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37-634: Stagg Field is the home stadium for the re-instated football team . The Maroons helped establish the Big Ten Conference (then known as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives , and commonly called the Western Conference ) at a follow-up meeting on February 8, 1896. The league initially consisted of Chicago, Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Northwestern. Jay Berwanger

74-463: A 1901 game and a 1904 game. In 1925 (a year prior to the opening of Dyche Stadium ) Northwestern again was unable to accommodate large crowds, and as a result played two games at Stagg Field. The first was a notable win over Michigan . The second was an October 24 game against Tulane that had originally been scheduled to be played at Soldier Field instead. Tulane won the game at Stagg Field 18-7. The University of Michigan fight song " The Victors "

111-462: A University of Chicago graduate who joined Miami's faculty in 1906. The song is traditionally sung by the players at midfield after all home victories. Stagg Field Amos Alonzo Stagg Field is the name of two successive football fields for the University of Chicago . Beyond sports, the first Stagg Field (1893–1957), named for famed coach, Alonzo Stagg , is remembered for its role in

148-994: A daughter, Ruth. Both sons played for the elder Stagg as quarterbacks at the University of Chicago and each later coached college football. In 1952, Barbara Stagg, Amos' granddaughter, started coaching the high school girls' basketball team for Northern Lehigh High School in Slatington, Pennsylvania . Two high schools in the United States, one in Palos Hills, Illinois , and the other in Stockton, California , and an elementary school in Chicago , Illinois , are named after Stagg. The NCAA Division III National Football Championship game, played in Salem, Virginia ,

185-703: A giant sequoia in the Alder Creek Grove and the fifth largest tree in the world, is named in honor of Amos Alonzo Stagg. Stagg is also an elected Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (née the American Academy of Physical Education). The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, otherwise known as the NCAA Division III Football Championship Game since 1973, is competed annually as the final game of

222-644: A landmark scientific achievement of Enrico Fermi and the Metallurgical Laboratory during the Manhattan Project . The site of the first artificial nuclear chain reaction , which occurred within the field's west viewing-stands structure, received designation as a National Historic Landmark on February 18, 1965. On October 15, 1966, which is the day that the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

259-499: A player and a coach in the charter class of 1951 and was the only individual honored in both roles until the 1990s. Influential in other sports, Stagg developed basketball as a five-player sport. This five-man concept allowed his 10 (later 11) man football team the ability to compete with each other and to stay in shape over the winter. Stagg was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in its first group of inductees in 1959, and

296-564: A regional qualifying meet for the US Olympic Trials for Track and Field held June 19–20, 1936 and the NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships in 1921 , 1922 , 1923 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1932 , 1933 , and 1936 . Northwestern also played a number of home games at Stagg Field. At the turn of the 20th century, Northwestern was unable to handle large crowds, so they hosted then-powerhouse Minnesota at Marshall Field for

333-665: A scandal there involving grade changes for football players. The Society was loosely organized but successful in combating, among other plans, a major expansion of the William and Mary football stadium. Collections of Amos Alonzo Stagg's papers are held at the University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center and at the University of the Pacific Library, Holt Atherton Department of Special Collections. The Alonzo Stagg 50/20 Hike goes through Arlington, Virginia , Washington, DC and Maryland . The Stagg Tree ,

370-433: A strict vegetarian diet throughout his life, in his memoir he stated that he was a vegetarian for only two years and did it in an attempt to relieve his chronic sciatic pain. Stagg did not consume alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes and promoted the consumption of vegetables over red meat. Stagg was married to the former Stella Robertson on September 10, 1894. The couple had three children: two sons, Amos Jr. and Paul , and

407-462: Is made of FieldTurf . 41°47′38″N 87°36′14″W  /  41.79389°N 87.60389°W  / 41.79389; -87.60389 Amos Alonzo Stagg 2 national (1905, 1913) 7 Western / Big Ten (1899, 1905, 1907–1908, 1913, 1922, 1924) 5 NCAC (1936, 1938, 1940–1942) Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16, 1862 – March 17, 1965) was an American athlete and college coach in multiple sports, primarily American football . He served as

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444-551: Is named the Stagg Bowl after him. The athletic stadium at Springfield College is named Stagg Field . The football field at Susquehanna University is named Amos Alonzo Stagg Field in honor of both Stagg Sr. and Jr. Stagg was also the namesake of the University of Chicago's old Stagg Field . At University of the Pacific in Stockton, California , one of the campus streets is known as Stagg Way and Pacific Memorial Stadium,

