In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935. Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference. In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference. Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started. | In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935. Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference. In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference. Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started. |