1910 Western Conference football season

1910 Western Conference football season
SportFootball
ChampionIllinois & Minnesota
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 Western Conference football season was the fifteenth season of college football played by the member schools of the Western Conference (later known as the Big Ten Conference) and was a part of the 1910 college football season.

Season overview

Illinois and Minnesota were declared co-champions after posting undefeated conference records of 4-0 and 2-0, respectively. Illinois finished their season undefeated at 7-0 overall, while Minnesota ended up at 6-1, their lone loss coming in the Little Brown Jug game.

Indiana finished in third at 5-1 overall, 3-1 in league play. Iowa, Wisconsin, and Northwestern acquired one conference win all season, although Iowa's overall 5-2 record was stronger than Wisconsin's 1-2-2 mark and Northwestern's 1-3-1 season.

Chicago ended up at 2-5 (2-4 WC), while Purdue went winless in the league at 0-4 and 1-5 overall. Their lone victory was a home game win over DePauw.

Illinois

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Millikin*
W 11–0[1]
October 8Drake*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 29–0[2]
October 15Chicago
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 3–0[3]
October 29at Purdue
W 11–0[4]
November 5at Indiana
W 3–0[5]
November 12at Northwestern
W 27–0[6]
November 19Syracuse*
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
W 3–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

Minnesota

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24Lawrence*
W 34–04,000
October 1South Dakota*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 17–05,000
October 8Iowa State*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 49–08,000
October 15Nebraska*
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 27–015,000
October 29at Chicago
W 24–0
November 12Wisconsin
  • Northrop Field
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
W 28–018,000
November 19at Michigan*
L 0–618,000
  • *Non-conference game

Indiana

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1DePauw*
W 12–0[8]
October 8at Chicago
W 6–0
October 15Millikin*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–0[9]
October 22vs. Wisconsin
W 12–3
October 29Butler*
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–0[10]
November 5Illinois
  • Jordan Field
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 0–3[11]
November 19at Purdue
W 15–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13][14][15]

Iowa

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Morningside*
W 12–0
October 8at Northwestern
L 5–10[16]
October 15at Missouri
L 0–5[17]
October 22Purdue
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–0[18]
November 5at Iowa State
W 2–0[19]
November 12Drake
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–0[20]
November 192:45 p.m.at Washington University
W 38–02,000[21][22]
  • *Non-conference game

[23][24]

Wisconsin

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 8Lawrence*
T 6–6
October 22vs. Indiana
L 3–12
October 29Northwestern
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
T 0–0
November 12at Minnesota
L 0–2818,000
November 19Chicago
  • Randall Field
  • Madison, WI
W 10–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Northwestern

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Illinois Wesleyan
L 0–3
October 8Iowa
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 10–5[25]
October 22at Chicago
L 0–10
October 29at Wisconsin
T 0–0
November 12Illinois
  • Northwestern Field
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 0–27[26]

Chicago

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8 Indiana
L 0–6
October 15at Illinois
L 0–3[27]
October 22 Northwestern
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 10–0
October 29 Minnesota
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–24
November 5 Purdue
  • Marshall Field
  • Chicago, IL (rivalry)
W 14–5
November 12at Cornell*
L 0–18
November 19at Wisconsin
L 0–10
  • *Non-conference game

Purdue

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8Wabash*
L 0–3
October 22at Iowa
L 0–16[28]
October 29Illinois
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 0–11[29]
November 5at Chicago
L 5–14
November 12DePauw*
  • Stuart Field
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 14–6
November 19IndianaWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)L 0–15[30]
  • *Non-conference game

[31]

Bowl games

No Western Conference schools participated in any bowl games during the 1910 season.

All-American honors

Main article: 1910 College Football All-America Team


All-Western selections

Main article: 1910 All-Western college football team


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