481-498: The batting cage . Stagg played on the 1888 team, and was an end on the first All-America Team in 1889 . Stagg later gave up his desire for the ministry and decided to become a coach and athletic director. He spent two years at the International YMCA Training School, now known as Springfield College , from 1890 to 1892. Basketball had been invented in 1891 by James Naismith , a teacher at

518-491: The 2020 and 2021 Stagg Bowls; however, the 2020 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Stagg Bowl will be held at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium December 2–4, 2021. The following is a list of innovations Stagg introduced to American football. Where known, the year of its first use is annotated in parentheses. Stagg is noted as a 'contributor' if he was one of a group of individuals responsible for

555-550: The Divinity School under William Rainey Harper before deciding he could have more influence on young men through coaching than through the pulpit. He was very active in the Yale YMCA where he served as general secretary during his last two years. Stagg was a pitcher at Yale ; he declined the offers to play for six different professional baseball teams. He nonetheless influenced the game through his invention of

592-555: The Maroons' head baseball coach for twenty seasons (1893–1905, 1907–1913). At Chicago, Stagg also instituted an annual prep basketball tournament and track meet. Both drew the top high school teams and athletes from around the United States. Stagg played football as an end at Yale University and was selected to the first All-America Team in 1889 . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as both

629-809: The NCAA Division III Football Tournament. The Stagg Bowl can be traced back to 1969, prior to the inception of the D-III national championship. At that time—from 1969 to 1973—the Stagg Bowl was one of two bowls competed at the College Division level—the Knute Rockne Bowl and the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. In 1973, the NCAA instituted the D-III national championship, and the Stagg Bowl was adopted as

666-527: The Stagg Bowl moved to Salem, Va., where it remained until 2017. The University of Mount Union (formerly Mount Union College) won the first of its NCAA Division III-record 13 football national championships in 1993. The Championship was held in Shenandoah, TX, in 2018 and 2019. Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium at Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls in Canton, Ohio , was originally awarded

703-550: The YMCA School in Springfield. On March 11, 1892, Stagg, still an instructor at the YMCA School, played in the first public game of basketball. A crowd of 200 watched as the student team defeated the faculty, 5–1. Stagg scored the only basket for the losing side. He popularized the five-player lineup on basketball teams. Stagg became the first paid football coach at Williston Seminary , a secondary school , in 1890. This

740-754: The advancement of the best interests of football." The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game , started in 2011, receives the Stagg Championship Trophy , named in his honor. At the College of William and Mary , the Amos Alonzo Stagg Society was organized during 1979–1980 by students and faculty opposed to a plan by the institution's Board of Visitors to move William and Mary back into big-time college football several decades after

777-469: The athletic complex are on a block bounded by 55th Street to the north, 56th Street to the south, Cottage Grove Avenue to the west, and Ellis Avenue well to the east. The school's current Division III football team uses the new field as their home. It is also home to the Chicago Maroons soccer, softball and outdoor track teams. Stagg Field has a seating capacity of 1,650, and the playing surface

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814-549: The head football coach at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College ) (1890–1891), the University of Chicago (1892–1932), and the College of the Pacific (1933–1946), compiling a career college football record of 314–199–35 (.605). His undefeated Chicago Maroons teams of 1905 and 1913 were recognized as national champions . He was also the head basketball coach for one season at Chicago (1920–1921), and

851-653: The league was known as the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference, and only sponsored men's sports. The Midwest Conference was established in its current form in 1994 with the merger of the MCAC and Midwest Athletic Conference for Women. Wave the Flag (For Old Chicago) is the fight song for the Maroons. Gordon Erickson wrote the lyrics in 1929. The tune was adapted from Miami University 's "Marching Song" written in 1908 by Raymond H. Burke ,

888-606: The moniker for that game. The first 10 Stagg Bowls were played in Phenix City, Alabama, from 1973 to 1982. Wittenberg University (Ohio) won the inaugural game via a 41–0 result over Juniata College (Pa.). The game moved to Kings Island, Ohio, for the 1983 and 1984 editions, with Augustana College (Ill.) winning the first two of its four straight NCAA titles. The Stagg Bowl returned to Phenix City for five more years, before spending three seasons in Bradenton, Florida. In 1993,

925-550: The movie Knute Rockne, All American , released in 1940. From 1947 to 1952 he served as co-coach with his son, Amos Jr. , at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. Stagg's final job was as kicking coach at the local junior college in Stockton, California, which was then known as Stockton College . "The Grand Old Man of Football" retired from Stockton College at the age of 96 and died in Stockton six years later. Stagg

