The 2010 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football season is made up of 10 college athletic programs that compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) under the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 2010 college football season. The season began on August 28, 2010, at 7:00 pm when the Ottawa University Braves challenged state-rival Baker University in the College Fanz First Down Classic game. After conclusion of a successful 10-game season on November 13, conference champions McPherson and runner-up Ottawa were seeded to compete in the 2010 NAIA Football National Championship. Both teams were eliminated from the tournament in the first round. Conference teams and information Conference rules require each team to play all other teams within the conference and one other regular season non-conference game for a total of 10 games (beginning in 2011, the conference will allow schools to play 11 games). Preseason outlook Ottawa was declared the 2009 KCAC Champions with an undefeated regular season record. The 2010 season begins with three teams nationally ranked in the NAIA: Ottawa (8th), McPherson (12th), and Friends (15th). Bethany Bethany is coming off a 4–6 season and finished the spring practices looking to fill key offensive positions at the quarterback and running back positions in an effort to "ramp up a running game that basically was non-existent the second half of the season." In week 4, Bethany plays outside of the NAIA against NCAA Division III team MacMurray College. Bethel First-year coach Travis Graber takes over a team that completed the season with 3 wins and 7 losses. Graber was the team's Defensive Coordinator in 2009 and was promoted to the job after head coach Mike Moore resigned. Friends Friends University begins 2010 with long-time coach Monty Lewis. The program ended 2009 with 8 wins and 2 losses and a third-place finish in the conference. Seven defensive starters return from the previous year that ranked second in rushing defense (50.8 yapg) and total defense (220.5 yapg) in the NAIA. Kansas Wesleyan Head coach Dave Dallas begins the season bringing in 21 freshman recruits and 3 additional Junior College transfers. McPherson McPherson completed the 2009-year with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses (8–1 in conference play) with a second-place finish in the conference and post-season playoff appearance for the first time. Returning players include Aaron Laffite who was first in the country last year in scoring per