The 1902 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago as a member of the Western Conference (later commonly known as the Big Ten Conference) during the 1902 Western Conference football season. In their 11th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 14–1 record (5–1 in conference games), shut out 12 opponents, finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 297 to 32. The team's only setback was in the team's only road game, a 21–0 loss to national champion Michigan.
Several Chicago players received honors on the 1902 All-Western college football team:
Center Shorty Ellsworth, tackle E. W. Farr, and guard Herbert Ahlswede received first-team honors from the Chicago Tribune. Ellsworth also received first-team honors from the Chicago Record-Herald and The Minneapolis Journal. Farr received further first-team honors from the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Record-Herald. Halfback James M. Sheldon and end Frederick A. Speik received first-team honors from Woodruff.
The team played its eleven home games at Marshall Field (later renamed Stagg Field) on the school's campus in Chicago.
Schedule
Roster PlayerPositionWeightJames Milton Sheldon (captain)left halfback156Herbert Frederick Ahlswedeleft guard196Hugo Francis Bezdekright halfback169Mark Seavey Catlinright end177Alfred Chester Ellsworthcenter186Ernest Warren Farrright tackle200Gregory Edwin Ivisonleft halfback173Clarke Saxe Jennisonright halfback163John Peter Koehlerleft tackle188Lee Wilder Maxwellquarterback156Robert Wallace Maxwellright guard232Ernest Earl Perkinsfullback168George Edward Schnurright halfback156Frederick Adolph Speikleft end175Schuyler Baldwin Terryleft guard194Roswell Chester Trippleft tackle196Sherburne Henry Wightmanfullback170Hiram Boardman Conibeartrainer
Head coach: Amos Alonzo Stagg (11th year at Chicago)
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