He’d been talked out of retiring immediately following the end of the previous season, but Mike Ahearn was adamant: 1910 was the last hurrah. He had coached all three major squads on campus to stellar seasons, but he was saving the best for last.
Coming off a six-game winning streak to end 1909, the Aggies started the season off with a first — their first-ever September game, crushing William Jewell 57-0 on the 28th. Just three days later, Haskell fell 39-0, and the following week saw a 22-0 win at Emporia State.
The following weekend, the Aggies played a Saturday-Monday road trip, surely a taxing affair.