1927 Chicago Maroons football team

1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Illinois +	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1	6	–	0	–	2
No. 7 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Chicago	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 36th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 4–4 record, finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 68 to 65.^[1]^[2]

Fritz Crisler was an assistant coach on the team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Oklahoma*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 7–13	25,000	^[3]
October 8	Indiana	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 13–0	35,000	^[4]
October 15	Purdue	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 7–6	55,000	^[5]
October 22	Penn*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 13–7	45,000	^[6]
October 29	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus OH	L 7–13	35,775-40,000	^[7]
November 5	Michigan	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 0–14	53,042-60,000	^[8]
November 12	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–15	48,000	^[9]
November 19	Wisconsin	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 12–0	45,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1927 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ Don Maxwell (October 2, 1927). "Oklahoma's Passes Upset Maroons, 13 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvey Woodruff (October 9, 1927). "Chicago Steps Out and Beats Indiana, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Maxwell (October 16, 1927). "Maroons Take Boilermakers for 7 to 6 Beating". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Maxwell (October 23, 1927). "Maroon Passes and Smashes Bring 13 to 7 Win Over Penn". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Irving Vaughan (October 30, 1927). "Ohio State's Pass Attack Upsets Chicago, 13-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Don Maxwell (November 6, 1927). "60,000 Watch Michigan Defeat Chicago, 14 to 0: Crush Maroon Line as Rouse Leaves Game". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drew 140,000". Decatur Sunday Review. November 20, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvey Woodruff (November 20, 1927). "Chicago Dashes To Victory Over Wisconsin, 12 to 0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Chicago Maroons football
Venues	Marshall Field (1893–1912) Old Stagg Field (1913–1939) Stagg Field (?–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Michigan Purdue
Culture & lore	Phoenix Big Bertha Monsters of the Midway Marching band T formation 1894 Stanford game 1922 Princeton game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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