General Information 2018 Schedule Date
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10
Opponent
at Washington-St. Louis Simpson Illinois College at Cornell at Lawrence * St. Norbert * at Beloit * Ripon * at Macalester * MWC Champ. Week
Table of Contents Site
St. Louis, Mo. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Mt. Vernon, Iowa Appleton, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Beloit, Wis. Chicago, Ill. Saint Paul, Minn. Chicago, Ill.
Time 6 PM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM 1 PM 2 PM 1 PM 1 PM
* MWC North Division conference game Home games in MAROON Homecoming on Oct. 27
General Information
Stagg Field 1 Football Traditions 2 The Midwest Conference and NCAA Division III 3 The University of Chicago 4 Athletics at UChicago 5
2018 UChicago Maroons Schedule Head Coach Chris Wilkerson Assistant Coaches Player Profiles
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2017 Season Review Game-by-Game Scores Statistics UAA & MWC Standings and Honors
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History – Early Era (1892-1939)
Welcome to Stagg Field
Year-by-Year and Coaching Records Amos Alonzo Stagg Chronological History Jay Berwanger Honor Roll
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History – Modern Era (since 1969)
Year-by-Year and Coaching Records Return of Varsity Football Honor Roll Individual & Team Records Career & Season Leaders Opponent Series Records
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Sportsmanship The University of Chicago is committed to principles of good sportsmanship. We believe that all student-athletes, coaches, and spectators should strive to represent the very best spirit and tradition of intercollegiate athletics. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches, or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. Also, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.
Concessions Refreshments are available at the brick building at the south end of the stadium.
Restrooms Restrooms are located in the building at the stadium’s south end in the brick building.
Lost & Found Items found may be turned in to the press box. Those items may be retrieved either at the press box after the game or at the Ratner Athletics Center front desk during regular business hours.
Press Box The press box is open only to media, staff, and coaches. Spectators will be admitted only to report an emergency or a vehicle with lights left on, or to turn in or pick up a lost item.
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Chicago Football Traditions The “C” Logo
The University of Chicago athletics emblem underwent several changes during the institution’s early years. The first football team in 1892 sported no recognizable emblem on its uniforms. In an effort to provide the team with an identity, the letters “UC” were cut out of brown paper and pasted on the players’ uniforms. In the spring of 1893, the emblem was modified into the form of a monogram that the baseball team incorporated on its uniforms. A single letter was used for the first time in 1894 when the football and track squads displayed an oblong “C” on their uniforms. That emblem remained in existence until 1897 when it was replaced by a “C” in large, round type. Then in 1898, Maroon teams adopted the Chicago “C” emblem, which has been worn to the present day. In 2016, the traditional maroon wishbone “C” received a black outline around the perimeter, with a white outline “C” variant for different colored backgrounds.
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Maroon, Maroons & The Phoenix
Maroon and “Maroons” became the University of Chicago’s official color and nickname, respectively, at a meeting of students and faculty on May 5, 1894. Before the University held its first classes on October 1, 1892, the Board of Trustees had selected goldenrod (yellow) as the school’s official color. By 1894, however, Chicago’s legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg believed that a change was necessary. “The yellow ran, soiled easily, and had a regrettable symbolism which our opponents might not be above commenting upon,” said Stagg in his autobiography, Touchdown! Because maroon was not already in use by any major school in the Midwest, Stagg and his associate J.E. Raycroft brought a selection of maroon shades to the 1894 meeting of students and faculty. The meeting attendees made a choice from those ribbons, and the baseball team appeared in that color during its final games of the 1894 season. On July 21, 1894, the first mention of a University of Chicago athletic team as “Maroons” appeared in the Chicago Tribune in an article about the baseball team. The Phoenix – which is featured as part of the University’s official coat of arms, or shield – serves as the school’s mascot. The University of Chicago Board of Trustees adopted the shield in 1910.
The Founders Cup Awarded annually to the winner of the Chicago/Washington-St. Louis game since 1987, the Founders Cup commemorates the first football game played between two UAA schools during the league’s initial year of existence. Washington holds a 23-8 all-time advantage in Founders Cup battles. Year Winner 1987 Washington 1988 Washington 1989 Washington 1990 Washington 1991 Washington 1992 Chicago 1993 Chicago 1994 Washington 1995 Washington 1996 Washington 1997 Washington 1998 Chicago 1999 Washington 2000 Chicago 2001 Washington 2002 Washington 2003 Washington 2004 Washington 2005 Chicago 2006 Washington 2007 Washington 2008 Chicago 2009 Washington 2010 Chicago 2011 Washington 2012 Washington 2013 Washington 2014 Chicago 2015 Washington 2016 Washington 2017 Washington
Score Site 17-15 St. Louis 27-24 Chicago 25-14 St. Louis 27-7 Chicago 25-7 St. Louis 24-23 Chicago 20-17 St. Louis 13-7 Chicago 28-14 St. Louis 41-0 Chicago 55-26 St. Louis 16-6 Chicago 20-3 St. Louis 12-9 Chicago 21-17 St. Louis 38-17 Chicago 28-0 St. Louis 24-16 Chicago 27-0 St. Louis 26-7 Chicago 31-10 St. Louis 17-14 Chicago 44-37 St. Louis 13-10 Chicago 38-20 St. Louis 23-7 Chicago 17-7 St. Louis 44-23 Chicago 37-23 St. Louis 43-34 Chicago 28-12 St. Louis
Wave The Flag After each home victory, the Maroons gather at midfield and sing “Wave the Flag” by Gordon Erickson:
Wave the flag of old Chicago, Maroon the color grand. Ever shall her team be victors, Known throughout the land. With the grand old man to lead them, Without a peer they’ll stand. Wave again the dear old banner, For they’re heroes, every man!
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MWC & NCAA Division III The Midwest Conference
NCAA Division III The University of Chicago has competed at the NCAA Division III level since it was established in 1973. The largest of the three NCAA Divisions, Division III counted as members 451 institutions (20 percent public, 80 percent private) in 2017-18.
The Maroons joined the Midwest Conference as an affiliate member starting in the 2017 season. UChicago football returned to a familiar league from its past – the Maroons previously competed within the Midwest Conference (MWC) as a full member from 1976-87. Beginning in 2017, UChicago became the MWC’s 12th institution that sponsors football. The league is comprised of the 10 full-member schools and football-affiliate member Macalester College. The MWC competes in a divisional format with six teams in the North Division and six teams in the South Division; UChicago joined the North Division for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. The winners of the North and South Divisions then play each other for the conference title, with an automatic bid into the NCAA postseason on the line. UChicago remains a proud founding member of the UAA and will continue membership in all other sports that currently compete in the UAA. The UChicago and Washington-St. Louis football teams will continue playing each other in the Founders Cup game on an annual basis. In the modern era, Maroon football played as an independent from 1969-75 and again in 1987. After spending 11 seasons in the MWC, UChicago helped form the UAA and began football competition in 1988. The Maroons went on to also compete within the SAA as a football affiliate member for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The Midwest Conference’s membership in 2018 includes 10 private, liberal arts colleges and universities in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin: Beloit College, Cornell College, Grinnell College, Illinois College, Knox College, Lake Forest College, Lawrence University, Monmouth College, Ripon College and St. Norbert College.
What is the NCAA Division III? • Division III features student-athletes who are subject to the same admission standards, academic standards, housing, and support services as the general student body. Division III studentathletes are not permitted to receive athletically-related financial aid. • Division III offers an intense and competitive athletics environment for student-athletes who play for the love of the game, without the obligation of an athletics scholarship. • Division III athletics departments place special importance on the impact of athletics on the participants rather than on the spectators. The student-athlete’s experience is of paramount concern. • Division III athletics provides a well-rounded collegiate experience that involves a balance of rigorous academics, competitive athletics, and the opportunity to pursue the multitude of other co-curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. • Division III places primary emphasis on regional in-season and conference competition, while also offering 36 national championships annually.
The Midwest Conference was founded in 1921 by campus presidents and faculty with the goal of establishing an interstate league among similarly minded schools – those which give primary attention to the educational purposes of athletics. Today, member institutions continue to believe that participation in sport enhances the undergraduate experience, providing valuable opportunities in the overall academic program – most significantly the opportunity for student-athlete growth and the realization of personal potential.
• Division III playing season and eligibility standards minimize conflicts between athletics and academics, allowing student-athletes to focus on their academic programs and the achievement of a degree.
The modern-era Midwest Conference was created in the spring of 1994 with the merger of the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC), which had been sponsoring men’s championships since 1921, and the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women (MACW), which was formed to conduct women’s championship competition in 1977.
• Division III affords student-athletes the opportunity to discover valuable lessons in teamwork, discipline, perseverance, and leadership, which in turn make student-athletes better students and responsible citizens.
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• Division III athletics departments are dedicated to offering broad-based programs with a high number and wide range of athletics participation opportunities for both men and women.
• Division III encourages student-athletes to take advantage of the many opportunities available to them, both within and beyond athletics, so that they may develop their full potential as students, athletes, and citizens.
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The University of Chicago The University of Chicago is one of the world’s great intellectual communities and centers of learning. It has achieved particular distinction in faculty scholarship, the training of graduate students, and for its renowned undergraduate education that emphasizes critical thinking, intellectual depth, and cultural breadth. Founded in 1890 by John D. Rockefeller, the University opened its doors for classes on October 1, 1892, with an enrollment of 594 students. President William Rainey Harper presided over a faculty of 103, which included eight former college presidents. Today, the University features a total enrollment of approximately 15,312 students. The University is private, nondenominational, and coeducational, and it includes the undergraduate College, four graduate divisions, six graduate professional schools, the library, the Graham Center of General Studies, and the University of Chicago Press. The University also features several cultural resources, including the Oriental Institute Museum, Court Theatre, Renaissance Society, and the Smart Museum of Art. Extending along both sides of the Midway Plaisance, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and used for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, the University occupies a 190acre campus. The English collegiate Gothic style set the general tone for the design and development of the campus. Around a series of tree-shaded quadrangles, imposing buildings of gray limestone with redtile roofs, and deep-set rectangular windows show off elaborate ornamentation, gargoyles and chimeras, and decorated towers. These quadrangles are dominated by Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, with its 207-foot tower, and by the Joseph Regenstein Library, one of the largest academic libraries in the United States. Many campus structures have been designated national historic landmarks, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House and the site of the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction marked by the Henry Moore sculpture Nuclear Energy. Chicago has had a major impact on American higher education — inventing the four-quarter system, developing extension courses and programs in the liberal arts for adults, establishing a coherent program of general education for undergraduates, and initiating a full-time medical school teaching faculty. Chicago also pioneered orientation week and gives the nation’s oldest teaching awards. Since the University’s founding, more than 80 recipients of the Nobel Prize have been students, researchers, or faculty. The University is located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant cities. About 65 percent of the University’s faculty and their families and nearly all of its students live in the Hyde Park neighborhood. One of Chicago’s biggest tourist attractions, the Museum of Science and Industry, is located here, as well as the DuSable Museum of African-American History and the Weiss Museum of Judaica. Just 15 minutes north of Hyde Park is the Chicago Loop, where students and faculty regularly attend an array of theater, movies, art exhibits, museums, and restaurants. Some of Chicago’s main cultural attractions are the Art Institute, the Lyric Opera, the Chicago Symphony, the Goodman Theatre, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Scores of other professional and community theater, dance, and visual arts organizations are active in the city. Architecturally, Chicago is the home of many major developments in 20th-century architecture and urban design. One of the nation’s greatest sports cities, Chicago is the home of two Major League Baseball teams – the White Sox and the Cubs – as well as the National Basketball Association Bulls, the National Football League Bears, the National Hockey League Blackhawks, the Major League Soccer Fire, and the Women’s National Basketball Association Sky.
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University President Robert J. Zimmer On July 1, 2006, Robert J. Zimmer became the 13th President of the University of Chicago. Prior to his appointment as President, Zimmer was a University of Chicago faculty member and administrator for more than two decades specializing in the mathematical fields of geometry, particularly ergodic theory, Lie groups, and differential geometry. As a University of Chicago administrator, Zimmer served as Chairman of the Mathematics Department, Deputy Provost, and Vice President for Research and for Argonne National Laboratory. He also served as Provost at Brown University from 2002-2006, returning to Chicago in 2006 to become President of the University. As President of the University, he serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory and Chair of the Board of Directors of Fermi Research Alliance LLC, the operator of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Among other boards, he is chairman of the Board of Directors of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He serves on the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, and is on the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. President Zimmer is the author of two books, Ergodic Theory and Semisimple Groups (1984) and Essential Results of Functional Analysis (1990), and more than 80 mathematical research articles. The recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, he served on the Board of Mathematical Sciences of the National Research Council from 1992 to 1995, and was on the executive committee from 1993 to 1995. Zimmer held the title of Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics at Chicago before leaving for Brown, where he was the Ford Foundation Professor of Mathematics in addition to being Provost. President Zimmer earned his A.B., summa cum laude, from Brandeis University in 1968 and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1975. He joined the Chicago faculty as an L.E. Dickson Instructor of Mathematics in 1977. He was also on the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1975 to 1977. He has held visiting positions at Harvard University and at institutions in Israel, France, Australia, Switzerland, and Italy. President Zimmer and his wife Terese have three sons: David, Benjamin, and Alex.
