1924 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1924 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 33rd season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–1–3 record, won the Big Ten Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 88 to 40.[1][2]

1924 Chicago Maroons football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–1–3 (3–0–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Chicago $303413
No. 4 Illinois311611
No. 6 Iowa311611
Michigan420620
Purdue220520
Minnesota121332
Ohio State132233
Indiana130440
Northwestern130440
Wisconsin022233
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Notable players on the 1924 Chicago team included guard Joe Pondelik and tackle Frank Gowdy. Pondelik was a consensus first-team All-American in 1924.[3] Gowdy was selected as a first-team All-American by several selectors, including Football World,[4] Liberty magazine,[4] and All-Sports Magazine.[5]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

This was the seventh and final Big Ten championship won by the Maroons.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Missouri*L 0–3
October 11 Brown*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 19–726,000[6]
October 18 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 23–0
October 25at Ohio StateT 3–340,000[7]
November 1 Purdue
W 19–6
November 8 Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 21–2132,543
November 15 Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 3–0
November 22 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References