1924 Chicago Maroons football team explained

Year:1924
Team:Chicago Maroons
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:4–1–3
Conf Record:3–0–3
Head Coach:Amos Alonzo Stagg
Hc Year:33rd
Stadium:Stagg Field
Champion:Big Ten champion
Uniform:20schicagouniform.png

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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1924 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 8, 2015.
  2. Web site: University of Chicago Football Media Guide. 2016. University of Chicago. 22. November 10, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 5. November 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf. dead.
  4. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1156
  5. News: Lawson Named For Post On All-American. Oakland Tribune. 1924-12-07.