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1910 Detroit College Tigers football team

The 1910 Detroit College Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Detroit College (later renamed the University of Detroit) as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach George A. Kelly, the team compiled a 3–2 record, but was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 67 to 38.[1] End Herman J. Keller was the team captain.[2][3]

1910 Detroit College Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
CaptainHerman J. Keller
Home stadiumDetroit Athletic Club field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wabash – 4–0–0
Michigan Agricultural – 6–1–0
St. Mary's (OH) – 5–1–0
Central Michigan – 5–1–1
Marquette – 6–1–2
Notre Dame – 4–1–1
Buchtel – 7–2–0
Saint Louis – 7–2–0
Michigan – 3–0–3
Fairmount – 6–2–1
Lake Forest – 5–2–0
Western State Normal – 4–2–0
Northern Illinois State – 4–2–1
Mount Union – 4–2–2
South Dakota State – 4–2–2
Detroit College – 3–2–0
Doane – 3–2–1
Butler – 4–3–1
Rose Poly – 4–4–0
North Dakota Agricultural – 2–3–0
Miami (OH) – 2–4–1
Carthage – 2–4–0
Ohio Northern – 2–5–0
Iowa State Teachers – 1–4–1
Haskell – 2–7–0
Heidelberg – 1–7–0
Michigan State Normal – 0–5–1
Ohio – 0–6–1

The team opened the season with back-to-back losses Michigan Agricultural College (later renamed Michigan State University) and Olivet College, and ended the season with three victories over Hillsdale College, Adrian College, and Michigan State Normal School (later renamed Eastern Michigan University).

At a banquet for the football team held on December 12, coach George Kelly announced that he would not serve as the school's football coach in 1911.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Michigan Agricultural
L 0–35[5]
October 13at Olivet
L 5–29[6]
October 22Hillsdale
W 6–0[7]
October 29Adrian
  • Detroit Athletic Club field
  • Detroit, MI
W 11–3[8][9]
November 5Michigan State Normal
  • Detroit Athletic Club field
  • Detroit, MI
W 16–0[10][11]

Players

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The following 13 players received varsity letters for their efforts on the 1910 Detroit College football team:[4]

  • Carney
  • D'Haene
  • Fitzgerald
  • Flattery
  • Greening
  • Haigh
  • Harbrecht
  • Herman J. Keller, end and captain
  • Kelly
  • Martz
  • McNamara
  • Wilkinson
  • Yockey

References

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  1. ↑ "Detroit Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "H. Keller Chosen Captain of D.C. Football Team for 1910". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1909. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Thirty Men Out for D.C. Eleven". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1910. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Detroit College May Lose Coach". Detroit Free Press. December 13, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Fails To Score Against Aggies: Detroit College is Beaten at Lansing by One-Sided Score". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Detroit College Loses To Olivet". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1910. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "One Touchdown Beats Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1910. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Adrian College Suffers Defeat". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1910. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A Study in Facial Expression". Detroit Free Press. October 30, 1910. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Normal Huskies Lose To Detroit". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1910. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "College Eleven Fit and Ready". Detroit Free Press. November 5, 1910. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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