1904 Chicago Maroons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1904
| team = Chicago Maroons
| sport = football
| image = 1904 University of Chicago Maroons Football Team.png
| image_size = 285
| conference = Western Conference
| short_conf = Western
| record = 10–1–1
| conf_record = 5–1–1
| head_coach = Amos Alonzo Stagg
| hc_year = 13th
| captain = Frederick A. Speik
| stadium = Marshall Field
}}
{{1904 Western Conference football standings}}
The 1904 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago as a member of the Western Conference (now commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1904 Western Conference football season. In their 13th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 10–1–1 record (5–1–1 in conference games), finished in third place in the conference, shut out eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 410 to 44.{{cite web|title=1904 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 8, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/chicago/1904-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=University of Chicago Football Media Guide|year=2016|publisher=University of Chicago|page=22|accessdate=November 10, 2016|url=https://issuu.com/uchicagoathletics/docs/fb-program-2016-web}}
The Maroons won the first eight games of the season and had convincing victories over Indiana (56–0), Iowa (39–0), Texas (68–0) and Wisconsin (18–11). The team's only setbacks were a 6–6 tie with Illinois and a 22–12 loss to national champion Michigan.
The team played its home games at Marshall Field (later renamed Stagg Field) on the school's campus in Chicago.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 17| |{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Lombard Olive|title=Lombard}}
|September 21| |Englewood High School
|September 24| |{{cfb link|year=1904|team=Lawrence Vikings|title=Lawrence}}
|September 28| |North Division High School
|October 1| |Indiana|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|W 56-0||{{cite news|title=Chicago, 56; Indiana, 0. Stagg's Men Defeat Bloomington Team in Easy Game|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 2, 1904|page=1S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-chicago-56-indiana-0/158820719/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8| |Purdue|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL (rivalry)|W 20-0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Chicago, 20; Purdue, 0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 9, 1904|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21110973/chicago_20_purdue_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15| |Iowa|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|W 39-0||{{cite news|title=Maroons Again Seek Honors in Immense Score|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|author=H. W. Ford|date=October 16, 1904|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-maroons-again-seek-honor/158820326/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22| |Northwestern|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|W 32-0|15,000|{{cite news|title=Purple Eleven Is Overwhelmed: Northwestern Football Men Defeated by Chicago in a Snappy Contest; Final Score Is 32 to 0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 23, 1904|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-purple-eleven-is-overwhe/158819815/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Chicago Team Decisively Downs the Northwesterners|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|date=October 23, 1904|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20999018/chicago_team_decisively_downs_the/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29| |Illinois|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=Chicago Eleven Ties With Illini: Visitors Play Stagg's Men to a Standstill and the Final Score Is 6 to 6|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 30, 1904|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-chicago-eleven-ties-with/158819105/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5| |Texas
|November 12|at|Michigan|Regents Field|Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)|L 12-22|13,000|{{cite news|title=Michigan Colors Wave in Triumph; Yost's Team Wins Fourth Successive Contest from Chicago by 22 to 12|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 13, 1904|pages=13, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-michigan-colors-wave-in/158818743/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 24| |Wisconsin|Marshall Field|Chicago, IL|W 18-11|15,000|{{cite news|title=Chicago Victor; Eckersall Star. Maroon Football Eleven Triumphs Over Wisconsin by a Score of 18 to 11|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 25, 1904|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-chicago-victor-eckersal/158818109/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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Roster
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|Player |Position |Weight |
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|Frederick A. Speik (captain) |left end |176 |
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|Benjamin Harrison Badenoch |right guard |188 |
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|fullback |175 |
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|William James Boone |right tackle |182 |
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|right halfback |181 |
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|left halfback |172 |
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|quarterback |140 |
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|center |185 |
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|Melville Archibald Hill |left tackle, center |205 |
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|Carl Huntley Hitchcock |left halfback |157 |
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|Charles Ferguson Kennedy |right end |150 |
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|width="250"|Lee Wilder Maxwell |width="250"|quarterback, right end |width="150"|156 |
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|Fred William Noll |left guard |205 |
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|left tackle |202 |
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|William Charles Speidel |right halfback |175 |
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|Schuyler Baldwin Terry |right guard |197 |
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|left guard, right tackle |192 |
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|fullback |170 |
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|substitute |164 |
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|Wayland Wells Magee |substitute |161 |
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|substitute |182 |
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|substitute |158 |
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|Charles Francis Watson |substitute |176 |
| align="center" bgcolor=""
|Max Yates |substitute |163 |
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|trainer | |
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- Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (13th year at Chicago)
Honors and awards
End Frederick A. Speik was selected as the team captain in January 1904.{{cite news|title=New Captain of Chicago Football Team|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 31, 1904|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-new-captain-of-chicago-f/158816924/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Quarterback Walter Eckersall was selected by both Walter Camp and Caspar Whitney as a first-team player on the 1964 All-America college football team. Speik also received first-team All-America honors from Whitney.{{cite news|title=Two Westerners on Camp's List: Veteran Critic Names Eckersall and Heston for All-America Eleven|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 28, 1904|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-two-westerners-on-camps/158815739/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|author=Caspar Whitney|title=The Sportsman's View-Point|work=Outing|date=Jan 1905|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_45/outXLV04/outXLV04t.pdf|access-date=2010-02-20|archive-date=2012-07-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723104956/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/Outing/Volume_45/outXLV04/outXLV04t.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Six Chicago players received first-team honors on the 1904 All-Western college football team: Eckersall (eight selectors); tackle Ed Parry (three selectors); Speik (two selectors); fullback Hugo Bezdek (two selectors); halfback Mark Catlin Sr. (one selector); and end Charles Kennedy (one selector).{{cite news|title=Only Four Men Meet Approval of All Critics|newspaper=The Inter Ocean|date=November 28, 1904|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-inter-ocean-only-four-men-meet-appro/158815394/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Pick of Football Stars: "Tribune's" Selections for All Western Eleven of 1904|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 27, 1904|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-pick-of-football-stars/158814651/|via=Newspapers.com}}