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1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.jpg 285 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 7–1 2–0 William C. "King" Cole 4th Nebraska Field MVC champion
The 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during 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.1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/nebraska/1910-schedule.html
The Cornhuskers won the MVC 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.The World of Sport The Lincoln Evening News 1911-09-21 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.Nebraska Head Coach, 1907–10 huskers.com http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=920501 2020-10-29 2012-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302032320/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=920501 dead
Schedule
y y y October 1 1910 Nebraska State Normal Nebraska State Normal<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 66–0 October 8 3:00 p.m. 1910 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 12–9 October 15 at Minnesota<ncg> Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry) L 3–21 15,000 October 22 Denver<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 27–0 October 29 1910 Doane Tigers Doane<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 6–0 November 5 at Kansas Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 6–0 6,500 Cornhuskers Win in Last Quarter The Topeka Daily Capital November 6, 1910 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115626335/cornhuskers-win-in-last-quarter/ Newspapers.com November 12 Iowa State Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) W 24–0 November 24 2:30 p.m. Haskell<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE W 119–0
Coaching staff
Nebraska Cornhuskers Coachhttp://www.huskermax.com/coaches.html Nebraska head coaches 2009-11-15 HuskerMax Position First year Alma materWilliam C. "King" ColeHead coach1907MariettaHarry W. EwingAssistant coach1910NebraskaJack BestTrainer1890Nebraska
Roster
http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1910 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040240/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=4&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100&Q_SEASON=1910 dead March 2, 2012 Nebraska Football 1910 Roster 2009-11-16 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Department
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 Peru State 0 Nebraska 66 October 1 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Sources:http://yearbooks.unl.edu/yearbook.php?year=1911&page=175 1911 Cornhusker – University of Nebraska Yearbook 2009-11-16 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Librarieshttp://www.huskermax.com/1910s.html the 1910s 2009-11-16 HuskerMax
This was the final meeting between Nebraska and Peru State.
South Dakota
South Dakota at Nebraska South Dakota 9 Nebraska 12 October 8 3:00 PM CT Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
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At Minnesota
Nebraska at Minnesota Nebraska 3 Minnesota 21 October 15 Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN
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Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry
Denver
Denver at Nebraska Denver 0 Nebraska 27 October 22 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
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This was the final meeting between Denver and Nebraska.
Doane
Doane at Nebraska Doane 0 Nebraska 6 October 29 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
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At Kansas
Nebraska at Kansas Nebraska 6 Kansas 0 November 5 Central Park, Lawrence, KS
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Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry
Nebraska clinched at least a share of the MVIAA championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.
Iowa State
Iowa State at Nebraska Iowa State 0 Nebraska 24 November 12 Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
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Iowa State–Nebraska football rivalry
Nebraska clinched the conference title outright with a 24–0 win over Iowa State, NU's fourth consecutive shutout.
Haskell
Haskell at Nebraska Haskell 0 Nebraska 119 November 24 2:30 PM CT Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE
Sources:http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/02/20/3a9331482 https://web.archive.org/web/20011024042159/http://www.huskernews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/02/20/3a9331482 dead October 24, 2001 From The Past: 119–0 2009-11-16 Husker Press Box
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
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