1910 Central University football team

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1910 Centre Praying Colonels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
CaptainWill Seelbach
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central University     9 0 0
Louisiana Industrial     7 0 0
Navy     8 0 1
North Carolina A&M     4 0 2
Spring Hill     3 0 1
Texas A&M     8 1 0
Arkansas     7 1 0
Florida     6 1 0
Baylor     6 1 1
Georgetown     6 1 1
Marshall     5 1 1
Kentucky State     7 2 0
Texas     6 2 0
Virginia     6 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 2 1
Chattanooga     5 2 1
Kendall     2 1 1
Maryland     4 3 1
Oklahoma     4 2 1
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 4 0
VMI     3 3 1
Davidson     3 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     3 4 0
West Virginia     2 4 1
Catholic University     2 4 0
North Carolina     3 6 0
George Washington     2 2 2
Wake Forest     2 7 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Mississippi College     0 4 0
Southwest Texas State     0 4 0
Tulane     0 7 0

The 1910 Central University football team represented Central University—now known as Centre College—as an independent during the 1910 college football season. Led by second-year head coach M. B. Banks, the team went undefeated, beating Tennessee, Tulane, and Sewanee. The team claimed an SIAA title, since Vanderbilt did not play them.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at TennesseeW 17–0[2]
October 8Miami (OH)
W 12–2
October 15vs. SewaneeW 19–0[3]
October 22Hanover
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 33–0
October 26Tulane
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 35–0[4]
November 5at TransylvaniaLexington, KYW 27–0
November 12at CincinnatiW 12–3
November 19at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 78–0
November 24at Kentucky State CollegeLexington, KY (rivalry)W 12–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt University Quarterly – Vanderbilt University – Google Books". 1911. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Central team wins". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1910. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Central University team beats Sewanee eleven". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1910. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Central wins; Tulane football defeated at Danville 35 to 0". Lexington Leader. October 27, 1910. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.