The 1896 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1896 Western Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 15–2–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 3–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 368 to 82.
Schedule
Roster PlayerPositionCharles Foster Roby (captain)right tackleWalter James CavanaghcenterMaurice Gordon ClarkequarterbackHarry Iris Coyright half backCharles Firthleft endWilliam Thaw GardnerfullbackRalph C. Hamillright endClarence Bert Herschbergerleft halfbackWalter Scott Kennedyleft tackleErnest de Koven Leffingwellleft endTheron Ware Mortimerleft tackleRobert Newton Tookerright guardJonathan Edward Webbleft guardHerbert Morse BurchardsubstituteFrank Clayton ClevelandsubstituteGeorge Gilbert DavissubstituteCarr Baker NeelsubstituteVictor Washington Sinceresubstitute
Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (5th year at Chicago)
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