1910 college football season

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The 1910 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Harvard and Pittsburgh as having been retrospectively selected national champions, by four "major selectors" in about 1927, 1947, 1980 and 2003.[1] Harvard claims a national championship for the 1910 season. Auburn also claims a national title based on a selection in Richard Billingsley's unrevised original math system.

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1910 college football season
Michigan vs. Penn
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Rules

Cartoon by Ryan Walker on the ongoing attempt to make a brutal sport more effete through rules changes.

Rule changes were made prior to the 1910 season to permit more use of the forward pass, with complicated limitations:[2]

  • The only eligible receivers were the two ends, who could catch a pass no more than 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, and could not be interfered with until the ball was caught.
  • A legal pass could not be thrown unless the quarterback was at least 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage and the rest of the players, except the two ends, were at least 1 yard behind the scrimmage line.
  • On kickoffs and punts, the kicking team's players could not be touched until they had advanced 20 yards
  • Flying tackles were outlawed, and "the man making a tackle must have at least one foot on the ground".
  • The ballcarrier could no longer be aided in any way by his teammates.
  • Games were now played as four quarters, each 15 minutes long, rather than two halves of 35 minutes each[3]

Other rules in 1910 were:[4]

  • Field 110 yards in length
  • Kickoff made from midfield
  • Three downs to gain ten yards
  • Touchdown worth 5 points
  • Field goal worth 3 points

The season ran from September 24 until Thanksgiving Day (November 24).[5] Prior to Thanksgiving, the season's death toll was 22; the previous season's was 30.[6]

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

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School1909 Conference1910 Conference
The Citadel BulldogsIndependentSIAA
Denver PioneersIndependentRocky Mountain
Howard BulldogsIndependentSIAA
Indiana State Normal Fightin' TeachersIndependentDropped Program
Louisville CardinalsProgram EstablishedIndependent
Utah UtesIndependentRocky Mountain
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Program changes

  • Arkansas changed its nickname from the Cardinals to the current Razorbacks.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1910 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska $2–0–07–1–0
Iowa3–1–05–2–0
Missouri2–1–14–2–2
Iowa State2–2–04–4–0
Kansas1–1–16–1–1
Washington University0–2–03–4–0
Drake0–3–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington $4–0–06–0–0
Oregon2–0–04–1–0
Oregon Agricultural2–2–03–2–1
Idaho2–2–04–2–0
Washington State1–3–02–3–0
Whitman0–4–02–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado College +4–0–07–0–0
Colorado +3–0–06–0–0
Utah2–2–04–2–0
Denver2–2–04–3–1
Colorado Mines1–4–02–4–0
Colorado Agricultural0–4–00–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt +5–0–08–0–1
Auburn +5–0–06–1–0
Sewanee3–1–08–2–0
Georgia4–2–16–2–1
Ole Miss2–1–07–1–0
Mississippi A&M3–2–07–2–0
Mercer3–2–06–3–0
Georgia Tech3–3–05–3–0
Clemson2–3–14–3–1
LSU1–3–01–5–0
Tennessee1–4–03–5–1
The Citadel0–2–03–4–0
Alabama0–4–04–4–0
Howard (AL)0–5–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1910 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois +4–0–07–0–0
Minnesota +2–0–06–1–0
Indiana3–1–05–1–0
Iowa1–1–05–2–0
Wisconsin1–2–11–2–2
Northwestern1–2–11–3–1
Chicago2–4–02–5–0
Purdue0–4–01–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Independents