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Athletics at UChicago The University of Chicago Department of Athletics and Recreation aims to enrich the life of the whole person. We are invested in competitive excellence as we challenge our student-athletes to develop into their best selves as athletes, teammates, students and ultimately, citizens of the world. As athletes they embody physical strength and learn the value of movement to incorporate healthy activity and habits into their lives. Through sport we are committed to teaching how to work collaboratively to reach performance goals, how to embrace diversity of thought and culture, how to persevere through failure with resiliency, how to compete with integrity. We strive to engage our community through fitness and recreation to encourage holistic and healthy living, to build confidence, and to confront challenges physically and mentally.
The UAA UChicago, which sponsors 20 intercollegiate sports, is a charter member of the University Athletic Association, an NCAA Division III conference formed in 1986 as a bold statement of what college athletics can and should be — that it is highly desirable and possible for a group of committed institutions to seek excellence in athletics while holding the student-athlete and the institution’s academic mission as the center of focus. The eight members of the UAA include Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis. With its membership in the UAA, UChicago offers its student-athletes the opportunity to compete against athletes and teams from among the top research institutions in the country, as well as travel opportunities comparable to those offered by members of major Division I conferences. UChicago has played a major role in helping the UAA attain its goal of achieving the proper balance between athletics and academics. In Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Education Values, author William Bowen –– president of the Mellon Foundation –– posed the question, “How has the UAA managed to mount what is, by all signs, a successful intercollegiate program without paying the academic price that is so evident in other similar college athletics conferences?” Bowen continued, “The active involvement of the University of Chicago, with its emphasis on core academic values, has without question been a help in achieving and maintaining this policy.”
Success on the Playing Field In 2017-18, UChicago finished 12th in the nation among 329 NCAA Division III institutions in the final standings for the Learfield Directors’ Cup, which recognizes the top overall athletic programs in the country. UChicago teams notched national top-15 finishes in women’s soccer (NCAA runner-up), men’s soccer (NCAA semifinals), men’s tennis (NCAA semifinals), women’s tennis (NCAA quarterfinals), men’s swimming and diving (12th), women’s swimming and diving (14th) and women’s cross country (14th). That same year, the Maroons also featured 35 All-Americans, 34 national qualifiers, 36 all-region selections, 3 UAA MVPs, 6 UAA/MWC Rookies of the Year and 117 All-UAA performers.
Athletes & Academic Excellence
The intercollegiate program at the University of Chicago directly supports the College’s commitment to excellence, and helps to produce scholar-athletes whose primary focus is on their academic achievements. The University of Chicago has a long history of outstanding studentathletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom. During the University of Chicago’s early years as a member of the Big Ten Conference, the athletics program counted numerous distinguished scholar-athletes among its ranks, including 1910 Rhodes Scholar Edwin Hubble, a basketball player who later became a distinguished scientist for whom the Hubble Space Telescope is named. UChicago has furthered that tradition in recent years as its student-athletes have continued to compile an extraordinary record of academic and athletic accomplishment, highlighted by four Rhodes Scholars since 1996, and 297 UAA All-Academic Recognition Award recipients in 2017-18.
Award-Winning Facility In the fall of 2003, Chicago Athletics entered a new era with the opening of the $51 million Gerald Ratner Athletics Center. Designed by famed architect Cesar Pelli, the 150,000-square-foot facility includes a 1,658-seat competition gymnasium which is home to the Chicago basketball, volleyball, and wrestling teams. In addition to the competition gymnasium, the facility features the 50-meter MyersMcLoraine Pool, the Bernard J. DelGiorno Fitness Center, a dance room, classrooms, the Athletics Hall of Fame, locker rooms and offices. In short, the University of Chicago provides student-athletes with what might be the best balance in higher education: an extraordinary commitment to academic excellence recognized all over the world, a high-quality intercollegiate athletics program consistent with its academic mission, unique conference travel and competition, and outstanding athletics and recreational facilities.
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Coaching Staff Head Coach Chris Wilkerson Chris Wilkerson begins his sixth year at UChicago, and his 24th year overall as a collegiate football coach. He owns a 30-19 record while leading the Maroons. In 2017, UChicago’s defense stood out in its first season in the Midwest Conference. The Maroons finished the regular season ranked third in NCAA Division III in turnovers gained with 31 (14 interceptions, 17 fumble recoveries). They were 19th in blocked kicks and 26th in total defense (282.1 YPG). Additionally, running back Chandler Carroll set new school records for career touchdowns (46), career rushing touchdowns (37), career points (276), career rushing attempts (859) and touchdowns in a season (18). The 2016 offense produced the most prolific season in school history, breaking 10 team records and 11 individual records (career, season and game). The passing attack was ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division III with 381.0 yards per game, while also coming in No. 18 in total offense (485.6 YPG). Individually, quarterback Burke Moser finished second in the nation in both passing yards (3,766) and completions per game (31.7). Running back Chandler Carroll was 11th in all-purpose yards (174.2 YPG). His 2015 squad got off to a 4-0 start for the third-straight season. The hot start allowed the team to earn its first-ever national ranking in the modern era at No. 24 in the D3football.com poll (Oct. 4). The Maroons ranked 8th in the NCAA Division III in turnovers lost and 18th in fewest penalty yards. In 2014, the Maroons began the season 5-0, their best start to a season since 1929. UChicago finished the year with an 8-1 record and won the UAA title with a 3-0 mark. Wilkerson and his assistants were named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. UChicago swept conference honors for Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. In his 2013 debut campaign, the Maroons posted a 6-4 mark and were amongst the nation’s leaders in scoring defense (15th), total defense (22nd), turnover margin (17th), punt returns (20th) and fewest penalties per game (15th). Wilkerson previously served on Dartmouth College’s coaching staff from 2005-13 and was named Associate Head Coach in 2007. During his tenure at Dartmouth, Wilkerson’s broad range of responsibilities included defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator, running backs coach, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to his time at Dartmouth, Wilkerson coached the defense and special teams at San Jose State University from 2002-04. Wilkerson began his coaching career at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois University, serving from 1995-2001. He led the special teams unit all seven years and also had stints as defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and defensive line coach. The Panthers reached the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs four times and won a pair of conference championships during his tenure. Wilkerson earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois in 1995. Chris and his wife, Sharna, have three children – Isabella, Peyton and Charlotte.
John Pont
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks John Pont begins his second season as UChicago’s Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach in 2018. In Pont’s first year at UChicago, running back Chandler Carroll set new school records for career touchdowns (46), career rushing touchdowns (37), career points (276), career rushing attempts (859) and touchdowns in a season (18). Pont arrived on the Hyde Park campus from University Athletic Association (UAA) school Case Western Reserve University. While at Case Western Reserve, Pont was the Receivers Coach in 2015 and added the title of Offensive Passing Game Coordinator in 2016. The Spartans averaged 240 passing yards per game in 2016, with wide receiver Brendan Lynch posting the second-most receiving yards in school history (1,049). As an offense, Case Western Reserve scored 39.2 points per game – the 26th-highest mark in NCAA Division III. Quarterback Rob Cuda was picked as the UAA Offensive Player of the Year. In Pont’s first season on staff in 2015, the Spartans ranked 32nd in NCAA Division III in total offense and 34th in passing offense. Pont also has experience coaching at the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. He served as the Inside Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Akron from 2012-15. He also contributed to the coaching staffs at Miami University (Ohio), Colorado State University, University of North Texas, University of North Alabama and Florida State University. Pont earned a bachelor’s degree from Miami (Ohio) in physical education and went on to receive his master’s degree in sport administration from Florida State. His grandfather, John Pont, was named National Coach of the Year in 1967 after leading Indiana University to their lone Rose Bowl bid.
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Luke Cutkomp
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Luke Cutkomp starts his fifth season with the Maroons football staff in 2018. His coaching duties include Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach. The 2017 Maroon defense finished the regular season ranked third in NCAA Division III in turnovers gained with 31 (14 interceptions, 17 fumble recoveries). They were 19th in blocked kicks and 26th in total defense (282.1 YPG). In 2015, cornerback Vincent Beltrano was named a First Team All-American while setting new school records with 15 interceptions and 40 passes defended. Cutkomp previously spent nine years at Aurora University, serving as defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and special teams coordinator in his tenure. He was a finalist for the Muscle Milk/Footballscoop.com Division III Coordinator of the Year in his first season as defensive coordinator in 2008. The Spartans ranked first in Division III in takeaways, interceptions and turnover margin, third in total defense and fourth in rush defense and opponent first downs allowed. Under his direction as coordinator, Aurora’s defense totaled 28 All-Conference selections, eight all-region players, four All-Americans and one NACC Defensive Player of the Year. Cutkomp was a graduate assistant coach for the defensive line at Carroll University (Wis.) from 2003-04. He was also a student assistant coach at Wartburg College. Cutkomp played tight end for Wartburg and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 2003. He later received his master’s degree in education from Carroll (Wis.) in 2007.
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Coaching Staff Jon Davidson Defensive Backs
Jon Davidson was added to the UChicago football coaching staff as the team’s Defensive Backs Coach heading into the 2018 campaign. Davidson arrives in Hyde Park after spending the 2017 season at Defiance College. He was the Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Coach and Academic Coordinator for the Yellow Jackets. Additionally, he coordinated the punt return and PAT/field goal block units. The 2017 Defiance defense led the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) in pass defense, total turnovers and interceptions. The Yellow Jackets tied for second in all of NCAA Division III in total turnovers, while ranking eighth in both interceptions and fumble recoveries. Six members of the defense were picked to the All-HCAC teams. Prior to his time at Defiance, Davidson spent two years as a graduate assistant at Minot State University, where he coached defensive backs and linebackers. He received his master’s degree in management. As a collegiate student-athlete, Davidson played defensive back at Idaho State University. He graduated with bachelor’s degrees in finance and Spanish. Davidson was also invited to rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks after the 2014 NFL draft.
John Lizak Offensive Line
John Lizak begins his ninth season at the University of Chicago in 2018. During his tenure with the Maroons, Lizak has produced 13 All-UAA and two All-MWC players on the offensive line. Those players have totaled nine First Team All-UAA selections, including John Tabash three times. Lizak’s 2017 offensive line blocked for record-setting running back Chandler Carroll, who set new school marks for career touchdowns (46), career rushing touchdowns (37), career points (276), career rushing attempts (859) and touchdowns in a season (18). The 2016 Maroon offense produced the most prolific season in school history, breaking 10 team records and 11 individual records (career, season and game). The offensive line blocked for quarterback Burke Moser, who finished second in the nation in both passing yards (3,766) and completions per game (31.7). Running back Chandler Carroll ran for more than 1,000 yards for the secondstraight year (1,077). Lizak’s offensive lines have also helped quarterbacks Burke Moser and Marshall Oium set a combined 15 school records. Lizak was also part of the 2010 and 2014 UAA Coaching Staff of the Year when the Maroons won a pair of UAA Championships. Prior to coming to Chicago, Lizak served as offensive line coach at Elmhurst College for nine years, where he developed four AllCCIW selections and one honorable mention All-American. Lizak graduated from North Central College in 1995 with a degree in finance and earned All-CCIW honors as an offensive lineman in 1994. He is also the older brother of former UChicago defensive lineman Ed Lizak.
John Kropke Defensive Line
John Kropke enters his seventh season with the Maroons in 2018. Kropke played his college ball at Illinois State University where he earned a degree in political science and was an AP All-American Honorable Mention recipient in 1987. He spent nine seasons in the Canadian Football League as a defensive lineman and coached most recently for the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the CFL.
Luke Buczek
Outside Linebackers Luke Buczek starts his first year as Outside Linebackers Coach for UChicago football in 2018. Buczek’s previous collegiate experience includes two years on staff at Concordia University Chicago, where he oversaw the running backs and outside linebackers. Buczek has also coached at the high school level. He was Running Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Fort Pierce Central (Florida) for two years, as well as Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach at Freeland High School (Michigan) for four years. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University and his master’s degree in sports leadership from Concordia Chicago.
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James Johnson Wide Receivers
James Johnson begins his first season as Wide Receivers Coach at UChicago in 2018. Johnson previously served as Wide Receivers Coach at Bloomington Jefferson High School (Minn.) for three years. He also coached outside linebackers for one year of his tenure. Johnson was the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for two years as well. Johnson’s coaching experience includes a two-year stint as Summer Football Camp Assistant Coach at Wheaton Academy. Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in biokinetics from Bethel University in 2015. He played wide receiver for the Royals as an undergrad.
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Player Profiles 2018 Captains Zach Atiyeh #4
Mike Kurzydlowski #5
LB • Junior Addison, Ill. (Addison Trail)
K/P • Senior South Barrington, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 60 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and one forced fumble on the season ... Collected nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack versus Macalester ... Tallied five tackles, one sack and one forced fumble at Ripon ... UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 6) ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Played in 10 games ... Totaled 52 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery on the season ... Made a season-high 11 tackles with one tackle for loss and one fumble recovered versus Rhodes ... Tallied nine tackles with one sack and two tackles for loss at Sewanee.
