1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Missouri Valley champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1910 record	7–1 (2–0 MVIAA)
Head coach	William C. "King" Cole (4th season)
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
Seasons ← 1909 1911 →

1910 Missouri Valley football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
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
$ – Conference champion

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).

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	Attendance	Source
October 1		Nebraska State Normal*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 66–0
October 8	3:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 12–9
October 15		Minnesota*	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 21–3	15,000
October 22		Denver*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 27–0
October 29		Doane*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 6–0
November 5		Kansas	Central Park Lawrence, KS	W 6–0
November 12		at Iowa State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 24–0
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Haskell*	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 119–0
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff[]

Coach[4]	Position	First year	Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole	Head coach	1907	Marietta
Harry W. Ewing	Assistant coach	1910	Nebraska
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster[]

^[5]

Anderson, Arthur G Chauner, Walter E Elliott, E.B. LG Frank, Ernest HB Frank, Owen HB Gibson, J.P. FB Harman, Dewey RT Hornberger, Evans C Lofgren, Gus E McKee PLAYER Minor, Harry HB Pearson, Monte RG Potter, Herbert QB Purdy, Leonard FB Racely PLAYER Rathbone, Harvey FB Russell, Richard HB Shonka, Sylvester LT Sturmer, Frederick T Temple, LeRoy RT Warner, Leon QB

Game summaries[]

Peru State[]

Peru State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Peru State 0 • Nebraska 66 Date: October 1 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:[6][7]

This was the final meeting between Nebraska and Peru State.

South Dakota[]

South Dakota at Nebraska

1 2 Total South Dakota 9 • Nebraska 12 Date: October 8 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 3:00 PM CT Sources:[7]

at Minnesota[]

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 3 • Minnesota 21 Date: October 15 Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN Sources:[7]

Denver[]

Denver at Nebraska

1 2 Total Denver 0 • Nebraska 27 Date: October 22 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:[6][7]

This was the final meeting between Denver and Nebraska.

Doane[]

Doane at Nebraska

1 2 Total Doane 0 • Nebraska 6 Date: October 29 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:[7]

at Kansas[]

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 Total • Nebraska 6 Kansas 0 Date: November 5 Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS Sources:[7]

Nebraska clinched at least a share of the MVIAA championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.

Iowa State[]

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa State 0 • Nebraska 24 Date: November 12 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources:[7]

Nebraska clinched the conference title outright with a 24–0 win over Iowa State, NU's fourth consecutive shutout.

Haskell[]

Haskell at Nebraska

1 2 Total Haskell 0 • Nebraska 119 Date: November 24 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 PM CT Sources:[7][8]

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.

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