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1919 Chicago Maroons Football Team ...
The 1919 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1919 college football season. In their 28th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 5–2 record, finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 205 to 26. Schedule References {{Chicago Maroons football navbox Chicago Chicago Maroons football seasons Chicago Maroons football The Chicago Maroons football team represents the University of Chicago in college football. The Maroons, which play in NCAA Division III, have been a football-only member of the Midwest Conference since 2017. The University of Chicago was a found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 universities, and it has 14 members and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. Large student enrollment is a hallmark of its universities, as 12 of the 14 members enroll more than 30,000 students. They are largely state public universities; found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team
The 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois in the Big Ten Conference during the 1919 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Robert Zuppke, the Fighting Illini compiled a 6–1 record (6–1 against Big Ten opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 91 to 48. There was no contemporaneous system in 1919 for determining a national champion. However, Illinois was retroactively named as the national champion for 1919 by the Billingsley Report and Boand System, and as a co-national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Parke H. Davis, and Jeff Sagarin (using his alternate ELO-Chess methodology). Fullback William Kopp was the team captain. Three Illinois players received mention on the 1919 All-America college football team: end Dick Reichle (first-team choice by the ''Reno Evening Gazette''); tackle Burt Ingwersen (second-team choice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Big Ten Conference Football Season
The 1919 Big Ten Conference football season was the 24th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1919 college football season. The 1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, under head coach Robert Zuppke, compiled a 6–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, and was selected retroactively as the national champion by the Billingsley Report and Boand System, and as a co-national champion by the College Football Researchers Association, Parke H. Davis, and Jeff Sagarin (using his alternate ELO-Chess methodology). Fullback Jack Crangle and guard Jack Depler received first-team All-Big Ten honors. The 1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach John Wilce, also compiled a 6–1 record and led the conference in scoring defense (1.7 points allowed per game). Ohio State defeated Michigan for the first time in the history of the Michigan–Ohio State football rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Wisconsin Badgers Football Team
The 1919 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1919 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 91 to 41. John R. Richards was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach. Center Charles Carpenter was the team captain. Carpenter was also a consensus first-team selection for the 1919 College Football All-America Team. End Paul Meyers was selected as an All-American by Walter Eckersall. Meyers had an 80-yard touchdown reception, on a pass from Wally Barr, in a game against Minnesota on November 1, 1919. The play held the Wisconsin record for longest pass and reception for 63 years. Three Wisconsin players received first-team All-Big Ten honors: Charles Carpenter, Paul Meyers, and end Frank Weston. Schedule References {{Wiscon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team
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The 1919 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1919 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Howard Jones, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa. Schedule References Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Iowa Hawkeyes football The Iowa Hawkeyes football program represents the University of Iowa in college football. The Hawkeyes compete in the West division of the Big Ten Conference. Iowa joined the Conference (then known as the Western Conference or Big Nine) in 1899 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago–Michigan Football Rivalry
The Chicago–Michigan football rivalry was an American college football rivalry game played by the Wolverines of the University of Michigan and Maroons of the University of Chicago. From 1892 to 1905, it was the most important game of the season for the two schools, which were the first major football powers in what was then considered the western United States. The rivalry ended after the 1939 season when the University of Chicago dropped out of the Big Ten Conference. The roots of the rivalry date back to 1879 when Michigan played its first intercollegiate football game in Chicago and to a series of matches played between Michigan and the "Chicago University Club" between 1888 and 1891. Background 1879: First football game in Chicago The University of Chicago was founded in 1890, but the roots of the Chicago–Michigan football rivalry pre-date that university's founding. The University of Michigan was founded in 1817 and began its football program in the 1870s. Michigan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Michigan Wolverines Football Team
The 1919 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference during the 1919 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Fielding H. Yost, the Wolverines compiled a 3–4 record – the only losing season in Yost's 30-year career as a head football coach. The team was outscored by a total of 102 to 93 and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten. After winning three of four games to start the season, the team lost its final three games against Chicago, Illinois, and Minnesota. Left tackle Angus Goetz was the team captain. Other notable players included quarterback Cliff Sparks, center/fullback Ernie Vick, halfback Archie Weston, left end Robert J. Dunne. Murray Van Wagoner, who later served as Governor of Michigan in the early 1940s, also started one game at left guard. Schedule Players Letter winners *John C. Cary - end (Grand Rapids, Michigan) *Elmer W. Cress - e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is included in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Champaign shares the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Urbana. Champaign is also home to Parkland College, which serves about 18,000 students during the academic year. Due to the university and a number of well-known technology startup companies, it is often referred to as the hub, or a significant landmark, of the Silicon Prairie. Champaign houses offices for the Fortune 500 companies Abbott, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Caterpillar, John Deere, Dow Chemical Company, IBM, and State Farm. Champaign also serves as the headquarters for several companies, the most notable being Jimmy John's. History Champaign was founded in 1855, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Field (1884)
Illinois Field was a stadium in Champaign, Illinois. It hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini football team until they moved to the Memorial Stadium (Champaign), Memorial Stadium in 1923 and the school's baseball team until they moved to the current Illinois Field in 1988. The stadium held 17,000 people at its peak. Events The field hosted the 1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, won by Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball, Minnesota. References Defunct college football venues Defunct college baseball venues in the United States Illinois Fighting Illini baseball venues Illinois Fighting Illini football venues American football venues in Illinois Sports venues in Champaign–Urbana, Illinois {{Illinois-baseball-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Northwestern Purple Football Team
The 1919 Northwestern Purple team represented Northwestern University during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Purple compiled a 2–5 record (1–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati .... Schedule References Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Purple football {{collegefootball-1919-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16, 1862 – March 17, 1965) was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football. He served as the head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College) (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football record of . His undefeated Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 were recognized as national champions. He was also the head basketball coach for one season at Chicago (1920–1921), and the Maroons' head baseball coach for nineteen seasons (1893–1905, 1907–1913). At Chicago, Stagg also instituted an annual prep basketball tournament and track meet. Both drew the top high school teams and athletes from around the United States. Stagg played football as an end at Yale University and was selected to the first All-America Team in 1889. He was inducted into the College Football H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago–Purdue Football Rivalry
The Chicago–Purdue football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Chicago Maroons and Purdue Boilermakers. Chicago leads the series 27–14–1. The series was first played in 1892. The rivalry has not been played since 1936. Game results See also * List of NCAA college football rivalry games This is a list of rivalry games in college football in the United States. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams. NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ... References College football rivalries in the United States Big Ten Conference rivalries Chicago Maroons football Purdue Boilermakers football Dissolved sports rivalries {{US-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