2017: Made 9 of 11 field goals and 31 of 32 PATs on the year ... Set a new school record with 58 points kicking ... Punted 59 times for 2,063 yards (35.0 yards per punt) with 15 landing inside the 20-yard line ... Tied a school record with four field goals against Macalester, including a 38-yarder ... Booted a 57-yard punt versus Case Western Reserve ... Boomed 51-yard punts against Macalester and Beloit ... UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 6) ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Honorable Mention All-UAA, Honorable Mention All-SAA ... Converted 5 of 6 field goals and 39 of 40 PATs on the season ... Punted the ball 52 times for 1,841 yards (35.4 yards per punt) with 17 fair catches and 13 landed inside the 20-yard line ... Kicked off 57 times for 3,122 yards (54.8 yards per kickoff) with four touchbacks ... Made two field goals, including a season-long 32-yarder, versus Rhodes ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2015: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Dante Nepa #8
Jeremy Vincent #5
WR • Junior Santa Rosa Valley, Calif. (Viewpoint)
DB • Senior Santa Clarita, Calif. (Oaks Christian)
2017: Played in nine games ... Totaled 18 receptions for 278 yards (15.4 yards per catch) and four touchdowns on the season ... Hauled in three catches for 92 yards, including a 70yard touchdown versus Cornell ... Posted four receptions for 72 yards and one touchdown at Illinois College. 2016: UAA Rookie of the Year ... Second Team All-UAA, Honorable Mention All-SAA ... Played in all 10 games ... Ranked second on the team in receptions (62) while leading the Maroons in receiving yards (899) and receiving touchdowns (8) for 14.5 yards per catch ... Caught seven passes for 190 yards and two touchdowns at Sewanee ... Hauled in nine passes for 149 yards versus Carnegie Mellon ... Tallied four receptions for 131 yards and three touchdowns against Millsaps ... Posted four games with at least 100 receiving yards and three games with multiple touchdowns.
2017: First Team All-MWC ... Totaled 42 tackles, a team-high four interceptions, two tackles for loss, eight passes defended and two fumble recoveries on the season ... Returned 20 punts for 197 yards (9.9 yards per return) ... Made two interceptions with three tackles against Cornell ... Tallied three tackles, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery at St. Norbert ... Collected a season-high nine tackles and picked off one pass at Ripon ... Returned five punts for 83 yards at Lake Forest ... UAA and MWC Athlete of the Week (Oct. 2). 2016: First Team All-UAA, Honorable Mention All-SAA ... Played in all 10 games ... Finished second on the team in tackles (79) to go with 1.0 tackle for loss, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on the season ... Returned eight kickoffs for 165 yards (20.6 yards per return) and four punts returns for 13 yards (3.2 yards per return) ... Collected a career-high 15 tackles with one tackle for loss versus Birmingham-Southern ... Tallied eight tackles with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery at Hendrix ... Posted 11 tackles with one forced fumble against Washington-St. Louis. 2015: UAA Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-UAA ... Played in all 10 games ... Ranked second on the team with 70 tackles while adding 10 passes defended, one interception and one tackle for loss on the season ... Collected a season-high 11 tackles and broke up four passes versus Centre ... Tallied 10 tackles at Rhodes ... Posted three tackles, one interception and one pass breakup against Sewanee.
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Player Profiles Seniors Trevor Anderson #6
Mac Hendry #69
WR • Senior Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage)
DL • Senior Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice)
2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled nine receptions for 128 yards (14.2 yards per catch) and two touchdowns on the season ... Hauled in a 71-yard touchdown catch against Cornell ... Caught four passes for 31 yards and ran for seven yards at Illinois College ... Tallied a 15yard touchdown catch at Lake Forest ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2017: Played in three games ... Made one tackle versus Cornell. 2016: Played in one game at Hendrix. 2015: Played in one game.
2016: Honorable Mention All-UAA ... Played in eight games ... Caught 22 passes for 324 yards (14.7 yards per catch) and five touchdowns ... Hauled in a career-high six receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown versus Washington-St. Louis ... Compiled 69 receiving yards on three catches with one touchdown against Rhodes ... UAA All-Academic Team.
Henry Imburgia #24 RB • Senior Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Ran 25 times for 120 yards (4.8 yards per carry) and one touchdown on the season ... Rushed three times for a career-high 59 yards and a touchdown versus Beloit ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2015: Played in two games ... Ran the ball seven times for 10 yards on the season ... Posted four rushes for 15 yards at Carnegie Mellon.
Sean Bloks #42 LB • Senior La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 16 tackles and one tackle for loss on the season ... Collected a career-high seven tackles with one tackle for loss versus Beloit ... UAA AllAcademic Team.
2016: Played in all 10 games ... Collected four tackles on the season ... Made three tackles versus Washington-St. Louis ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2015: Played in four games ... Ran the ball one time versus Sewanee.
Austin Kochheiser #89 OL • Senior Galena, Ohio (Olentangy)
2016: Played in nine games ... Totaled six tackles on the season ... Collected two tackles against Case Western Reserve and Millsaps ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2017: Played in all 10 games, primarily at offensive tackle ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school record for touchdowns in a season.
2015: Played in four games.
2016: Played in all 10 games ... UAA All-Academic.
Nate Chandler #7 LB • Senior Sierra Madre, Calif. (La Salle) 2017: Played in one game ... Made one tackle versus Case Western Reserve ... UAA AllAcademic Team. 2016: Played in nine games ... Collected nine tackles on the season ... Made three tackles at Centre ... UAA All-Academic Team/ 2015: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 12 tackles and one pass breakup on the season ... Posted four tackles and one pass breakup versus Sewanee.
2015: Played in nine games ... Made one tackle versus Centre.
Reid Martin #21 RB/WR • Senior La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla) 2017: Played in eight games ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2015: Played in one game.
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Player Profiles Seniors Michael McGinley #56 DL • Senior Evergreen Park, Ill. (Brother Rice) 2017: Played in nine games ... Totaled 40 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four sacks and one fumble recovered on the season ... Collected six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks versus Lawrence ... Tallied five tackles and three tackles for loss against Beloit ... Posted five tackles and 1.5 sacks versus Case Western Reserve ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2016: Played in all 10 games ... Starter at left guard for a recordsetting offense that set 21 school records, including season passing yards, season passing touchdowns, season completions and total offense ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) and 3,700-yard passer (Burke Moser). 2015: Second Team All-UAA ... Started at offensive guard on the offensive line that allowed Burke Moser to throw 21 touchdown passes and helped Chandler Carroll run for over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Played in nine games.
Kevin Stadtler Jr. #44
2016: Played in eight games ... Totaled 27 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and five quarterback hurries on the season ... Collected a career-high six tackles versus Washington-St. Louis ... Posted four tackles, two tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries versus Rhodes ... Tallied four tackles and one sack at Case Western Reserve.
DL • Senior Fort Worth, Texas (Deerfield Academy) 2017: Played in nine games ... Made one tackle and recovered one fumble on the season. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
2015: Played in one game ... Made one tackle versus Centre.
2015: Played in one game ... Made one tackle versus Sewanee.
Macalaster Schmidt #12 K/P • Senior Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Saint Thomas Academy) 2017: Appeared in nine games, serving as the primary holder on PATs ... Went 0-for-1 on field goals and 1-for-2 on PATs on the season ... Posted a 63-yard kickoff versus Cornell ... UAA All-Academic Team.
Academic.
2016: Played in one game versus Rhodes ... Kicked off one time for 40 yards ... UAA All-
2015: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Juniors Doug Barkauski #74 OL • Junior Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 2017: First Team All-MWC ... Played in eight games, primarily starting at center ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school record for touchdowns in a season ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Trevor Shaw #41 DL • Senior Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled three tackles on the season. 2016: Played in all 10 games. 2015: Played in one game ... Made three tackles versus Sewanee.
Tucker Squiers #55 OL • Senior Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Jserra Catholic) 2017: First Team All-MWC ... Played in all 10 games, starting at offensive guard ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school record for touchdowns in a season.
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Ben Christensen #85 DL • Junior Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 40 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two blocked kicks, four fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception on the season ... Tallied 11 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack versus Lawrence ... Posted 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and blocked a kick versus Case Western Reserve ... Recorded three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery at Ripon ... UAA Athlete of the Week (Oct. 9) ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Played in nine games ... Totaled 27 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick on the season ... Posted five tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack at Hendrix ... Collected four tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack versus Carnegie Mellon.
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Player Profiles Juniors Jameson Clay #54
Michael Hiestand #52
DL • Junior Dallas, Texas (Cistercian Prep)
OL • Junior Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)
2017: Played in two games ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2017: Played in nine games, primarily at offensive tackle ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school records for touchdowns in a season ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
2016: Played in three games.
Marco Cobian #11
Giovanni Jackson #29
QB • Junior Ramona, Calif. (Ramona)
DB • Junior Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge)
2017: Played in eight games ... Completed 8 of 13 passes (61.5 percent) for 73 yards with one touchdown and one interception on the season ... Ran the ball 23 times for 76 yards (3.3 yards per carry) on the year ... Threw for 33 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 50 yards at Lake Forest ... UAA All-Academic Team.
College: Member of the UChicago track & field team.
2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Grant Crum #64 OL • Junior Anaheim, Calif. (Mater Dei) 2017: Played in nine games, primarily at offensive tackle ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school record for touchdowns in a season ... UAA All-Academic Team.
Dylan Kanaan #25 DB • Junior Birmingham, Mich. (Birmingham Seaholm) 2014: Played in all nine games ... Totaled 10 tackles and one tackle for loss on the season ... Made a season-high three tackles versus Beloit.
2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Caelan Meggs #73 Kris Dammen-Brower #48 DL • Junior Weston, Conn. (Weston) 2017: Played in six games ... Totaled one tackle on the season ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Played in six games ... Made 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery on the season ... Recorded three tackles and one tackle for loss versus Rhodes.
Daniel Ducic #97 K • Junior Washington, D.C. (St. Albans School) 2017: Kicked off once for 49 yards versus Beloit.
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OL • Junior Brantford, Ontario, Canada (Pomfret School, Conn.) 2017: Played in all 10 games, primarily at center ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school records for touchdowns in a season ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Jacob Mooney #79 OL • Junior Ames, Iowa (Ames) 2017: Did not appear in a varsity game. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
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Player Profiles Juniors Harrison Paul #71
Tim Rogus #67
OL • Junior Wellington, Fla. (Wellington)
OL • Junior Burbank, Calif. (Loyola)
2017: Played in all 10 games, primarily starting at right tackle ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school records for touchdowns in a season ... UAA All-Academic Team.
2017: Played in four games on the offensive line ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
2016: Played in one game at Berry.
Connor Phelan #9 DL • Junior Elk Grove Village, Ill. (St. Viator) 2017: Played in six games ... Totaled 11 tackles and one forced fumble on the season ... Made a season-high five tackles versus Case Western Reserve ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Nathaniel Pollack #92 DL • Junior New York, N.Y. (Riverdale Country) 2016: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Bill Rotnicki #26 DB • Junior Shorewood, Ill. (Joliet Catholic) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 57 tackles, three interceptions, nine passes defended, 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season ... Posted a season-high 12 tackles versus Case Western Reserve ... Compiled one interception, two pass breakups, 0.5 tackles for loss and two tackles versus Macalester ... Collected five tackles, one tackle for loss and two pass breakups against Lawrence ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Second Team All-UAA ... Finished second on the team in tackles (79) while adding 3.0 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and one forced fumble on the season ... Made a season-high 13 tackles at Hendrix ... Tallied nine tackles with one tackle for loss versus Rhodes.
Henry Winebrake #32 LB • Junior Oreland, Pa. (Upper Dublin)
Roberto Rabines #33 DB • Junior Topsfield, Mass. (Phillips Academy) 2017: Did not appear in a varsity game ... UAA All-Academic Team,
2017: Played in five games ... Totaled 37 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup on the season ... Posted eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup versus Cornell ... Tallied eight tackles and 0.5 sack against Lawrence ... UAA AllAcademic Team. 2016: Played in nine games ... Totaled nine tackles on the season ... Made a season-high three tackles versus Carnegie Mellon.
Matt Zimmerman #75 Troy Reed #84 WR • Junior Phoenix, Ariz. (Boulder Creek) 2017: Missed the season due to injury ... UAA All-Academic Team. 2016: Played in all 10 games ... Made 21 catches for 196 yards (9.3 yards per catch) with one touchdown on the season ... Caught a season-high four passes for 43 yards versus Washington-St. Louis ... Tallied three catches for 35 yards and a touchdown at Centre.
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OL • Junior Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin) 2017: Played in all 10 games, primarily starting at guard ... Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher (Chandler Carroll) who set new school record for touchdowns in a season ... UAA AllAcademic Team. 2016: Played in one game against Washington-St. Louis.
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Player Profiles Sophomores Alex Aithal #72
Nick Donohoe #58
OL • Sophomore Piscataway, N.J. (St. Joseph)
LB • Sophomore Dallas, Texas (Cistercian Prep)
2017: Played in three games.
2017: Played in two games ... Totaled one tackle versus Cornell.
Matt Beninati #22
Dylan Faires #18
DB • Sophomore Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School)
LB • Sophomore Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mount St. Mary)
2017: Played in two games ... Totaled three tackles on the season.
2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 42 tackles, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups and one fumble recovered on the season ... Compiled a season-high 11 tackles with one tackle for loss at St. Norbert ... Tallied seven tackles against Ripon and Macalester.
Beau Burbach #11
George Krantz #16
K/P • Sophomore Austin, Texas (Westlake)
QB • Sophomore Aliso Viejo, Calif. (St. Margaret’s Episcopal)
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game.
