Index | 1920 | 1922

1920-21 Elgin Maroons

Won 13, Lost 5
Coach Paul Church

Team Photo

Game Scores

No  Date       Elg Opp OT      Opponent
 1  Dec. 31  W  30  11     H   Woodstock (H.S.)
 2  Jan. 7   W  27  11     H * Aurora (West)
 3  Jan. 14  W  27  23     A * Freeport (H.S.)
 4  Jan. 15  WF 24  18     H   Wauconda
 5  Jan. 21  W  41  31     A * Aurora (East)
 6  Jan. 22  W  35  11     H   Chicago (Hyde Park)
 7  Jan. 28  W  42   1     H * DeKalb
 8  Jan. 29  L  14  29     A   Batavia
 9  Feb. 4   L  26  28  1  H   Batavia
10  Feb. 11  W  32  28     H * Rockford (H.S.)
11  Feb. 18  L  23  34     A * Joliet (Twp.)
12  Feb. 25  L  23  31     A   Rockford (H.S.)
13  Mar. 1   W  32  24     H   Elgin (E. Academy)
District Tournament at Elgin
14  Mar. 11  W  37  28     H + Dundee
15  Mar. 11  W  45  11     H + Antioch
16  Mar. 12  W  43  16     H + Wauconda
17  Mar. 12  W  30  13     H + Wheaton (H.S.)
State Final Tournament at U. of Illinois (Men's Gym Annex)
18  Mar. 17  L  14  15  1  N + Marion (H.S.)

* - Conference game
+ - Tournament game

Season Scoring Totals

                                 Total High
Name                     FG   FT  Pts  Game
Earl Britton             89  100  278   26
Charles Butler           37    0   74   12
Marv Durrenberger        23    1   47   10
Thornton O'Connor        20    0   40   14
Alvin Swanson            15    0   30    8
Louis "Soup" Semeny      13    0   26    8
George Stevens            9    0   18    4
Harry Lange               5    2   12    8
George Bueche             5    1   11    4
John Agnew                2    0    4    2
Robert Larkin             1    1    3    3
William Durrenberger      1    0    2    2

Big Seven Conference Standings

School                        W    L
Elgin                         5    1
Rockford                      5    1
Joliet                        4    2
Aurora (East)                 3    3
Freeport                      3    3
Aurora (West)                 1    5
DeKalb                        0    6

Game-by-Game Scoring

Fri., Dec. 31, 1920
ELGIN 30, Woodstock (H.S.) 11
Charles Butler 5, 0, 10; Marv Durrenberger 4, 1, 9; Earl Britton 3, 1, 7; Thornton O'Connor 2, 0, 4; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 14, 2, 30; Woodstock (H.S.) Totals 5, 1, 11; Elgin by Halves 15-15; Woodstock (H.S.) by Halves 8-3.

Fri., Jan. 7, 1921
ELGIN 27, Aurora (West) 11
Earl Britton 4, 8, 16; Robert Larkin 1, 1, 3; Charles Butler 1, 0, 2; Thornton O'Connor 1, 0, 2; Marv Durrenberger 1, 0, 2; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; William Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 9, 9, 27; Aurora (West) Totals 3, 5, 11; Elgin by Quarters 6-7-6-8; Aurora (West) by Quarters 2-5-3-1.

Fri., Jan. 14, 1921
ELGIN 27, Freeport (H.S.) 23
Earl Britton 3, 7, 13; Thornton O'Connor 3, 0, 6; Charles Butler 2, 0, 4; George Stevens 2, 0, 4; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 10, 7, 27; Freeport (H.S.) Totals 10, 3, 23; Elgin by Quarters 5-11-5-6; Freeport (H.S.) by Quarters 0-6-9-8.

Sat., Jan. 15, 1921
ELGIN 24, Wauconda 18
Earl Britton 4, 8, 16; Charles Butler 2, 0, 4; George Stevens 1, 0, 2; Marv Durrenberger 1, 0, 2; William Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Thornton O'Connor 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 8, 24; Wauconda Totals 6, 6, 18; Elgin by Halves 16-8; Wauconda by Halves 11-7.

Fri., Jan. 21, 1921
ELGIN 41, Aurora (East) 31
Earl Britton 6, 7, 19; Charles Butler 6, 0, 12; Thornton O'Connor 3, 0, 6; Marv Durrenberger 2, 0, 4; George Stevens 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 17, 7, 41; Aurora (East) Totals 15, 1, 31; Elgin by Quarters 7-19-9-6; Aurora (East) by Quarters 1-6-12-12.

Sat., Jan. 22, 1921
ELGIN 35, Chicago (Hyde Park) 11
Thornton O'Connor 7, 0, 14; Earl Britton 2, 7-12, 11; Charles Butler 3, 0, 6; Marv Durrenberger 1, 0, 2; George Stevens 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 14, 7, 35; Chicago (Hyde Park) Totals 3, 5, 11; Elgin by Halves 17-18; Chicago (Hyde Park) by Halves 7-4.

