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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
|Year=1910
{{Infobox college sports team season
|Team=Illinois Fighting Illini
| year = 1910
|sport=football
| team = Illinois Fighting Illini
|Image=
| sport = football
|ImageSize=
| image = 1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.jpg
|Helmet=
| image_size = 285
|ImageSize2=
|Conference=Big Ten Conference
| conference = [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]]
| short_conf = Western
|Division=
| record = 7–0
|ShortConference=Big Ten
| conf_record = 4–0
|Record=7–0
| head_coach = [[Arthur R. Hall]]
|ConfRecord=4–0
| hc_year = 5th
|CoachRank=
| captain = G. D. Butzer
|APRank=
| stadium = [[Illinois Field (1884)|Illinois Field]]
|BCSRank=
| champion = Western Conference co-champion
|HeadCoach=[[Arthur R. Hall]]
|HCYear= 5th
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|DefCoach=
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|Captain=
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|BowlTourney=
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}}
}}
{{1910 Big 9 football standings}}
{{1910 Western Conference football standings}}
The '''1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] during the [[1910 college football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Arthur R. Hall]], the Illini compiled a 7–0 record and finished in first place in the [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1910 Ilinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 16, 2015|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1910-schedule.html}}</ref>
The '''1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois]] during the [[1910 college football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Arthur R. Hall]], the Illini compiled a 7–0 record, outscored opponents 89 to 0, and finished in first place in the [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1910 Illinois Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 16, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/1910-schedule.html}}</ref> Guard G. D. Butzer was the team captain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fighting Illini Football Record Book|publisher=University of Illinois|year=2015|access-date=December 28, 2016|page=156|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/fightingillini.com/documents/2015/8/3/3_History_7_30.pdf}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1910|team=Millikin Big Blue|title=Millikin}}
| site_stadium = [[Illinois Field (1884)|Illinois Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign, IL]]
| score = 11–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1910 Drake Bulldogs football team|Drake]]
| site_stadium = Illinois Field
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 29–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1910 Chicago Maroons football team|Chicago]]
| site_stadium = Illinois Field
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 3–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1910 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| site_stadium = [[Stuart Field]]
| site_cityst = [[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette, IN]]
| gamename = [[Illinois–Purdue football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 11–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1910 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]]
| site_stadium = [[Jordan Field (Indiana)|Jordan Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington, IN]]
| gamename = [[Illinois–Indiana rivalry#Football|rivalry]]
| score = 3–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1910 Northwestern Purple football team|Northwestern]]
| site_stadium = [[Northwestern Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston, IL]]
| gamename = [[Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 27–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1910 Syracuse Orangemen football|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = Illinois Field
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 3–0
}}
}}

==Roster==
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|- style="background:#14294B; color:#DF4E38;"
|Player
|Position
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|T. Edwin Lyons
|Right end
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Otto Springe
|Right tackle
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|width="250"|Glenn D. Butzer
|width="250"|Right guard
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|J. Frank Twist
|Center
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Charles H. Belting
|Left guard
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Charles Wham
|Left tackle
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Chauncey B. Oliver
|Left end
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Otto E. Seiler
|Quarterback
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|[[Johnny Merriman]]
|Quarterback
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|[[Chester C. Dillon]]
|Right halfback
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Louis S. Bernstein
|Left halfback
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Chester C. Roberts
|Fullback
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|William H. Woolston
|Substitute end and back
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Harold B. Lanum
|Substitute tackle and guard
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|Chester W. Davis
|Substitute center and guard
|- align="center" bgcolor=""

|}

*Head coach: [[Arthur R. Hall]] (5th year at Illinois)

==Awards and honors==
* Glenn D. Butzer, guard
:* Third-team pick by [[Walter Camp]] for the ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'' [[1910 College Football All-America Team]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Westerners Selected By Camp: Benbrook and Wells of Michigan and Walker of Minnesota Named for All-American|work=The Indianapolis Star|date=December 11, 1910}}</ref>
:* ''[[Outing (magazine)|Outing]]'' magazine honor roll of the game's top players "chosen on the judgement of various coaches of college football elevens"; at some positions multiple selections without designation as first or second teams<ref name=out>{{cite news|title=Many Westerners on this Honor List: Football Coaches' Verdict of All-American Stars Offered By Outing|work=The New York Times|date=December 19, 1910}}</ref>
* Homer Dutter, tackle
:* ''Outing'' magazine honor roll<ref name=out/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:41, 21 November 2024

1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Western Conference co-champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record7–0 (4–0 Western)
Head coach
CaptainG. D. Butzer
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 2
Northwestern 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1910 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a 7–0 record, outscored opponents 89 to 0, and finished in first place in the Western Conference.[1] Guard G. D. Butzer was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Millikin*
W 11–0
October 8Drake*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 29–0
October 15Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 3–0
October 29at Purdue
W 11–0
November 5at Indiana
W 3–0
November 12at Northwestern
W 27–0
November 19Syracuse*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 3–0
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

[edit]
Player Position
T. Edwin Lyons Right end
Otto Springe Right tackle
Glenn D. Butzer Right guard
J. Frank Twist Center
Charles H. Belting Left guard
Charles Wham Left tackle
Chauncey B. Oliver Left end
Otto E. Seiler Quarterback
Johnny Merriman Quarterback
Chester C. Dillon Right halfback
Louis S. Bernstein Left halfback
Chester C. Roberts Fullback
William H. Woolston Substitute end and back
Harold B. Lanum Substitute tackle and guard
Chester W. Davis Substitute center and guard

Awards and honors

[edit]
  • Glenn D. Butzer, guard
  • Homer Dutter, tackle
  • Outing magazine honor roll[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1910 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Three Westerners Selected By Camp: Benbrook and Wells of Michigan and Walker of Minnesota Named for All-American". The Indianapolis Star. December 11, 1910.
  4. ^ a b "Many Westerners on this Honor List: Football Coaches' Verdict of All-American Stars Offered By Outing". The New York Times. December 19, 1910.


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