2017: Appeared in one game versus Lawrence.
Daniel Cho #34
Yu Jay Kurosu #53
DB • Sophomore Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit)
DL • Sophomore San Diego, Calif. (Torrey Pines)
2017: Played in all 10 games ... Totaled 16 tackles and 0.5 sack on the season ... Tallied a season-high five tackles versus Cornell.
2017: Played in one game ... Tallied two tackles versus Cornell.
Kyle Cusick #40
Nick Low #76
LB • Sophomore Jacksonville, Fla. (Bishop Kenny)
LS • Sophomore Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
2017: Appeared in two games.
2017: Played in all 10 games ... Served as the primary snapper on kicks and punts.
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Player Profiles Sophomores Nick Madgett #50
Nick Roehm #77
LB • Sophomore Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif. (La Costa Canyon)
OL • Sophomore Westport, Conn. (Staples)
2017: Appeared in one game.
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Ross Martin #99
Jackson Ross #51
DL • Sophomore La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla) 2017: Played in nine games ... Totaled five tackles and two fumble recoveries on the season ... Made two tackles and recovered two fumbles versus Cornell.
Michael Martinson #23 RB/WR • Sophomore Brea, Calif. (Brea-Olinda) 2017: Played in all 10 games ... Rushed 22 times for 92 yards (4.2 yards per carry) and caught five passes for 38 yards and one touchdown on the season ... Returned 15 kickoffs for 337 yards (22.5 yards per return) on the year ... Blocked two punts, which came against Case Western Reserve and Washington-St. Louis ... Caught a 31-yard touchdown pass and ran for 18 yards versus Beloit ... Returned three kickoffs for 80 yards at Washington-St. Louis.
Ryan Montgomery #2 DB • Sophomore Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) 2017: Second Team All-MWC... Played in all 10 games... Totaled 63 tackles, two interceptions, eight passes defended, two forced fumbles and 1.5 tackles for loss... Posted a season-high 14 tackles and snagged two interceptions at Washington-St. Louis... Collected 10 tackles at Illinois College... Tallied eight tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two pass breakups at Lake Forest... UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 11).
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DL • Sophomore Norman, Okla. (Heritage Hall) 2017: Second Team All-MWC ... MWC North Division Rookie of the Year ... Played in all 10 games ... Led the team in tackles with 85 while adding seven tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, two pass breakups and one forced fumble on the season ... Compiled a season-high 16 tackles with one forced fumble at Ripon ... Posted 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sack versus Case Western Reserve ... Tallied 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack against Lawrence ... UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 25).
Will Seelman #88 WR • Sophomore Orlando, Fla. (Windermere Prep) 2017: Played in four games... Caught one pass for seven yards versus Cornell.
Riley Trettel #35 RB • Sophomore Lino Lakes, Minn. (Centennial) 2017: Played in all 10 games... Rushed 14 times for 182 yards (13.0 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, along with five catches for 56 yards (11.2 yards per catch) and one touchdown... Ran the ball five times for 115 yards and one touchdown versus Beloit... Tallied 65 yards on five carries with one touchdown against Cornell.
Graham Repp #49
Vittorio Tricase #3
LB • Sophomore Lake Bluff, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
RB • Sophomore Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard North)
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game.
2017: Played in nine games... Ran the ball 18 times for 105 yards (5.8 yards per carry) and made one catch for 13 yards... Returned 10 kickoffs for 247 yards (24.7 yards per return)... Rushed nine times for 73 yards versus Beloit... Returned four kickoffs for 97 yards against Case Western Reserve.
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Player Profiles Sophomores Brian Uhler #10
George Bubrick #13
P • Sophomore Woodridge, Ill. (Benet Academy)
QB • Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (NSU Univ. School)
2017: Did not appear in a varsity game.
Willoughby Urquhart #62
George Coyle #45
OL • Sophomore Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Catholic)
LB • Freshman Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)
2017: Played in three games.
Nicholas D’Ambrose #33 RB • Freshman Addison, Ill. (Addison Trail)
Freshmen Nathan Alexander #63 DL • Freshman Calabasas, Calif. (Viewpoint)
John Deering #36 LB • Freshman Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)
Michael Bobak #70 OL • Freshman Burr Ridge, Ill. (St. Ignatius)
Mark Eaton #15 WR • Freshman Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic)
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Player Profiles Freshmen
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Shea Elliott #43
Jacob Jackson #82
LB • Freshman Westfield, N.J. (Westfield)
WR • Freshman San Diego, Calif. (The Bishop’s School)
Josh Godosky #20
Jeffrey Jackson #14
LB • Freshman New York, N.Y. (Ethical Culture Fieldston School)
QB • Freshman San Diego, Calif. (The Bishop’s School)
Davis Govrik #78
Demetrius Johnson Jr. #37
DL • Freshman Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley)
WR/DB • Freshman Piscataway, N.J. (Piscataway Township)
Elliott Grays #81
Peter Jurich #68
WR • Freshman Madison, Wis. (James Madison Memorial)
OL • Freshman Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East)
Jack Griffin #28
Caden Kalinowski #87
DB • Freshman Tulsa, Okla. (Bishop Kelley)
WR • Freshman Mokena, Ill. (Providence Catholic)
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Player Profiles Freshmen Mike Lawlor #27
Mike McNicholas #90
DB • Freshman Orland Park, Ill. (Marist)
DL • Freshman Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)
Philip Martini #12
Oliver Morton #46
QB • Freshman Westfield, N.J. (Loomis Chaffee / Westfield)
LB • Freshman Dover, Mass. (St. Paul’s, N.H.)
Alexander Mauro #60
Chris Murphy #98
OL • Freshman Yardley, Pa. (The Lawrenceville School, N.J.)
DL • Freshman Naples, Fla. (Community School)
Matthew McCausland #65
Matthew Nagler #22
OL • Freshman Avon, Ohio (St. Edward)
RB • Freshman Mount Kisco, N.Y. (Horace Greeley)
John McCormick #40
Zack Olson #17
K/P • Freshman Austin, Texas (James Bowie)
WR • Freshman Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent – St. Mary)
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Player Profiles Freshmen Matt Quaglia #83
Max Zinn #95
WR • Freshman Mount Kisco, N.Y. (Horace Greeley)
DL/OL • Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
Makai Robinson #31 DB • Freshman Encino, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite)
Chris Song #47 LB • Freshman Houston, Texas (Stratford)
Jack Surgeoner #38 LB • Freshman Fleming Island, Fla. (Fleming Island)
Robert Thomas #86 OL/TE • Freshman Prospect, Ky. (Kentucky Country Day)
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2017 Season Review Game-by-Game Results
Individual Statistics
Overall: 6-4 • Home: 4-1 • Away: 2-3 • MWC: 3-2
Passing
Date Opponent W/L Sept. 2 CASE WESTERN RESERVE L Sept. 9 at Washington - St. Louis L Sept. 23 at Illinois College W Sept. 30 CORNELL W Oct. 7 LAWRENCE * W Oct. 14 at St. Norbert * L Oct. 21 BELOIT * W Oct. 28 at Ripon * L Nov. 4 MACALESTER * W Nov. 11 at Lake Forest W
Score 34-14 28-12 28-7 55-10 28-8 10-0 55-12 36-29 19-14 33-13
* MWC North Division game
Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game
UC OPP 273 172 27.3 17.2
FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty
170 90 67 13
RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing
1906 439 4.3 190.6 20 1490 131-244-15 6.1 11.4 149.0 13
TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game
161 67 77 17 1118 395 2.8 111.8 9 1708 164-296-14 5.8 10.4 170.8 12
3396 683 5.0 339.6
2826 691 4.1 282.6
KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE
22.0 10.0 10.6
18.7 8.8 17.5
FUMBLES-LOST
10-5 23-17
PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game
52-464 58-545 46.4 54.5
PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct
61-2053 71-2326 33.7 32.8 30.6 29.0 31:22 44/148 30% 6/21 29%
SACKS BY-Yards SCORE BY QUARTERS Chicago Opponents
25-140
28:38 49/151 32% 7/15 47% 22-128
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total 93 85 61 34 273 39 31 27 75 172
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Effic Comp-Att-Int
Garrett, Campbell
110.4
Pct
117-219-14
53.4
Yds
TD Lng
1347
12
71
Cobian, Marco
118.7
8-13-1
61.5
73
1
15
Collis, Brian
99.0
6-12-0
50.0
70
0
17
Total
110.3 131-244-15 53.7 1490 13 71
Opponents
107.8 164-296-14 55.4 1708 12 82
Rushing
Att
Yds
Carroll, Chandler
258
1341
Trettel, Riley
14
Imburgia, Henry Tricase, Vittorio Martinson, Mike
Avg 4.8
182
13.0
25
120
18
105 92
22
TD Long 16
47
2
55
4.8
1
36
5.8
0
25
4.2
0
21
All Others
102
158
1.5
1
27
Total
439
1906
4.3
20
55
Opponents
395
1118
2.8
9
53
Rec
Yds
Avg
Receiving
TD Long
Carroll, Chandler
28
251
9.0
2
41
Rieger, Jamie
26
354
13.6
2
46
Nepa, Dante
18
278
15.4
4
70
Falk, Andrew
14
207
14,8
1
59
Crosby, Sharad
12
0
17
Anderson, Trevor All Others Total Opponents
59
4.9
9
128
14.2
2
71
24
213
8.9
2
32
131 1490 11.4 13 71 164 1708 10.4 12 82
Punt Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Vincent, Jeremy
20
197
9.9
0
31
3
32
10.7
1
11
All Others
TD Long
Total
23 229 10.0
1 31
Opponents
21 184 8.8
1 52
Kickoff Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Martinson, Mike
14
317
22.6
0
43
Tricase, Vittorio
11
267
24.3
0
42
3
31
10.3
0
21
All Others
TD Long
Total
28 615 22.0
0 43
Opponents
46 862 18.7
0 63
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2017 Season Review Individual Statistics Interceptions
Field Goals
No
Yds
Avg
Vincent, Jeremy
4
32
8.0
0
32
Rotnicki, Bill
3
48
16.0
0
35
Montgomery, Ryan
2
1
0.5
0
1
Beytagh, Andrew
1
62
62.0
1
62
4
5
0.8
All Others
TD Long
0
5
Total
14 148 10.6
1 62
Opponents
15 262 17.5 2 61
Scoring
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Lg
Kurzydlowski, Mike 9-11
0-0
4-4
5-6
0-1
0-0
38
Schmidt, Macalaster 0 -1
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
No
Kurzydlowski, Mike
59
Opponents
71 2326 32.8 63
FGs
XP1
XP2 DXP
Pts
Carroll, Chandler
18
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
108
Kurzydlowski, Mike
0
9-11
31-32
0-0
0
58
Nepa, Dante
4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
24
All Others
13
0-1
1-2
0-1
1
81
Ross, Jackson
Total
35 9-12 32-34 0-1
Opponents
24 2-7 18-20 2-4 0 172
All-Purpose Yards
2063
Avg Long TB FC I20 35.0
57
0
17
15
2 22 18
Defense Solo Ast
Tkl TFL Sack Int PD FR FF Blk
53 32 85 7.0 2.5 1 3 0 1 0
Montgomery, Ryan 44 19 63 1.5 0 2 8 0 2 0 Atiyeh, Zach
31 29 60 4.0 2.0 1 2 0 1 0
Rotnicki, Bill
39
18
57
1.5
0
3
9
1
1
0
Casey, Peter
37
19
56
19.5
8.0
0
3
2
1
1
Vincent, Jeremy
32
10
42
2.0
0
4
8
2 0
0
Faires, Dylan
26 16 42 4.0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Rush
Rec
PR
KR
Carroll, Chandler
1249
251
0
0
Martinson, Mike
92
39
22
317
0
470
47.0
Tricase, Vittorio
105
13
0
267
0
385
42.8
Rieger, Jamie
0
354
0
0
0
354
35.4
Nepa, Dante
0
278
0
0
0
278
30.9
McGinley, Mike
Trettel, Riley
182
56
0
0
0
238
23.8
Winebrake, Henry 16 21 37 2.0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0
Vincent, Jeremy
0
0
197
0
32
229
22.9
Falk, Andrew
0
207
0
0
0
207
34.5
All Others
278
292
10
31
116
727
72.7
Opponents
20
1906 1490 229
Tot Avg/G
Yds
Total
IR
0
Punting
TD
1 273
Total
0 1500 150.0
615 148 4388 438.8
1118 1708 184 862 262 4134 413.4
Christensen, Ben 17 23 40 13.0 3.5 1 2 4 1 2 25
15
40
13.0
4.0
0
0
1 0
0
Meriweather, Bryson 19 8 27 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 All Others
91 51 142 8.5 4 2 3 6 1 3
Total
430 261 691
76 25 14 44 17 8 6
Opponents
407 306
88
713
22
15 37
5 6
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MWC South Division Final Standings
St. Norbert College University of Chicago Macalester College Ripon College Lawrence University Beloit College
Monmouth College Lake Forest College Illinois College Cornell College Knox College Grinnell College
MWC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 5 0 1.000 7 3 .700 3 2 .600 6 4 .600 3 2 .600 5 5 .500 3 2 .600 5 5 .500 1 4 .200 2 8 .200 0 5 .000 1 9 .100
MWC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 5 0 1.000 9 2 .818 4 1 .800 8 2 .800 3 2 .600 5 5 .500 2 3 .400 4 6 .400 1 4 .200 5 5 .500 0 5 .000 1 9 .100
MWC Individual Awards
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Offensive Line Most Valuable Player: • Joe Krall (OL), Monmouth Offensive Skill Most Valuable Player: • Joey Valdivia (RB), Lake Forest Defensive Line Most Valuable Player: • Andrew Joseph (DL), Cornell Defensive Skill Most Valuable Player: • Kyle Schultz (LB), Monmouth North Division Newcomer of the Year: • Jackson Ross (DL), UChicago South Division Newcomer of the Year: • Logan West (DL), Illinois College North Division Coach of the Year: • Dan McCarty, St. Norbert South Division Coach of the Year: • Chad Braun, Monmouth
Offense
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Name Doug Barkauski Chandler Carroll Tucker Squiers Jamie Rieger
Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team
Pos. Yr. OL So. RB Sr. OL Jr. WR Sr.
Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team
Pos. Yr. DL Sr. DB Jr. DB Fr. DL Fr.
Defense Name Peter Casey Jeremy Vincent Ryan Montgomery Jackson Ross
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
Independent (1892-95) Year W L T Coach 1892 4 4 1 Amos Alonzo Stagg 1893 6 4 2 Amos Alonzo Stagg 1894 10 7 1 Amos Alonzo Stagg 1895 8 3 0 Amos Alonzo Stagg
Big Ten Conference (1896-1939) Year 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
Overall W L T 10 2 1 8 1 0 9 2 0 12 0 2 7 5 1 5 5 2 11 1 0 10 2 1 8 1 1 10 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1 4 1 2 2 5 0 6 1 0 6 1 0 7 0 0 4 2 1 5 2 0 3 4 0 3 2 1 1 5 0 5 2 0 3 4 0 6 1 0 5 1 1 7 1 0 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 6 0 4 4 0 2 8 0 7 3 0 2 5 2 2 6 1 3 4 1 3 3 2 4 4 0 4 4 0 2 5 1 1 6 0 1 6 1 2 6 0
Big 10 W L T Place 3 2 0 4th 3 1 0 2nd 3 1 0 2nd 4 0 0 1st 2 3 1 6th 0 4 1 9th 5 1 0 2nd 4 1 1 4th 5 1 1 3rd 7 0 0 1st 3 1 0 4th 4 0 0 1st 5 0 0 1st 4 1 1 2nd 2 4 0 7th 5 1 0 2nd 6 1 0 2nd 7 0 0 1st 4 2 1 3rd 4 2 0 3rd 3 3 0 5th 2 2 1 5th 0 5 0 10th 4 2 0 3rd 2 4 0 8th 4 1 0 2nd 4 0 1 1st 5 1 0 3rd 3 0 3 1st 2 2 1 7th 0 5 0 10th 3 3 0 5th 0 5 0 10th 1 3 0 7th 0 4 0 10th 1 4 0 8th 1 4 0 8th 0 3 2 8th 2 4 0 7th 2 3 0 6th 1 4 0 7th 0 4 0 9th 0 4 0 10th 0 3 0 9th
Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy Clark Shaughnessy
One of the great innovators in the development of college football, Amos Alonzo Stagg served as head football coach at Chicago from 1892 to 1932. Stagg compiled a record of 227-111-26 and led the Maroons to seven Big Ten Conference titles (1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924). Under Stagg’s guidance, Chicago emerged as one of the nation’s most formidable football powers during the first quarter of the 20th century. Stagg’s impact on the game of football began during his college playing days at Yale, where he was named to the first-ever All-America team as an end in 1889. Stagg began his coaching career the next year at the Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCA, now Springfield College. Stagg formed the school’s first football team, and among his players was James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. William Rainey Harper, who was Stagg’s divinity professor at Yale, was appointed the first president of the University of Chicago and in 1892 named Stagg head football coach and director of the department of physical culture, a post Stagg would retain for 41 years. In addition to his football duties, Stagg coached track for 32 years, baseball for 19 years, and basketball for one season. He also helped to organize the Big Ten Conference, then known as the Western Conference. Among the innovations credited to Stagg are the tackling dummy, the huddle, the reverse and man-in-motion plays, the lateral pass, uniform numbers, and varsity letters. After retiring from Chicago in 1932, Stagg served as head coach at Pacific from 1932 to 1946, then served as an assistant coach to his son at Susquehanna until 1952. He passed away in 1965 at the age of 102. Stagg was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as both a player and coach. The NCAA recognized Stagg’s contributions by designating the Division III championship game the Stagg Bowl. Legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne said of Stagg, “All football comes from Stagg.”
Maroons at Marshall Field (later Stagg Field) in 1895
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Early Era History Chronological History 1890s 1890 William Rainey Harper, the University of Chicago’s first president, appoints Amos Alonzo Stagg the school’s first head football coach. Stagg would serve in that role for 41 years, during which time he would revolutionize college football. 1892 Chicago begins its initial year of intercollegiate football competition ... In their first game against a collegiate foe, the Maroons battle Northwestern to a scoreless tie ... Chicago defeats Illinois 10-4 to mark its first win against a major college opponent. 1893 Chicago merchant Marshall Field donates the use of campus land for home football games. Initially named Marshall Field, it would eventually become Stagg Field ... Chicago plays on Thanksgiving Day for the first time, losing to Michigan 28-10. 1894 Stagg adopts maroon as Chicago’s official color ... Chicago embarks on an unprecedented 6,200-mile tour of the Pacific Coast, during which it splits a pair of games with Stanford. After defeating the Cardinal 24-4 on Christmas Day, the Maroons fall 12-0 in Los Angeles just four days later. Many college football historians consider the Dec. 29 contest to be the genesis of the modern-day college bowl game.
The 1892 Chicago Maroons (Stagg holding ball)
1895 Chicago becomes a charter member of the Western Conference, which would later be known as the Big Ten Conference. 1896 In its inaugural Big Ten campaign, Chicago posts a 3-2 mark against conference rivals. 1898 Clarence Herschberger becomes Chicago’s first consensus All-American. 1899 Chicago wins its first Big Ten title with a 4-0 mark in league play and records its first unbeaten season with a record of 12-0-2.
1900s
Amos Alonzo Stagg
1902 Chicago re-emerges as a regional power as the Maroons win 11 of 12 games. 1903 During its 10-2-1 season, Chicago wins its first seven contests by an astounding 284-0 margin. 1905 Chicago records its first perfect record with a 10-0 mark en route to its second Big Ten title ... In their final Thanksgiving Day game, the Maroons defeat Michigan 2-0, marking Chicago’s emergence as the top football school in the West. 1905-06 Football at Chicago survives an attempt by the University Senate to discontinue the program. Serious injuries – including deaths – as well as concerns about the eroding of the amateur player ideal lead to major rule changes throughout the country.
Maroons vs. Michigan, Thanksgiving 1905
1906 In a dramatic reduction in schedule, Chicago finishes the season with a 4-1 record ... Walter Eckersall named a consensus All-American for the third straight year. 1907 Chicago sweeps its four Big Ten contests to capture its third conference championship. 1908 With a 5-0 record in conference play, Chicago collects its fourth Big Ten title and its second in as many years.
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Walter Eckersall (with ball) in 1906
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Early Era History Chronological History 1910s
1910 At 2-5, Chicago suffers its first losing season since its initial year of competition in 1892. 1913 Chicago finishes 7-0, all against Big Ten foes, to capture its fifth league championship ... With its seating capacity increased to approximately 32,000 by the addition of a crenelated grandstand, Marshall Field is renamed Stagg Field ... Paul Des Jardien is named a consensus All-American. 1918 At 0-6, the Maroons suffer their only winless season under Stagg.
1920s
Chicago vs. Michigan – Stagg Field 1927
1921 Chicago defeats Princeton 9-0, marking the first victory by a Western team over one of the “Big Three” of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. According to many sports historians, the Chicago/Princeton game sparked nationwide interest in college football. 1922 For the first time, one of the “Big Three” (Harvard, Yale, Princeton) visits the Midway, as Princeton defeats the Maroons 21-18. Chicago receives more than 100,000 ticket requests for the game. 1924 With a 3-0-3 mark in conference play, Chicago wins its seventh and last Big Ten championship ... Chicago battles heavily-favored Illinois – featuring All-American “Red” Grange – to a 21-21 tie at Stagg Field.
Coach Clark Shaughnessy
1926 Stagg Field’s seating capacity is increased for the second time in 13 years, this time to more than 50,000. 1927 Center Ken Rouse becomes the first Chicago player to be selected as the Big Ten Most Valuable Player. 1929 With a 7-3 record, Chicago enjoys its last winning season of the early era.
1930s
1932 Amos Alonzo Stagg completes his 41st and final year on the Midway with a 3-4-1 finish. During his career, Stagg compiles an overall record of 224-112-27. He later becomes head coach at Pacific. 1933 Clark Shaughnessy replaces Stagg as head coach.
Jay Berwanger carrying the ball against Michigan in 1933
1935 Jay Berwanger wins the first-ever Heisman Trophy. In the spring of 1936, Jay Berwagner is the first player selected in the inaugural NFL Draft. He is chosen by Philadelphia and traded to the Chicago Bears, but decides against playing professional football. 1936 Chicago posts its last Big Ten victory in a 7-6 win over Wisconsin. 1938 Stagg’s Pacific squad defeats Chicago 32-0 at Stagg Field. 1939 At 2-6, Chicago suffers its fourth straight losing season ... The Maroons lose their three Big Ten games by a combined score of 192-0 to fall to 1-15 in conference play over the past four years ... Following the dismal campaign, the University of Chicago discontinues intercollegiate football during the presidency of Robert Maynard Hutchins ... The program would remain dormant at the varsity level until 1969.
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On Dec. 2, 1942, beneath the abandoned west stands of Stagg Field, Enrico Fermi and a team of scientists achieved the first self-sustaining chain reaction, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Today, the Joseph Regenstein Library stands on the site of the original Stagg Field at 1100 East 57th Street.
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Early Era History Honor Roll Jay Berwanger Heisman Trophy Winner 1935 In November 1935, University of Chicago senior Jay Berwanger received a telegram from Manhattan’s Downtown Athletic Club, informing him that he had won a trophy for being the “most valuable football player east of the Mississippi.” The prize, then known as the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, was renamed the Heisman Trophy the following year. Renowned for his versatility, Berwanger played nearly every position on offense and defense. During the 1935 campaign, he rushed for 577 yards, passed for 405, returned kickoffs for 359, scored six touchdowns, and added five PATs for 41 points. Following the 1935 season, the Chicago Tribune awarded Berwanger the Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten. In a poll of 107 opposing players he faced during his senior year, 104 said the six-foot, 195-pound Berwanger was the best halfback they had ever seen. Berwanger was the only Heisman recipient tackled by a future United States president – Gerald Ford – during a 1934 game between Chicago and Michigan. “Jay was most deserving of his Heisman Trophy. He could do it all,” President Ford recalled. “He was an outstanding runner as well a passer and kicker. I remember him fondly as one of the greatest athletes I’ve known.” In addition to his distinction as the first-ever Heisman Trophy recipient, Berwanger was the first player chosen in the inaugural National Football League draft in 1936. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles, who traded his rights to the Chicago Bears. Berwanger turned down the opportunity to pursue a professional football career, citing low pay. During World War II, he enrolled in the United States Navy’s flight-training program and became a naval officer. After the war, he established a plastic and rubber manufacturing company in Chicago’s western suburbs. In 1954, Berwanger was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Then in 1989, he was included on Sports Illustrated’s 25-year anniversary All-America team, which honored players whose accomplishments extended beyond the football field. Berwanger died during the summer of 2002.
