The 1911 Chicago Maroons football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the

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. In their 20th season under head coach

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, the Maroons compiled a 6–1 record, finished in second place in the Western Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 78 to 42. The team included the future University of Chicago head basketball coach

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as well as Clark G. Sauer and Horace Frank Scruby, consensus all-conference players.

Schedule

Roster

*Head coach:

(20th year at Chicago)

References

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