The 1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Western Conference during the 1910 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Arthur R. Hall, the Illini compiled a perfect 7–0 record (4–0 in conference games), won the Western Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 0.
| 1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 Western) |
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| Captain | G. D. Butzer |
| Home stadium | Illinois Field |
Seasons | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Four Illinois players received honors on the 1910 All-Western college football team: halfback Otto Seiler; guards Glenn D. Butzer and Paul Belting; center John F. "Heavy" Twist.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 1 | Millikin* |
| W 11–0 | |
| October 8 | Drake* |
| W 29–0 | |
| October 15 | Chicago |
| W 3–0 | |
| October 29 | at Purdue |
| W 11–0 | |
| November 5 | at Indiana |
| W 3–0 | |
| November 12 | at Northwestern |
| W 27–0 | |
| November 19 | 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 C. 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 |
[citation needed]
- 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 All-America team
- 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
- Homer Dutter, tackle
- Outing magazine honor roll
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