College Football Hall of Fame Jay Berwanger Paul Des Jardien Walter Eckersall
Amos Alonzo Stagg Walter Steffen Andy Wyant
Consensus All-America Jay Berwanger (1935) Mark Catlin (1905) Paul Des Jardien (1913) Walter Eckersall (1904-06)
Franklin Gowdy (1924) Fred Speik (1904) Clarence Herschberger (1898) Walter Steffen (1908) Joseph Pondelik (1924) John Thomas (1922)
Big Ten Conference MVP Jay Berwanger (1935)
Ken Rouse (1927)
All-Big Ten Jay Berwanger (1934-35) William Crawley (1909) Herb “Fritz” Crisler (1921) Paul Des Jardien (1912-14) Leo DeTray (1907) Walter Eckersall (1906) Franklin Gowdy (1924) Fred Henderson (1925) Charles Higgins (1917-19) Arthur Hoffman (1908)
Earl Huntington (1913) Harold Iddings (1907-08) Philbrick Jackson (1916) Ralph King (1922) Austin McCarty (1925) Charles McGuire (1920-21) Nelson Norgren (1913) Harlan “Pat” Page (1908-09) Ellmore Patterson (1934) Joseph Pondelik (1924)
Charles Rademacher (1911) Lloyd Rohrke (1923) Ken Rouse (1927) Pete Russell (1913-15) Clark Sauer (1911) Horace Scruby (1911) Laurens Shull (1914-15) Walter Steffen (1906-08) Harry Thomas (1924)
Maroons in the Pros Duncan Annan Johnny Bryan
Toledo Maroons (1922), Hammond Pros (1923-26), Akron Pros (1925), Akron Indians (1926) Chicago Cardinals (1922), Chicago Bears (1923-27), Milwaukee Badgers (1925-26)
Stuart Cochran
Milwaukee Badgers (1922)
Paul Des Jardien
Chicago Cardinals (1920), Chicago Tigers (1920), Minneapolis Marines (1922)
Gene Francis
Chicago Cardinals (1926)
Aubrey Goodman
Chicago Bulls - AFL (1926), Chicago Cardinals (1927)
Dick Halladay
Racine Legion (1923-24)
Lewis Hamity
Chicago Bears (1941)
George Hartong
Hammond Pros (1921), Racine Legion (1923), Chicago Cardinals (1924)
Fred Hobscheid
Racine Tornadoes (1926), Chicago Bears (1927)
John Hurlburt
Chicago Cardinals (1924-25)
Colville Jackson
Evansville Giants (1921), Hammond Pros (1921)
Graham Kernwein
Racine Tornadoes (1926)
Ralph King
Racine Legion (1924), Chicago Bears (1925)
Paul Leatherman
Hammond Pros (1922)
Milt Romney
Racine Legion (1923-24), Chicago Bears (1925-29)
Saul Sherman
Chicago Bears (1939-40)
Charles Weaver
Chicago Cardinals (1930), Portsmouth Spartans (1930)
John Webster
Racine Legion (1924)
Don Yeisley
Chicago Cardinals (1928)
DesJardien
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Herschberger
Rouse
Steffen
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Modern Era History Year-by-Year Records
Return of Varsity Football – 1969
Independent (1969-75) Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
W L T 2 2 3 1 0 0 1
4 5 4 6 6 8 7
0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Coach
Walter Hass Walter Hass Walter Hass Walter Hass Walter Hass Walter Hass Walter Hass
Midwest Conference (1976-86. 2017-present) Overall MWC Year W L T W L T Place 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 --2017
4 4 0 2 6 0 3 5 0 2 6 0 1 8 0 2 6 1 0 9 0 2 7 0 3 6 0 5 4 0 3 6 0
1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 7 0 2 6 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 6 0 3 4 0 2 5 0
6
3
4
0
2
0
10th 10th 9th 9th 9th 8th 10th 11th 11th 5th 9th 3rd
Coach
Bob Lombardi Bob Lombardi Bob Lombardi Tom Kurucz Robert Larsen Robert Larsen Robert Larsen Mick Ewing Mick Ewing Mick Ewing Mick Ewing
Chris Wilkerson
Independent (1987) Year 1987
W L T 5
3
0
Coach
Mick Ewing
UAA (1988-2016) Overall UAA Year W L T W L T Place 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
3 6 0 2 7 0 1 9 0 0 10 0 3 7 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 8 2 0 4 5 0 5 4 0 7 2 0 5 4 0 7 2 0 6 3 0 4 5 0 2 7 0 3 6 0 5 4 0 4 5 0 4 5 0 3 6 0 5 4 0 8 2 0 5 5 0 4 6 0 6 4 0 8 1 0 6 4 0 4 6 0
0 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0
4th 4th 5th 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 4th
Coach
Rich Parrinello Greg Quick Greg Quick Greg Quick Greg Quick Greg Quick Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Dick Maloney Chris Wilkerson Chris Wilkerson Chris Wilkerson Chris Wilkerson
Thirty years after the University of Chicago discontinued intercollegiate football in 1939, the sport returned to varsity status at the NCAA Division III level. The genesis of the return of football occurred in 1956, when Walter Hass was appointed director of athletics A long-time college football coach, Hass initiated a football class as part of the physical education curriculum, which by 1960 evolved into a club program competing against other teams in the area. Prompted by Hass’s strident lobbying efforts as well as a student body petition, the University of Chicago elevated football to varsity status beginning with the 1969 season. Hass, who guided the Maroons to a 2-4 record in 1969, continued coaching through 1975 and during that span continued to upgrade the schedule with quality opponents. His efforts established the foundation for Division III football at Chicago. Hass was selected for induction into the University of Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2007. The Maroons celebrated the 40-year anniversary of the return of varsity football during the team’s 2009 Homecoming game against Denison University. Members of the 1969 squad, the first to play varsity football after it was eliminated 30 years earlier, served as honorary team captains for the pregame coin toss.
Coaching Records Coach Dick Maloney Chris Wilkerson Mick Ewing Greg Quick Bob Lombardi Walter Hass Rich Parrinello Robert Larsen Tom Kurucz
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Yrs. 1994-2012 2013-- 1983-87 1989-93 1976-78 1969-75 1988 1980-82 1979
W L T Pct. 94 82 0 .534 30 19 0 .612 18 26 0 .409 11 38 0 .224 9 15 0 .375 9 40 1 .190 3 6 0 .333 3 23 1 .130 2 6 0 .250
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Modern Era History Honor Roll All-Americans Frank Baker Vincent Beltrano Derrick Brooms Colin Carrier Neal Cawi Mike Healy Scott Mainquist Bruce Montella Phil Pengiel Dan Philips Jeff Sauer Jeff Stolte Rob Tamillow
Running Back Cornerback Kick Returner Defensive Back Defensive End Tight End Defensive Tackle Running Back Center Linebacker Punter/Kicker Punter Defensive Line
1993 2015 1995 2005 1991 2002 2014 1985 2005 1999-00 2011-12 1991 2005
Academic All-Americans Frank Baker Vincent Beltrano Chandler Carroll Steve Chudik Paul Haar Bruce Montella
Running Back Cornerback Running Back Safety Offensive Line Running Back
1992-93 2015 2016 1991 1987-88 1985
Aztec Bowl Participants Dan Philips Rob Tamillow
Linebacker Defensive Line
2000 2005
NCAA Postgraduate Scholars Frank Baker Paul Haar Bruce Montella Ben Potts
Running Back Offensive Line Running Back Offensive Line
1994 1989 1986 2006
UAA Offensive MVPs Frank Baker Dee Brizzolara Derrick Brooms Josh Dunn Patrick Ryan Brandon Way
Fullback Wide Receiver Wide Receiver Quarterback Quarterback Tailback
1993 2010-11 1994-95 2000 2014 1996, 98
UAA Defensive MVPs Matt Armbruster Scott Mainquist Dan Philips Rob Tamillow
Linebacker Defensive Tackle Linebacker Defensive Line
2004 2014 2000 2005
UAA Special Teams MVPs Vincent Beltrano Jeff Sauer
Punt/Kick returner Punter/Kicker
2013 2010
UAA Rookies of the Year Francis Adarkwa Vincent Beltrano Dee Brizzolara Joshua Burandt Chandler Carroll Gaby Fernandez Justin Kaderabek Dante Nepa Jeremy Vincent Todd Young
Running Back 2008 Cornerback 2012 Wide Receiver/Kick Ret. 2009 Safety 2010 Running Back 2014 Linebacker 2004 Defensive Line 2007 Wide Receiver 2016 Safety 2015 Defensive Back 2005
MWC Rookies of the Year Jackson Ross
Defensive Line
2017
All-Midwest Conference Dave Baker Doug Barkauski Steve Campbell Chandler Carroll Peter Casey Jim Coy Mark Daniels Bob Dickey Dale Friar Scott Jensen Kim Johnson Jim Kapotas Mark Kosminskas Mark Meier Bruce Montella Ryan Montgomery Joe Mullin
Defensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Running Back Defensive Line Defensive Line Wide Receiver Running Back Running Back Kicker Offensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Quarterback Running Back Defensive Back Defensive Line
1986 2017 1981 2017 2017 1982 1978 1984 1977-78 1978 1978 1985-86 1979 1979 1985 2017 1980
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All-UAA 1st & 2nd Team (cont.)
Joe Pierri Ted Repass Jamie Rieger Jackson Ross Tucker Squiers Jeremy Vincent Dennis Werner
Matt Limegrover Chuck Little Ed Lizak Rick Lloyd Jake Longtin Scott Mainquist Andrew Maloney Andrew Maneval Brian Mangan Jon Mardo Nathan Massey Jeff Mathews Jim McAnelly Joseph McCoy Wesley McGhee Jim McNamara Brandon Meckelberg Tom Miller Stefan Mitrovic Schuyler Montefalco Tucker Morrison Mike Morzenti Burke Moser Ryan Muldoon Roman Natoli David Neils Dante Nepa Dan O’Brien George O’Brien Vinny O’Leary Marshall Oium Sam Owens Tommy Parks Phil Pengiel Stan Penkala Dan Philips Danny Polaneczky Joe Polaneczky Mark Potocki Ben Potts T.J. Rajcevich Jim Raptis Matt Rinklin Jacob Romeo Zak Ross-Nash Bill Rotnicki Patrick Ryan John Ryle Matt Sargent Jeff Sauer Nick Schey Max Schumann Brad Shimeall Jason Slous Tucker Squiers Jeff Stanczak Isaac Stern Jack Stockert Jeff Stolte Joe Stoner David Swanson Drew Syder John Tabash Casey Talbot Rob Tamillow Greg Thome Cole Thoms Sandeep Tickoo Steve Tsilimos Michael Turner Mike Van Roten Jeremy Vincent Ben Wade Joe Wagner Austin Way Brandon Way Frank Walch Jimmie Wells Corey White Arlen Wiley Nate Williams Jake Winkel Clay Wolff Todd Young Marc Zera Bryan Zindrick Jared Zuniga
Defensive Line Linebacker Wide Receiver Defensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Back Defensive Back
1978, 81 1983-86 2017 2017 2017 2017 1984
All-UAA 1st & 2nd Team Francis Adarkwa Mike Albian Erik Anderson Brock Appenzeller Matt Armbruster Frank Baker Rich Bartolomei Vincent Beltrano Eric Berndt Andrew Beytagh Brandon Bolock Matt Braun Dee Brizzolara Derrick Brooms Frank Brown Joe Bufalino Joshua Burandt John Carey Aaron Carlock Colin Carrier Emmett Carrier Chandler Carroll Neal Cawi Kyle Cepeda Drew Christ Steve Chudik Michael Cifor Sam Coleman Jon Cotchen Dan Crookston Bryan Cross Adam Cushing Ron Dawczak Micah Dawson Bryan Dedeker Francesco DeMayo Christopher Dengler John Dierking Sean Dillon Peter Ditchman James Dowd Tony Dragovich Brian Duffy George Dunn Josh Dunn Phil Duszczyk Alex Dzierbicki Mike Emerson Tom Evans Gaby Fernandez Matt Ficenec David Franchi Nick Freeman Jackson Garrey Eddie Giannina Leon Gordon Joe Gorowski Joseph Greene Cameron Grimes Brian Gutbrod Matt Hadsell Jake Hajer Nick Hannigan Nate Harrell Mike Hawkins Mike Healy Mike Hettman Scott Hettman Nate Hines Steve Holtzman Tony Insalaco Jason Jagodzinski Greg Jefson Anthony Jernigan Scott Johnson Kris Jones Justin Kaderabek Kris Kahle Jim Kienzle John Kiernan Kenny Kim Jesse Knapp Kevin Kohart Leo Kowalyk Karol Kurzydlowski Matt Lawton Chris Leamy
