season. In their 37th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 2–7 record, finished last in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 177 to 70.[1][2]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 South Carolina*
L 0–6[3]
October 62:00 p.m. Wyoming*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 47–030,000[4][5]
October 6 Lake Forest*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 3–030,000
October 13 Iowa
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–13
October 20at Minnesota
L 7–3358,000
October 27 Purdue
L 0–4035,000
November 3 Penn*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 13–20
November 10at Wisconsin
L 0–25
November 17 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–4048,714

References

  1. ^ "1928 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. ^ "South Carolina U. upsets Chicago in gridiron inaugural by 6–0". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maroons Battle Lake Forest And Wyoming Today". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 6, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Robert, Howard (October 7, 1928). "Chicago Runs Wild Through Wyoming, 47-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 33. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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