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1922 Chicago Maroons football team

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1922 Chicago Maroons football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–1–1 (4–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
Home stadiumStagg Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa + 5 0 0 7 0 0
Michigan + 4 0 0 6 0 1
Chicago + 4 0 1 5 1 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 2 1
Minnesota 2 3 1 3 3 1
Illinois 2 4 0 2 5 0
Northwestern 1 3 1 3 3 1
Ohio State 1 4 0 3 4 0
Indiana 0 2 1 1 4 2
Purdue 0 3 1 1 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

[1] The 1922 Chicago Maroons football team represented the University of Chicago during the 1922 Big Ten Conference football season. In Amos Alonzo Stagg's 31st year as head coach, the Maroons finished with a 5–1–1 record.[2][3]

Notable players on the 1922 Chicago team included guard Joe Pondelik, fullback John Webster Thomas, halfback Jimmy Pyott, tackle Frank Gowdy, and center Ralph King. Thomas was selected by Walter Camp and the New York Tribune as a first-team All-American in 1922. Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Georgia*W 20–018,000[4]
October 14Northwestern
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 15–7
October 21Purdue
W 12–0
October 28Princeton*
L 18–2131,000[5]
November 11at Ohio StateW 14–9[6]
November 18Illinois
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 9–0
November 25Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review-1922-big-ten-confer/160679771/
  2. ^ "1922 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chicago opens with 20–0 win from Georgia". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1922. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hugh Fullerton (October 29, 1922). "Chicago Loses To Princeton, Score: 21 to 18; Struggle Won Near Its Close". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Fullerton, Hugh (November 12, 1922). "Maroons Crash Way to 14-9 Triumph at Ohio". Chicago Tribune. p. 2:1. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1922 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results".