Running Back Wide Receiver Defensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Fullback Offensive Line Cornerback Defensive Line Cornerback Defensive End Defensive Line Wide Receiver/Returner Wide Receiver/Returner Running Back/Returner Offensive Line Safety Offensive Line Running Back Cornerback Cornerback Running Back Defensive Line Running Back Cornerback Cornerback Defensive Line Wide Receiver Linebacker Defensive Line Offensive Line Tight End Quarterback Wide Receiver Offensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Back Defensive Line Defensive Line Safety Offensive Line Wide Receiver Linebacker Punt Returner Quarterback Defensive Line Linebacker Tight End Offensive Line Linebacker Fullback Offensive Line Safety Linebacker Defensive Tackle Offensive Line Wide Receiver Long Snapper Linebacker Wide Receiver/Returner Linebacker Offensive Line Cornerback Cornerback Offensive Line Tight End Offensive Line Offensive Line Safety Offensive Line Linebacker Offensive Line Running Back Offensive/Defensive Line Safety Running Back Defensive Line Wide Receiver Offensive Line Wide Receiver/QB Safety Linebacker Linebacker Defensive Line Kicker Fullback Cornerback
2008-11 2005-07 2003-04 2013-14 2003-04 1991-93 2005 2012-15 2001-02 2016 2014 1999 2009-12 1994-95 2001, 03-04 2005 2010 1998 2001-02 2004-05 2009-11 2014-16 1990-91 2005 1994-96 1990-91 2011-13 2014-15 2008 1994-95 2001-02 2000-01 1995 2004-05 2007-09 2013 2013 1990 2000-02 1993 2001-03 1995 2013 2000 2000-01 1996-97 2009-12 2009 1990 2004-05 1990 2000 1998-00 2014-16 2014-16 2005 1997-98 2014-16 2009-10 1999, 01 2002-04 2001 1999-01 2002-03 2006 2002-03 1998-99 1994, 97 2003-04 2006 2007 2004 1999 1991, 94 2006 2000 2007-09 1997-98 1996 2006, 08 1997 1990 1991 1993 2013-14 1997 2007-08
Offensive Line Running Back Defensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Line Defensive Line Wide Receiver Offensive Line Linebacker Linebacker Tight End Offensive Line Offensive Line Quarterback/RB Offensive Line Offensive Line Tight End Defensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Linebacker Punter/Kicker Quarterback Safety Kicker Offensive Line Wide Receiver Offensive Line Linebacker Linebacker Quarterback Running Back Running Back Offensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Safety Wide Receiver Offensive Line Offensive Line Punt Returner Wide Receiver Quarterback Safety Running Back Safety Quarterback Safety Defensive Line Punter/Kicker Running Back Offensive Line Offensive Line Linebacker Offensive Line Cornerback Offensive Line Tight End Punter Punt Returner Safety Linebacker Offensive Line Linebacker Defensive Line Safety Wide Receiver Safety Cornerback Safety/Cornerback Offensive Line Safety Linebacker Wide Receiver Kick Returner Tailback Tight End Defensive Line Linebacker Defensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Wide Receiver/Returner Safety Quarterback Safety Offensive Line
1990 2006 1996-98 1999-01 2009-10 2012, 2014 2004 2014-16 1998 1997-98 2014-15 1995-96 2008 1990-93 1991-93 2000 2012 2005-06 2009 2011-14 1993 2003, 05 2016 2000 1998-01 2000 2016 1993-95 1992-94 2005 2009-10 2003 2010 2004-05 1990 1997-00 2008-11 2000-03 1994-95 2004-06 2004 2000-03 2005-06 2014 2011-14 2016 2014 2006 2008, 10-11 2010-12 2005 2014-15 1991 1999-00 2015 1990 2013-14 2004 1990-91 2008 1994-95 1990 2009-12 1994-96 2003-05 2014-15 2015 1998 2010 1997-99 2009-10 2015-16 2013 1990 2006 1995-98 1995 1994-95 2008 1998-01 2008-10 2014 2007-10 2005 2004 2002 2002
All-SAA 1st & 2nd Team Vincent Beltrano Chandler Carroll Sam Coleman Jackson Garrey Eddie Giannina Andrew Maneval Nathan Massey
Cornerback Running Back Wide Receiver Linebacker Defensive Tackle Offensive Line Tight End
2015 2015-16 2015 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015
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Modern Era History Individual Records Rushing
Receiving
Most Yards •Career: 4,283 •Season: 1,606 •Game: 311 •Long Run: 93
Frank Baker (1990-93) Frank Baker (1993) Chandler Carroll (v. Centre, 2015) Dale Friar (v. Loras, 1977)
Most Attempts •Career: •Season: •Game:
859 281 51
Chandler Carroll (2014-17) Frank Baker (1993) Tony Lee (v. Lake Forest, 1986)
All-Purpose Yards
Most Receptions
Most All-Purpose Yards
•Career: •Season: •Game:
•Career: •Season:
214 77 17
Jim Raptis (2000-03) Jim Raptis (2002) Jim Raptis (v. Elmhurst, 2002)
Most Yards •Career: 3,352 •Season: 1,028 •Game: 270 •Long: 94
Dee Brizzolara (2009-12) Dee Brizzolara (2009) Jim Raptis (v. Elmhurst, 2002) Derrick Brooms (v. Washington, 1995)
Most Touchdowns
Most Touchdowns
•Career: 37 Chandler Carroll (2014-17) •Season: 16 Chandler Carroll (2017) Joseph McCoy (1993) •Game: 4 Francis Adarkwa (v. Concordia Chi., 2010);
•Career: •Season: •Game:
Tommy Parks (v. Lewis & Clark, 2007); Nick Schey (vs. Concordia Chicago, 2006); Brandon Way (v. Kenyon, 1996); Dale Friar (v. Loras, 1977)
Highest Average per Carry
39 13 4
Dee Brizzolara (2009-12) Derrick Brooms (1995) Derrick Brooms (v. Kalamazoo, 1995)
Highest Average per Reception
5.1 6.6
Joseph McCoy (1990-93) Joseph McCoy (1993)
•Career: •Season:
18.1 21.3
Dee Brizzolara (2009-12) Derrick Brooms (1995)
•Career: •Season: •Game:
Most Yards •Career: 6,922 •Season: 3,766 •Game: 558 •Long Pass: 94
Josh Dunn (1999-2002) Burke Moser (2016) Burke Moser (v. Sewanee, 2016) Ron Dawczak (v. Washington, 1995)
Most Completions •Career: •Season: •Game:
558 317 43
Kickoff Returns Highest Average •Career: 25.2 •Season: 35.2 •Long: 97
Derrick Brooms (1992-95) Derrick Brooms (1995) Derrick Brooms (v. Rochester, 1995); Matt Ficenec (v. Trinity Texas, 1989)
Most Yards •Career: •Season:
2,139 919
Dee Brizzolara (2009-12) Dee Brizzolara (2009)
276 108 30
Punt Returns Highest Punt Return Average
Scoring
•Career: •Season: •Long:
Most Points
Passing
Dee Brizzolara (2009-12) Dee Brizzolara (2009)
(min. 50 career receptions, 25 season receptions)
(min. 300 career attempts, 125 season attempts)
•Career: •Season:
6,019 1,982
Chandler Carroll (2014-17) Chandler Carroll (2014-17) Dee Brizzolara (v. Carnegie Mellon, 2010)
12.7 16.1 86
Kris Kahle (1995-98) Dee Brizzolara (2011) D. Brizzolara (v. Carnegie Mellon, 2010)
Most Punt Return Yards •Career: •Season:
528 Vincent Beltrano (2012-15) 299 George Dunn (2000)
Most Touchdowns •Career: •Season: •Game:
46 18 5
Chandler Carroll (2014-17) Chandler Carroll (2014-17) Dee Brizzolara (v. Carnegie Mellon, 2010)
Josh Dunn (1999-2002) Burke Moser (2016) Burke Moser (v. Berry/WashU, 2016)
Most Attempts •Career: •Season: •Game:
1,068 542 76
Josh Dunn (1999-2002) Burke Moser (2016) Burke Moser (v. Berry, 2016)
Most Touchdowns •Career: •Season: •Game:
51 30 7
Burke Moser (2013-16) Burke Moser (2016) Burke Moser (v. Sewanee, 2016)
Highest Completion Percentage (min. 350 career attempts, 150 season attempts)
•Career: •Season:
.583 .585
Burke Moser (2013-16) Burke Moser (2016)
2000 UAA Offensive MVP Josh Dunn
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1985 NCAA Division III Rushing Leader Bruce Montella
Season Passing Yardage and TD Leader Burke Moser
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Team Records
Kicking
Scoring
Punting
Most Field Goals Made
Most Points
Punting Average
•Career: 38 •Season: 12 •Game: 4 •Long FG: 50
•10-Game Season: 317 2010 •9-Game Season: 263 2001 •Game: 61 v. Carnegie Mellon, 2010
•Season: •Game:
Most Touchdowns
•Season: •Game:
Roman Natoli (1998-2001) Jeff Sauer (2012) M. Kurzydlowski (v. Macalester, 2017) Jeff Sauer (v. Concordia Chicago, 2012) Mike Morzenti (v. North Park, 2002) Jim Bonebrake (v. Monmouth, 1986)
Most PATs Made •Career: •Season: •Game:
105 39 8
Jeff Sauer (2009-12) Mike Kurzydlowski (2016) Jeff Sauer (v. Concordia Chi., 2010)
•Season: •Game:
45 9
2010, 1995 v. Carnegie Mellon, 2010
192 58 15
Jeff Sauer (2009-12) Mike Kurzydlowski (2017) Mike Morzenti (v. North Park, 2002)
Punting Punting Average •Career: •Season: •Long:
40.8 42.5 76
Jeff Sauer (2009-12) Jeff Stolte (1991) Greg Schein (v. Carnegie Mellon, 1989)
Interceptions Most Interceptions •Career: 15 •Season: 10 •Game: 3 •Long: 100
Vincent Beltrano (2012-15) Colin Carrier (2002-05) Colin Carrier (2005) Vincent Beltrano (v. Birm.-Southern, 2015) Gaby Fernandez (v. Macalester, 2007) Colin Carrier (v. Case, 2005) Michael Turner (v. Rose-Hulman, 1998)
Most Interception Return Yards •Career: •Season:
307 159
Michael Turner (1996-99) Michael Turner (1999)
Defense Most Interceptions •Season: •Game:
Rushing
Most Sacks
Most Yards
•Season: •Game: 3,248 1993 615 v. Lawrence, 1992
Most Attempts •Season: •Game:
583 79
•Season: •Game:
29 7
•Season:
5.6 1993
Passing
•Career: •Season:
521 147
•Season: •Game:
Most First Downs •Season: •Game:
257 2016 40 v. Wash.-St. Louis, 2016
Most Shutouts •Season:
2
2013, 1999, 1995, 1969
54 1997-2003
Most Touchdowns Ted Repass (1983-86) Ted Repass (1985)
•Season: •Game:
31 2016 7 v. Sewanee, 2016
•Season:
Rob Tamillow (2002-05) Rob Tamillow (2005)
14.4
1995, 2005
Fumbles & Passes Defended
Kickoff & Punt Returns
Most Forced Fumbles
Kickoff Return Average
•Career: 7 •Season: 4
•Season:
Jackson Garrey (2013-16) Tony Insalaco (2006) Jimmie Wells (1994)
Most Fumble Recoveries George O’Brien (1991-94) Ben Christensen (2017) George O’Brien (1993) Neal Cawi (1991)
Most Passes Defended 40 16
4,856 2016 685 v. Case, 2002
549 2016 76 v. Berry, 2016
Highest Average per Completion
•Career: •Season:
•Season: •Game:
319 2016 43 v. Berry/WashU, 2016
•Career: •Season:
•Career: 9 •Season: 4
Most Total Offense
Most Completions
Most Tackles for Loss 56 24
40 2010 16 v. Rose-Hulman, 1998
3,810 2016 558 v. Sewanee, 2016
Most Attempts
Most Tackles
18 2005 6 v. Lawrence, 1987
Miscellaneous
•Multiple years:
Most Yards •Season: •Game:
1982 5 times
Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shutout
Most Sacks Dan Crookston (1992-95) Rob Tamillow (2004, 2005)
1993 v. Oberlin, 1995 / v. Centre, 2015
Highest Average per Carry
•Season: •Game:
34 12
1993 v. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1990
Most Touchdowns
Sacks & Tackles •Career: •Season:
75 10
•10-Game Season: 144 2013 •9-Game Season: 94 1998
•Season: •Game:
2010 v. Concordia Chicago, 2012
Most Punts
Fewest Points Allowed
Most Points Kicking •Career: •Season: •Game:
41.4 57.0
Vincent Beltrano (2012-15) Drew Christ (1995)
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1995
Kickoff Return Touchdowns •Season:
4 1995
Punt Return Average •Season:
14.9
1998
Punt Return Touchdowns •Season:
6 2010
Most Blocked Punt Returns for Touchdowns •Season:
5 2010
