The 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska in the 1910 college football season

1910 college football season

The 1910 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Harvard and Pittsburgh as national champions...

. The team was coached by William C. "King" Cole and played their home games at Nebraska Field

Nebraska Field

Nebraska Field hosted the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team beginning in 1909 until it was replaced with the new Memorial Stadium, which was built in the same location and opened for the 1923 Nebraska football season...

 in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

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Before the season

Coach Cole may have come into his 4th year with a bit of a chip on his shoulder. His first and second season teams had each contributed to improving Nebraska's overall program winning percentage, but the previous year's 3-3-2 final tally had been a setback.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1*	Peru State Peru State College Peru State College is a public four-year institution located in the rural city of Peru, Nebraska, in the Midwest region of the United States. Founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865, making it the first and oldest institution in Nebraska, it would undergo several name changes...	Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....	W 66-0	-
October 8*	South Dakota	Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12-9	-
October 15*	at Minnesota	Northrop Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 3-21	-
October 22*	Denver Denver Pioneers The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, with most teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. The Western Athletic Conference will become Denver's primary sports conference on July 1, 2012.The...	Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 27-0	-
October 29*	Doane Doane College Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...	Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 6-0	-
November 5	at	Central Park • Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...	W 6-0	-
November 12		Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 24-0	-
November 24*	Haskell Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell Indian Nations University is a tribal university located in Lawrence, Kansas, for members of federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States...	Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 119-0	-
*Non-Conference Game.

Roster

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

Coaching staff

Name	Title	First year in this position	Years at Nebraska	Alma Mater
William C. "King" Cole	|Head Coach	1906	1906–1910	Marietta Marietta College Marietta College is a co-educational private college in Marietta, Ohio, USA, which was the first permanent settlement of the Northwest Territory. The school offers 42 majors along with a large number of minors, all of which are grounded in a strong liberal arts foundation...
Jack Best	|Trainer	1890	1890–1922
Harry Ewing Harry W. Ewing Harry W. "Buck" Ewing was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He was a 1909 graduate of University of Nebraska where he played football...	|Assistant Coach			Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...

Peru State

Peru State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Peru State Peru State College Peru State College is a public four-year institution located in the rural city of Peru, Nebraska, in the Midwest region of the United States. Founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865, making it the first and oldest institution in Nebraska, it would undergo several name changes... 0 • Nebraska 66 Date: 1910-10-01 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....

Nebraska used this final meeting with Peru State as a tuneup practice game, playing backups and determining the starting lineup for the season. The Cornhuskers closed out their series with Peru State with a perfect record of 3-0.

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total South Dakota 9 • Nebraska 12 Date: 1910-10-08 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

The Cornhuskers won yet another in an increasingly one-sided series with the Coyotes, improving to 5-1-1 against South Dakota.

Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 3 • Minnesota 21 Date: 1910-10-15 Location: Northrop Field • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nebraska's stretch of frustration continued, as once again the Golden Gophers soundly defeated the Cornhuskers in Minneapolis, leaving Nebraska winless in the series since 1902. Minnesota's series lead increased to 8-1-1.

Denver

Denver at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Denver Denver Pioneers The Denver Pioneers are the sports teams of the University of Denver. They play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, with most teams participating in the Sun Belt Conference. The Western Athletic Conference will become Denver's primary sports conference on July 1, 2012.The... 0 • Nebraska 27 Date: 1910-10-22 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

For the first time in the series, Denver traveled to Lincoln to face the Cornhuskers at home, but this game would also be the last meeting between the squads. Coming off the Minnesota loss, the team came together to function as a unit and also successfully implemented some new plays. The Cornhuskers finished out the series with another win and stayed perfect over Denver at 4-0.

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Doane Doane College Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:... 0 • Nebraska 6 Date: 1910-10-29 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska did not have as easy a time putting away Doane as in other recent meetings of the past few years, but still kept their win streak against Doane alive with the 6-0 win, owning the series 14-2.

Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 6 0 Date: 1910-11-05 Location: Central Park • Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...

For the second week in a row, Nebraska survived a hard fought and low scoring affair, escaping with a repeat 6-0 win. Nebraska secured at least a share of the conference title with the win, and took the lead in the series again, 9-8.

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total 0 • Nebraska 24 Date: 1910-11-12 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

The Cornhuskers put up 24 unanswered points to secure their 4th straight shutout victory to close their abbreviated conference slate. The win secured Nebraska's position as sole conference champions, and moved Nebraska farther ahead in their series with Iowa State to 8-3.

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Haskell Haskell Indian Nations University Haskell Indian Nations University is a tribal university located in Lawrence, Kansas, for members of federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States... 0 • Nebraska 119 Date: 1910-11-24 Location: Nebraska Field • Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska absolutely annihilated Haskell in coach Cole's final game, completely exploding for a record setting 119-0 victory, a team scoring and margin of victory record that has stood for one hundred years. The Cornhuskers piled up an astonishing 1,150 yards of offense, while Haskell managed only 67 yards in their 17 total plays in the game. Nebraska improved over Haskell all-time to 5-2.

After the season

Coach Cole went out in style with the record-setting 119-0 blasting delivered to Haskell at Nebraska Field. His four-year record stood at 25-8-3 (.736), and his teams improved the program's overall record to 118-45-8 (.713). Coach Cole's conference record ended at 5-2-1 (.688), winning a share of the 1907 conference title and winning the 1910 title in his final year outright.