Fri., Jan. 28, 1921
ELGIN 42, DeKalb 1
Earl Britton 11, 4, 26; Marv Durrenberger 3, 0, 6; Charles Butler 2, 0, 4; Harry Lange 2, 0, 4; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 19, 4, 42; DeKalb Totals 0, 1, 1; Elgin by Halves 10-32; DeKalb by Quarters 0-1-0-0.

Sat., Jan. 29, 1921
Batavia 29, ELGIN 14
Earl Britton 4, 4, 12; George Stevens 1, 0, 2; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 5, 4, 14; Batavia Totals 14, 1, 29; Elgin by Halves 7-7; Batavia by Halves 16-13.

Fri., Feb. 4, 1921
Batavia 28, ELGIN 26
Earl Britton 6, 4, 16; Charles Butler 3, 0, 6; Marv Durrenberger 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; George Stevens 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 11, 4, 26; Batavia Totals 12, 4, 28; Elgin by Quarters 4-9-8-3-2; Batavia by Quarters 2-8-6-8-4.

Fri., Feb. 11, 1921
ELGIN 32, Rockford (H.S.) 28
Earl Britton 6, 8, 20; Charles Butler 3, 0, 6; Alvin Swanson 2, 0, 4; George Bueche 1, 0, 2; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 12, 8, 32; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 12, 4, 28; Elgin by Quarters 9-11-3-9; Rockford (H.S.) by Quarters 5-4-12-7.

Fri., Feb. 18, 1921
Joliet (Twp.) 34, ELGIN 23
Earl Britton 5, 7, 17; Charles Butler 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; George Bueche 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 7, 23; Joliet (Twp.) Totals 16, 2, 34; Elgin by Quarters 5-6-3-9; Joliet (Twp.) by Quarters 7-10-9-8.

Fri., Feb. 25, 1921
Rockford (H.S.) 31, ELGIN 23
Earl Britton 4, 7, 15; Alvin Swanson 2, 0, 4; Charles Butler 1, 0, 2; William Durrenberger 1, 0, 2; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 8, 7, 23; Rockford (H.S.) Totals 14, 3, 31; ; .

Tue., Mar. 1, 1921
ELGIN 32, Elgin (E. Academy) 24
Earl Britton 7, 4, 18; Thornton O'Connor 4, 0, 8; Marv Durrenberger 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; Louis "Soup" Semeny 0, 0, 0; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; William Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 14, 4, 32; Elgin (E. Academy) Totals 9, 6, 24; Elgin by Quarters 9-8-7-8; Elgin (E. Academy) by Quarters 3-10-5-6.

Fri., Mar. 11, 1921
ELGIN 37, Dundee 28
Earl Britton 7, 5, 19; Alvin Swanson 4, 0, 8; Marv Durrenberger 2, 0, 4; John Agnew 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 1, 0, 2; Louis "Soup" Semeny 1, 0, 2; Elgin Totals 16, 5, 37; Dundee Totals 12, 4, 28; Elgin by Quarters 8-2-16-11; Dundee by Quarters 8-10-8-2.

Fri., Mar. 11, 1921
ELGIN 45, Antioch 11
Earl Britton 6, 3, 15; Charles Butler 6, 0, 12; Harry Lange 3, 2, 8; Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 0, 6; George Stevens 2, 0, 4; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 20, 5, 45; Antioch Totals 3, 5, 11; ; .

Sat., Mar. 12, 1921
ELGIN 43, Wauconda 16
Earl Britton 5, 7, 17; Marv Durrenberger 5, 0, 10; Louis "Soup" Semeny 3, 0, 6; George Stevens 2, 0, 4; George Bueche 2, 0, 4; Alvin Swanson 1, 0, 2; Charles Butler 0, 0, 0; John Agnew 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 18, 7, 43; Wauconda Totals 6, 4, 16; Elgin by Quarters 10-6-19-8; Wauconda by Quarters 7-3-2-4.

Sat., Mar. 12, 1921
ELGIN 30, Wheaton (H.S.) 13
Earl Britton 5, 4, 14; Louis "Soup" Semeny 4, 0, 8; Alvin Swanson 3, 0, 6; George Bueche 1, 0, 2; William Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 13, 4, 30; Wheaton (H.S.) Totals 5, 3, 13; Elgin by Quarters 6-9-6-9; Wheaton (H.S.) by Quarters 0-4-6-3.

Thu., Mar. 17, 1921
Marion (H.S.) 15, ELGIN 14
Earl Britton 1, 5, 7; Louis "Soup" Semeny 2, 0, 4; George Bueche 1, 1, 3; Alvin Swanson 0, 0, 0; Marv Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; William Durrenberger 0, 0, 0; Elgin Totals 4, 6, 14; Marion (H.S.) Totals 6, 3, 15; Elgin by Quarters 1-3-8-2-0; Marion (H.S.) by Quarters 0-11-1-2-1.