2005 NCAA Division III Interceptions Leader Colin Carrier
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Modern Era History Career & Season Statistical Leaders Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Career 4,283 3,979 3,253 2,842 2,415 2,331 2,306 2,207 1,809 1,699
Frank Baker Chandler Carroll Brandon Way Joseph McCoy Francis Adarkwa Zak Ross-Nash Dale Friar Brian Blitz Sam Owens Bruce Montella
1990-93 2014-17 1995-98 1990-93 2008-11 2011-14 1976-78 1986-89 2000-03 1982-85
Career 6,922 6,363 5,244 3,732 3,660 3,364 2,279 2,115 2,094 1,997
Josh Dunn Burke Moser Marshall Oium Vincent Cortina Ron Dawczak Matt Rinklin Matt Schaefer Brian Judd Marc Zera John Kiernan
1999-2002 2013-16 2007-10 2010-13 1993-96 2005-06 1983-86 1995-97 2003-06 2005-08
Season 1,606 1,372 1,249 1,180 1,139 1,077 1,062 1,060 1,019 1,004
Frank Baker Bruce Montella Chandler Carroll Frank Baker Frank Baker Chandler Carroll Joseph McCoy Chandler Carroll Brandon Way Dale Friar
1993 1985 2017 1991 1992 2016 1993 2015 1996 1978
Season 3,766 2,605 2,597 2,550 2,466 1,920 1,781 1,764 1,708 1,668
Burke Moser Marshall Oium Burke Moser Josh Dunn Josh Dunn Matt Rinklin Marshall Oium Ron Dawczak Marc Zera Josh Dunn
2016 2009 2015 2002 2001 2005 2010 1995 2004 2000
Rushing Touchdowns Career 37 33 31 26 25 Season 16 16 11 10 10 10
Receiving Yards
2014-17 1995-98 1990-93 1990-93 2008-11
Chandler Carroll Joseph McCoy Brandon Way Chandler Carroll Bruce Montella Dale Friar
2017 1993 1996 2015 1985 1978
Total Touchdowns Career 46 45 35 34 32 32
Chandler Carroll Dee Brizzolara Clay Wolff Brandon Way Derrick Brooms Joseph McCoy
2014-17 2009-12 2007-10 1995-98 1992-95 1990-93
Season 18 16 16 15 14 13
Chandler Carroll Derrick Brooms Joseph McCoy Chandler Carroll Dee Brizzolara Dee Brizzolara
2017 1995 1993 2016 2011 2010
Dee Brizzolara Jim Raptis Clay Wolff Joe Polaneczky Sam Coleman Derrick Brooms Eric Smith Micah Dawson Mike Albian Joe Gorowski
2009-12 2000-03 2007-10 2000-03 2012-15 1992-95 1983-86 2004-05 2004-07 1995-98
Season 1,028 983 956 922 910 899 896 864 821 818
Dee Brizzolara Jim Raptis Dee Brizzolara Derrick Brooms Micah Dawson Dante Nepa Derrick Brooms Micah Dawson Clay Wolff Syd Reynolds
2009 2002 2010 1994 2004 2016 1995 2005 2010 2016
Receptions
Pass Completions
Chandler Carroll Brandon Way Joseph McCoy Frank Baker Francis Adarkwa
Career 3,352 2,715 2,692 2,081 1,939 1,889 1,825 1,774 1,721 1,272
Career 558 508 403 328 297 265 181 181 175 169
Josh Dunn Burke Moser Marshall Oium Vincent Cortina Ron Dawczak Matt Rinklin Marc Zera Brian Judd Jim Tragos Matt Schaefer
1999-2002 2013-16 2007-10 2010-13 1993-96 2005-06 2003-06 1995-97 1997-2000 1983-86
Season 317 203 200 193 191 151 143 139 134 131 131 131
Burke Moser Josh Dunn Marshall Oium Josh Dunn Burke Moser Marc Zera Josh Dunn Brian Judd Matt Rinklin Vincent Cortina Matt Rinklin Ron Dawczak
2016 2002 2009 2001 2015 2004 2000 1997 2005 2013 2006 1994
Passing Touchdowns Career 51 48 44 35 29
Burke Moser Josh Dunn Marshall Oium Vincent Cortina Ron Dawczak
2013-16 1999-2002 2007-10 2010-13 1993-96
Season 30 21 21 21 19
Burke Moser Burke Moser Marshall Oium Josh Dunn Marshall Oium
2016 2015 2009 2001 2010
Career 214 207 185 158 136 132 131 126 113 111
Jim Raptis Clay Wolff Dee Brizzolara Joe Polaneczky Chandler Carroll Mike Albian Eric Smith Sam Coleman Joe Gorowski Micah Dawson
2000-03 2007-10 2009-12 2000-03 2014-17 2004-07 1983-86 2012-15 1995-98 2004-05
Season 77 74 67 66 62 61 60 56 56 55
Jim Raptis Chandler Carroll Micah Dawson Clay Wolff Dante Nepa Brian Gutbrod Derrick Brooms Dee Brizzolara Joe Gorowski Jim Raptis
2002 2016 2004 2009 2016 2001 1994 2010 1997 2003
Receiving Touchdowns Career 39 30 23 18 15 15 15
Dee Brizzolara Clay Wolff Derrick Brooms Sam Coleman Mike Albian Micah Dawson Brian Gutbrod
2009-12 2007-10 1992-95 2012-15 2004-07 2004-05 1999-2001
Season 13 11 11 11 11 10
Derrick Brooms Dee Brizzolara Dee Brizzolara Dee Brizzolara Brian Gutbrod Derrick Brooms
1995 2011 2010 2009 2001 1994
NCAA Division III Statistical Champions Individual
1,000-Yard Rushers Joseph McCoy (#9) and Frank Baker (#35)
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Dee Brizzolara
All-Purpose Yards (220.2/g)
2009
Colin Carrier
Interceptions (1.1/g)
2005
Derrick Brooms
Kickoff Returns (35.2 avg)
1995
Jeff Stolte
Punting (42.5 avg)
1991
Bruce Montella
Rushing (152.4/g)
1985
Team
Rushing Defense (44.2/g) 2000 Rushing (324.8/g)
1993
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Kickoff Returns
Career 276 270 212 208 196 194 178 160 159 150
Chandler Carroll Dee Brizzolara Clay Wolff Brandon Way Derrick Brooms Joseph McCoy Roman Natoli Mike Morzenti Frank Baker Francis Adarkwa
2014-17 2009-12 2007-10 1995-98 1992-95 1990-93 1998-01 2002-05 1990-93 2008-11
Career 25.2 22.6 22.6 22.1 21.4
Derrick Brooms Brian Blitz Larry Woodell Matt Ficenec Dee Brizzolara
1992-95 1986-89 1969-72 1987-90 2009-12
Season 108 96 96 84 78 74 66 66 62 62 62
Chandler Carroll Derrick Brooms Joseph McCoy Dee Brizzolara Dee Brizzolara Brandon Way Dee Brizzolara Brian Gutbrod Derrick Brooms Bruce Montella Dale Friar
2017 1995 1993 2011 2010 1996 2009 2001 1994 1985 1978
Season 35.2 32.0 26.8 26.1 25.8 25.5
Derrick Brooms Sam Coleman Larry Woodell Kris Jones Derrick Brooms Dee Brizzolara
1995 2015 1970 2000 1994 2009
All-Purpose Yards Career 6,019 5,186 4,698 4,110 3,930 3,610 3,446 3,311 3,122 2,877
Dee Brizzolara Chandler Carroll Frank Baker Derrick Brooms Brandon Way Dale Friar Clay Wolff Brian Blitz Joseph McCoy Francis Adarkwa
2009-12 2014-17 1990-93 1992-96 1995-98 1976-78 2007-10 1986-89 1990-93 2008-11
Season 1,982 1,742 1,606 1,597 1,544 1,543 1,500 1,496 1,469 1,468
Dee Brizzolara Chandler Carroll Frank Baker Dee Brizzolara Bruce Montella Dale Friar Chandler Carroll Derrick Brooms Frank Baker Brian Blitz
2009 2016 1993 2010 1985 1977 2017 1995 1992 1989
Interceptions
Punt Returns Career 12.7 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.5
John Hayek Kris Kahle Dee Brizzolara Dale Friar Derrick Brooms
1986-87 1995-98 2009-12 1976-78 1992-95
Season 16.1 13.7 13.7 13.3 12.4
Dee Brizzolara Derrick Brooms Kris Kahle Dee Brizzolara John Hayek
2011 1993 1998 2010 1987
Punting
Career 15 15 12 10 10 10 10
Vincent Beltrano Colin Carrier Nick Hannigan Steve Tsilimos Michael Turner Peter Ditchman Steve Chmelik
2012-15 2002-05 1998-01 2007-10 1996-99 1991-93 1985-88
Season 10 7 6 6 6 6
Colin Carrier Nick Hannigan Steve Tsilimos Michael Turner Peter Ditchman Chris Leamy
2005 1999 2010 1999 1993 2007
Career 34.0 28.0 24.0 23.5 18.0
Dan Crookston Rob Tamillow Arlen Wiley Matt Sargent Cary Starnal
1992-95 2002-05 1998-01 2008-11 1987-89
Season 12.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 9.5
Rob Tamillow Rob Tamillow Dan Crookston Brian Mangan Jake Longtin
2005 2004 1993 1998 2010
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
Career 40.8 39.6 38.2 37.6 36.7
Jeff Sauer Jeff Stolte Greg Schein Jim Bonebrake Larry Woodell
2009-12 1990-92 1989-90 1984-87 1969-72
Season 42.5 42.4 42.2 41.1 40.6 40.2
Jeff Stolte Jeff Sauer Jeff Sauer Jeff Sauer Scott Jansen Jim Bonebrake
1991 2010 2012 2010 1978 1986
Career 56.0 43.0 42.5 40.0 40.0 37.0 37.0
Rob Tamillow Dan Crookston Justin Kaderabek Schuyler Montefalco Matt Sargent Gaby Fernandez Brandon Bolock
2002-05 1992-95 2007-10 2011-14 2008-11 2004-07 2011-14
Season 24.0 21.0 19.5 17.0 17.0 16.5
Rob Tamillow Rob Tamillow Peter Casey Matt Sargent Neal Cawi Justin Kaderabek
2005 2004 2017 2010 1991 2007
Tackles
Two-Time UAA Offensive MVP Brandon Way
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Career 521 442 432 338 321
Ted Repass Dave Baker Dan Philips George O’Brien Rob Williams
1983-86 1983-86 1997-00 1991-94 1985-88
Season 147 141 141 126 122
Ted Repass Dan Philips Dave Baker Ted Repass Edward Voorhees
1985 1999 1985 1986 1985
2005 UAA Defensive Player of the Year Rob Tamillow
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Modern Era History Series Records vs. All Opponents Opponent
Early Era
Modern Era
Overall
Allegheny 1-0 1-0 Arkansas 0-0-1 0-0-1 Armour Institute 4-0 4-0 Army 0-1 0-1 Aurora 0-2 0-2 Beloit 8-1-1 9-13 17-14-1 Benedictine (Ill.) 1-1 1-1 Berry 0-2 0-2 Bethany (W. Va.) 6-0 6-0 Bethel (Minn.) 0-1 0-1 Birmingham-Southern 2-0 2-0 Blackburn 1-1 1-1 Bradley 0-0-1 0-0-1 Brown 2-1 2-1 Butler 0-0-1 0-0-1 Carleton 0-1 0-5 0-6 Carlisle 0-1 0-1 Carnegie Mellon 7-22 7-22 Carroll 2-0 2-0 Case Western Reserve 14-14 14-14 Catholic 0-1 0-1 Centre 1-1 1-1 Cincinnati 1-0 1-0 Coe 0-2 0-2 Colorado 1-0 1-0 Colorado College 1-0 1-0 Colorado AG 1-0 1-0 Concordia Chicago 12-5 12-5 Concordia (Wis.) 0-1-1 0-1-1 Cornell (Iowa) 4-0 1-2 5-2 Cornell (N.Y.) 2-1-2 2-1-2 Dartmouth 1-1 1-1 Denison 3-1 3-1 DePauw 1-0 1-8 2-8 Dixon 2-0 2-0 Drake 0-2 0-2 Elmhurst 4-9 4-9 Englewood YMCA 4-0 4-0 Eureka 2-0 4-0 6-0 Florida 1-1 1-1 Georgia 1-0 1-0 Great Lakes Naval 1-0 1-0 Grinnell 3-6 3-6 Harvard 0-2 0-2 Haskell 2-0 2-0 Hendrix 0-2 0-2 Hillsdale 1-1 1-1 Hiram 1-0 1-0 Illinois 18-22-3 18-22-3 Illinois College 3-3 3-3 Illinois Wesleyan 1-0 0-4 1-4 Indiana 20-4-1 20-4-1 Indiana State 1-0 1-0 Iowa 9-3-2 9-3-2 Iowa Wesleyan 1-1 1-1 Kalamazoo 3-6 3-6 Kenyon 5-1 5-1 Kentucky 1-0 1-0 Kentucky Wesleyan 2-2 2-2 Knox 6-0 2-4 8-4 Lake Forest 6-1-2 6-17 12-18-2 Lawrence 4-0 8-10 12-10 Lewis & Clark 1-0 1-0 Lombard 5-0 5-0 Loras 2-4 2-4
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Early Era
Modern Era
Overall
Loyola (Ill.) 0-1 0-1 Macalester 6-0 6-0 Marquette 6-1 6-1 Maryland 1-0 1-0 Michigan 7-19 7-19 Michigan AG 1-0 1-0 Millsaps 2-0 2-0 Milton 0-5 0-5 Milwaukee Medical 1-0 1-0 Minnesota 5-12-1 5-12-1 Mississippi 0-0-1 0-0-1 Missouri 1-1 1-1 Monmouth (Ill.) 8-0 1-3 9-3 Nebraska 1-1 1-1 North Central 2-2 2-2 North Park 3-1 3-1 Northeastern (Ill.) 0-6 0-6 Northwestern (Ill.) 26-8-3 26-8-3 Northwestern (Minn.) 1-1 1-1 Notre Dame 4-0 4-0 Oberlin 3-1 5-4 8-5 Ohio State 2-10-2 2-10-2 Ohio Wesleyan 2-0 2-0 Oklahoma 0-1 0-1 Olivet 0-1 0-1 Pacific 0-1 0-1 Pacific (Ore.) 0-1 0-1 Pennsylvania 1-6-1 1-6-1 Pomona-Pitzer 0-2 0-2 Prairie AC 1-0 1-0 Princeton 2-2-1 2-2-1 Principia 4-1 4-1 Purdue 27-14-1 27-14-1 Quincy 0-2 0-2 Rhodes 3-1 3-1 Ripon 2-1 4-7 6-8 Rochester 6-10 6-10 Rose-Hulman 7-3 7-3 Rush Medical 4-0 4-0 Salt Lake YMCA 1-0 1-0 St. Ambrose 1-2 1-2 St. Benedict 1-0 1-0 St. Francis (Pa.) 0-1 0-1 St. Norbert 1-4 1-4 Sewanee 2-1 2-1 South Carolina 0-1 0-1 Stanford 1-1 1-1 Texas 1-0 1-0 Trinity (Texas) 1-4 1-4 Vanderbilt 1-2 1-2 Virginia 0-1 0-1 Wabash 3-0 0-4 3-4 Washington-St. Louis 1-0 11-24 12-24 Washington, Univ. of 1-0 1-0 Wisconsin 16-19-5 16-19-5 Wittenberg 0-1 0-1 Wyoming 1-0 1-0 Yale 0-1-1 0-1-1
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