1938 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1938 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 241 to 75.^[1][2]

1938 Chicago Maroons football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–6–1 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clark Shaughnessy (6th season)
MVP	Lew Hamity
Home stadium	Stagg Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Minnesota $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Northwestern	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Bradley Tech*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	T 0–0	14,000	[3]
October 8	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 7–45	25,000	[4]
October 15	Iowa	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 14–27	4,000	[5]
October 22	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–42	63,069	[6]
October 29	DePauw*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 34–14	6,000	[7]
November 5	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–47	20,000	[8]
November 12	Pacific (CA)*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–32	10,000	[9]
November 19	Illinois	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–34	5,000–6,000	[10]
*Non-conference game