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1910 Minnesota

6–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Western Conference), coached by Henry Williams.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1910, game by game: won vs. Lawrence 34–0; won vs. South Dakota 17–0; won vs. Iowa State 49–0; won vs. Nebraska 27–0; won at Chicago 24–0; won vs. Wisconsin 28–0; lost at Michigan 0–6+49−6Won 34–0 vs. Lawrence+34LawrenceWon 17–0 vs. South Dakota+17South DakotaWon 49–0 vs. Iowa State+49Iowa StateWon 27–0 vs. Nebraska+27NebraskaWon 24–0 at Chicago+24ChicagoWon 28–0 vs. Wisconsin+28WisconsinLost 0–6 at Michigan-6Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLawrenceW 34–⁠092%
Oct 1vsSouth DakotaW 17–⁠096%
Oct 8vsIowa StateW 49–⁠071%
Oct 15vsNebraskaW 27–⁠075%
Oct 29atChicagoW 24–⁠052%
Nov 12vsWisconsinW 28–⁠077%
Nov 19atMichiganL 0–⁠655%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 6–⁠0; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1910.

Western Conference champions2–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Illinois

Consensus All-AmericanJames Walker, OT

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
179–⁠6
Coach
Henry Williams
Elo
1668 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
27.5 No. 1 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lisle Johnston

1910 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois4–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠06–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠16–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠15–⁠2
Wisconsin1–⁠2–⁠11–⁠2–⁠2
Northwestern1–⁠2–⁠11–⁠3–⁠1
Chicago2–⁠42–⁠5
Purdue0–⁠41–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.