1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 1910 college football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] They competed as members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA).
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Missouri Valley champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1910 record | 7–1 (2–0 MVIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Nebraska Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cornhuskers won the MVIAA championship, the school's first since 1907. After the season, the conference adopted a new rule prohibiting "special coaching" and requiring that athletic coaches be full-time faculty members.[2] Unwilling to commit to a year-round position, Cole resigned and moved to his farm in Missoula, Montana. His final game at Nebraska was a record-setting 119–0 win over Haskell.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Peru State* | W 66–0 | |||||
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | South Dakota* |
| W 12–9 | |||
| October 15 | Minnesota* | L 21–3 | |||||
| October 22 | Denver* |
| W 27–0 | ||||
| October 29 | Doane* |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| November 5 | Kansas |
| W 6–0 | ||||
| November 12 | at Iowa State |
| W 24–0 | ||||
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Haskell* |
| W 119–0 | |||
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Coaching staff
| Coach[5] | Position | First year | Alma mater |
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| William C. "King" Cole | Head coach | 1907 | Marietta |
| Harry W. Ewing | Assistant coach | 1910 | Nebraska |
| Jack Best | Trainer | 1890 | Nebraska |
Roster
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Anderson, Arthur G | ||||||
Game summaries
Peru State
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–0 | September 26, 1908 | Nebraska, 20–0 |
This was the final meeting between Nebraska and Peru State.
South Dakota
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 3–1–1 | October 2, 1909 | 6–6 |
at Minnesota
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 1–7–1 | October 16, 1909 | Minnesota, 14–0 |
Denver
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–1 | November 20, 1909 | Nebraska, 6–5 |
This was the final meeting between Denver and Nebraska.
Doane
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 13–2 | October 30, 1909 | Nebraska, 12–0 |
at Kansas
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–8 | November 6, 1909 | Kansas, 6–0 |
Nebraska clinched at least a share of the MVIAA championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.
Iowa State
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 7–3 | November 7, 1908 | Nebraska, 23–17 |
Nebraska clinched the conference title outright with a 24–0 win over Iowa State, NU's fourth consecutive shutout.
Haskell
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| Overall | Last meeting | Result |
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| 4–2 | November 25, 1909 | Haskell, 16–5 |
In Cole's final game as head coach, Nebraska set several program records in a 119–0 blowout of Haskell. Among the marks that still stand are points scored, margin of victory, and yards of offense (1,150). The Indians managed only 67 yards in their 17 total plays in the game.
References
- "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
- "The World of Sport". The Lincoln Evening News. 1911-09-21.
- "Nebraska Head Coach, 1907-10". huskers.com.
- "Football - 1910 Schedule/Results". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- "Nebraska Football 1910 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "1911 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "From The Past: 119-0". Husker Press Box. Retrieved 2009-11-16.