962-429: The original gates. Chicago Pile-1 , the world's first artificial nuclear reactor , was built in a squash court under the west stands of Stagg Field, which was by then no longer used for football. The first man-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction occurred on December 2, 1942. The first Stagg Field was a stadium at the University of Chicago in Chicago . It was located on a block bounded by 57th Street to

999-517: The reason to drop football, Robert Maynard Hutchins, the university’s president, had written acidly in The Saturday Evening Post “In many colleges, it is possible for a boy to win 12 letters without learning how to write one.” On March 7, 1946 the University of Chicago withdrew from the Big Ten Conference. On May 31, 1946 the resignation was formally accepted by the Big Ten Conference. All championships listed here were won when

1036-458: The school's football and soccer stadium, was renamed Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium on October 15, 1988. Phillips Exeter Academy also has a field named for him and a statue. A field in West Orange, New Jersey on Saint Cloud Avenue is also named for him. The Amos Alonzo Stagg Award is awarded annually to the "individual, group, or institution whose services have been outstanding in

1073-516: The south, University Avenue to the east, and Ellis Avenue to the west. The stadium was primarily used for college football games, and was the home field of the Maroons . Stagg Field originally opened in 1893 as Marshall Field , named after Marshall Field who donated land to the university to build the stadium. In 1913, the field was renamed Stagg Field after their famous coach Amos Alonzo Stagg . The final capacity, after several stadium expansions,

1110-532: Was 50,000. The University of Chicago discontinued its football program after 1939 and left the Big Ten Conference in 1946. The stadium was demolished in 1957, and much of the stadium site was used as the site of Regenstein Library . In addition to Maroons football, the stadium hosted other events. These include the 1893 , 1898 , 1913 , 1923 and 1933 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ,

1147-488: Was also Stagg's first time receiving pay to coach football. He coached there one day a week while also coaching full-time at the International YMCA Training School. Stagg then coached at the University of Chicago from 1892 to 1932. He was the head football coach and director of the Department of Physical Culture. Eventually, university president Robert Maynard Hutchins forced out the 70-year-old Stagg, feeling that he

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1184-423: Was awarded the first Heisman trophy in 1935. Hall of Fame coach Amos Alonzo Stagg coached the football team from 1892–1932, the basketball team from 1920–1921, and the baseball team from 1893–1905 and 1907–1913. He encouraged players to adopt vegetarianism , believing it supported both athleticism and a "gentle and gentlemanly" sportsmanship. The football team was dropped following the 1939 season. In explaining

1221-515: Was elected Fellow #71 in the National Academy of Kinesiology (formerly American Academy of Physical Education) in 1946. Stagg also forged a bond between sports and religious faith early in his career that remained important to him for the rest of his life. Stagg was born in a poor Irish neighborhood of West Orange, New Jersey , and attended Phillips Exeter Academy . Stagg entered Yale University in 1884 and received his bachelor's degree in 1888. He spent two additional years at Yale studying in

1258-470: Was enacted creating the National Register of Historic Places , it was added to that as well. The site was named a Chicago Landmark on October 27, 1971. A Henry Moore sculpture, Nuclear Energy , in a small quadrangle commemorates the location of the nuclear experiment. The University's current Stagg Field a football, soccer, and track field is located a few blocks away and reuses one of

1295-446: Was reportedly an activist for vegetarianism and banned his players from using alcohol and tobacco. In 1907, he trained his Chicago football team on a strict vegetarian diet. This was widely reported in newspapers and vegetarian literature. Stagg had spent time at the vegetarian Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1907 and was inspired by John Harvey Kellogg 's vegetarian diet. Although Stagg was cited in vegetarian literature as advocating

1332-553: Was too old to continue coaching. At age 70, Stagg moved on to the College of the Pacific in Stockton, California , where he led the Tigers for 14 seasons, from 1933 through 1946, then was asked to resign. One of his players at Pacific in 1945-46 was Hall of Fame coach of Navy and Temple Wayne Hardin . In the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris , Stagg served as a coach with the U.S. Olympic Track and Field team . He played himself in

1369-538: Was written by Michigan music student Louis Elbel in 1898, following a last minute 12-11 Michigan victory over the University of Chicago at Stagg Field for the Western Conference championship. The current Stagg Field is an athletic field located several blocks to the northwest that preserves the Stagg Field name, as well as a relocated gate from the original facility. The football field and the rest of

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