1930 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–2 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1930 college football season. In their 39th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 2–5–2 record, finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 129 to 33.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 41:45 p.m.Ripon*
W 19–020,000[3][4]
October 4 Hillsdale*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–620,000[4]
October 11at Wisconsin
L 0–3430,000[5]
October 18 Florida*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–1910,000[6][7]
October 25 Ole Miss*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0[8]
November 1 Princeton*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–035,000[9]
November 8 Purdue
L 7–2620,000[10]
November 15 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–2818,500[11]
November 22at Michigan
L 0–1642,078[12]

References

  1. ^ "1930 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. ^ "Maroons Open Seasons with Double Header". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 4, 1930. p. 21. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ a b "Maroons Rely On Pass Attack To beat Ripon, 19–0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 5, 1930. p. 28. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Versatile Badger backfield crushes Maroons, 34–0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Red-Headed Halfback Leads Florida 'Gators In 19-0 Triumph at Chicago". Decatur Herald. October 19, 1930. p. 18. Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Gators Leave Tracks All Over Field; Bethea Stars". Kingsport Times. October 19, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Ole Miss battles Chicago U. Maroons to scoreless draw". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 2, 1930). "Chicago and Princeton Battle to 0-0 Score Before 35,000". Chicago Tribune. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chicago jolts Purdue before losing, 26–7". The Capital Times. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Illinois wallops Chicago, 28 to 0 for first Big Ten win". Decatur Herald. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan batters Chicago for 16–0 victory and tie for Big Ten title". The Des Moines Register. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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