American football
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team that represented the
University of Chicago
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during the
1921 Big Ten Conference football season
The 1921 Big Ten Conference football season was the 26th 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 1921 college football season.
The 1921 Iowa H ...
. In their 30th season under head coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
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, the Maroons compiled a 6–1 record, finished in a tie for second place in the
Big Ten Conference
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, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 111 to 13.
Notable players on the 1921 team included end
Fritz Crisler
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, quarterback
Milton Romney
Milton Addas "Mitt" Romney (June 20, 1899 – November 10, 1975) was an American professional football player who played in the offensive backfield for the Racine Legion from 1923 to 1924John Webster Thomas, guard
Charles Redmon
Charles Marion Redmon (February 23, 1900 – April 6, 1939) was an American football and track and field athlete for the University of Chicago.
Biography
Redmon was born in 1900 in Peru, Indiana. He was the son of a dentist, Dr. Charles E. Red ...
, and tackle Charles McGuire.
Schedule
References
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Chicago Maroons football
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