Chicago Maroons football
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. 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. 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.
| 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 |