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1910 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Pittsburgh â€“ 9–0–0
Harvard â€“ 9–0–1
Penn â€“ 9–1–1
Princeton â€“ 7–1–0
Trinity (CT) â€“ 7–1–0
Ursinus â€“ 6–1–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 5–1–1
Lafayette â€“ 7–2–0
Army â€“ 6–2–0
Brown â€“ 7–2–1
Yale â€“ 6–2–2
Dartmouth â€“ 5–2–0
Cornell â€“ 5–2–1
Penn State â€“ 5–2–1
Colgate â€“ 4–2–1
Swarthmore â€“ 5–3–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–3–2
Syracuse â€“ 5–4–1
Rutgers â€“ 3–2–3
Carlisle â€“ 8–6–0
Holy Cross â€“ 3–3–2
Temple â€“ 3–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 3–3–1
Wesleyan â€“ 4–4–1
New Hampshire â€“ 2–3–1
NYU â€“ 2–4–1
Geneva â€“ 2–5–2
Dickinson â€“ 3–7–0
Lehigh â€“ 2–6–1
Bucknell â€“ 2–6–0
Vermont â€“ 1–5–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 1–6–1
Tufts â€“ 1–7–1
Boston College â€“ 0–4–2
Villanova â€“ 0–4–2
1910 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wabash â€“ 4–0–0
Michigan Agricultural â€“ 6–1–0
St. Mary's (OH) â€“ 5–1–0
Central Michigan â€“ 5–1–1
Marquette â€“ 6–1–2
Notre Dame â€“ 4–1–1
Buchtel â€“ 7–2–0
Saint Louis â€“ 7–2–0
Michigan â€“ 3–0–3
Fairmount â€“ 6–2–1
Lake Forest â€“ 5–2–0
Western State Normal â€“ 4–2–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 4–2–1
Mount Union â€“ 4–2–2
South Dakota State â€“ 4–2–2
Detroit College â€“ 3–2–0
Doane â€“ 3–2–1
Butler â€“ 4–3–1
Rose Poly â€“ 4–4–0
North Dakota Agricultural â€“ 2–3–0
Miami (OH) â€“ 2–4–1
Carthage â€“ 2–4–0
Ohio Northern â€“ 2–5–0
Iowa State Teachers â€“ 1–4–1
Haskell â€“ 2–7–0
Heidelberg â€“ 1–7–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 0–5–1
Ohio â€“ 0–6–1
1910 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central University â€“ 9–0–0
Louisiana Industrial â€“ 7–0–0
Stetson â€“ 3–0–0
Navy â€“ 8–0–1
North Carolina A&M â€“ 4–0–2
Spring Hill â€“ 3–0–1
Texas A&M â€“ 8–1–0
Arkansas â€“ 7–1–0
Florida â€“ 6–1–0
Baylor â€“ 6–1–1
Georgetown â€“ 6–1–1
Marshall â€“ 5–1–1
Kentucky State â€“ 7–2–0
Texas â€“ 6–2–0
Virginia â€“ 6–2–0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial â€“ 6–2–1
Chattanooga â€“ 5–2–1
Kendall â€“ 2–1–1
Maryland â€“ 4–3–1
Oklahoma â€“ 4–2–1
Washington and Lee â€“ 4–3–0
South Carolina â€“ 4–4–0
Birmingham â€“ 3–3–1
VMI â€“ 3–3–1
Davidson â€“ 3–4–2
Oklahoma A&M â€“ 3–4–0
West Virginia â€“ 2–4–1
Catholic University â€“ 2–4–0
North Carolina â€“ 3–6–0
George Washington â€“ 2–2–2
Wake Forest â€“ 2–7–0
Delaware â€“ 1–2–2
Mississippi College â€“ 0–4–0
Southwest Texas State â€“ 0–4–0
Tulane â€“ 0–7–0
1910 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
USC â€“ 7–0–1
Utah Agricultural â€“ 5–2–0
Hawaii â€“ 4–2–0
Montana â€“ 3–2–1
New Mexico A&M â€“ 3–2–0
Wyoming â€“ 4–4–0
Montana Agricultural â€“ 2–3–2
New Mexico â€“ 0–3–0
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Minor conferences

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Conference Champion(s) Record
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Agricultural 4–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Alma 1–0
Ohio Athletic Conference Oberlin 3–0–1
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Minor conference standings

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1910 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $3–0–04–4–0
Hampden–Sydney2–1–04–3–0
William & Mary1–2–01–7–1
Richmond0–3–01–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Illinois â€“ â€“ 7–1–0
1910 Missouri Valley Conference for Black Schools football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lincoln (MO) $1–0–02–0–0
Western University1–2–02–2–0
Lawrence Athletics1–1–01–1–0
George R. Smith â€“ 0–0–0
Topeka Industrial Institute â€“ 0–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oberlin $3–0–15–1–2
Case5–1–06–1–1
Ohio State5–1–25–1–3
Cincinnati3–1–05–3–0
Western Reserve4–3–05–4–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–3–06–3–0
Miami (OH)1–1–02–4–1
Denison3–4–23–4–2
Wooster1–4–11–6–1
Kenyon1–5–01–6–1
Wittenberg0–5–02–7–0
Ohio0–1–00–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1910 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included Walter Camp's selections:

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Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Earl Sprackling 5'9" 150 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio Brown
HB Percy Wendell So. Roxbury, Massachusetts Harvard
HB Talbot Pendleton Princeton
FB Leroy Mercer So. Penn
E Stanfield Wells Jr. Massillon, Ohio Michigan
T Robert McKay Sr. Harvard
G Albert Benbrook 240 Sr. Chicago, Illinois Michigan
C Ernest Cozens Sr. Penn
G Bob Fisher Jr. Boston, Massachusetts Harvard
T James Walker Minnesota
E John Kilpatrick Yale
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