1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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]
| 1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| 1910 record | 7–0 (4–0 Western) |
| Head coach | Arthur R. Hall (5th season) |
| Captain | G. D. Butzer |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| 10/01/1910 | Millikin* |
| W 11–0 |
| 10/08/1910 | Drake* |
| W 29–0 |
| 10/15/1910 | Chicago |
| W 3–0 |
| 10/29/1910 | at Purdue |
| W 11–0 |
| 11/05/1910 | at Indiana |
| W 3–0 |
| 11/12/1910 | at Northwestern |
| W 27–0 |
| 11/19/1910 | Syracuse* |
| W 3–0 |
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Roster
| 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 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 |
- 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[3]
- 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[4]
- Homer Dutter, tackle
- Outing magazine honor roll[4]
References
- "1910 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "Three Westerners Selected By Camp: Benbrook and Wells of Michigan and Walker of Minnesota Named for All-American". The Indianapolis Star. December 11, 1910.
- "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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