Chicago Maroons football

Chicago Maroons football
Chicago Maroons football
First season	1892
Athletic director	Angie Torain
Head coach	Todd Gilcrist Jr. ; 2nd season, 13–7 (.650)
Stadium	New Stagg Field; (capacity: 1,650)
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Conference	Midwest Conference
All-time record	416–368–34 (.529)
Claimed national titles	2 (1905, 1913)
Conference titles	12 (1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1922, 1924, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014)
Heisman winners	Jay Berwanger – 1935
Consensus All-Americans	12
Current uniform
Colors	Maroon and white;
Fight song	Wave the Flag
Mascot	Phil the Phoenix
Website	Athletics.UChicago.edu

The Chicago Maroons football team represents the University of Chicago in college football. The Maroons, which play in NCAA Division III, have been a football-only member of the Midwest Conference since 2017.^[4] The University of Chicago was a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the Maroons were coached by Amos Alonzo Stagg for 41 seasons. In 1935, halfback Jay Berwanger became the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, later known as the Heisman Trophy. In the late 1930s, university president Robert Maynard Hutchins decided that big-time college football and the university's commitment to academics were not compatible.^[5] The university abolished its football program in 1939 and withdrew from the Big Ten in 1946. Football returned to the University of Chicago in 1963 in the form of a club team, which was upgraded to varsity status in 1969. The Maroons began competing in Division III in 1973.

^ "Angie Torain". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ "Todd Gilchristn". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ The University of Chicago Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ "UChicago football set to join Midwest Conference as affiliate member in 2017" (Press release). Athletics & Recreation, The University of Chicago. May 11, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ Bearak, Barry (16 September 2011). "At the University of Chicago, Football and Higher Education Mix". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[1] "Angie Torain". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[2] "Todd Gilchristn". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

[3] The University of Chicago Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[4] "UChicago football set to join Midwest Conference as affiliate member in 2017" (Press release). Athletics & Recreation, The University of Chicago. May 11, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[5] Bearak, Barry (16 September 2011). "At the University of Chicago, Football and Higher Education Mix". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

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