2010 Alabama State
6–4 (5–3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–5, over 12 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 34–6Sep 4
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 34–6 | 55% |
| Sep 11 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 38–31 | 49% |
| Sep 18 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 18–15 | 31% |
| Sep 25 | at Alcorn State | L 21–41 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | vs Texas Southern | L 7–21 | 47% |
| Oct 9 | at Grambling | L 7–22 | 19% |
| Oct 23 | vsSavannah State | W 24–0 | 72% |
| Oct 30 | vs Alabama A&MMagic City Classic | W 31–10 | 49% |
| Nov 6 | vs Jackson State | W 32–30 | 38% |
| Nov 25 | vsTuskegee | L 10–17 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tuskegee 17–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Alabama State’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | atSouthern | W 21–19 | Southern’s article, Alabama State’s article |
| Dec 11 | vsTexas Southern | L 6–11 | Alabama State’s articleNot in Texas Southern’s season article. |
SWAC East champions5–3 in the conference, shared with Jackson State
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–193
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1256 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.7 No. 71 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Melvin Spears
- Defensive coordinator
- Cedric Thornton
2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 8–0 | 9–1 | |
| Texas Southern | 7–1 | 7–3 | |
| Jackson State | 5–3 | 7–3 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
 Alabama State | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| Alcorn State | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
 Southern | 1–7 | 2–8 | |
| Alabama A&M | 1–7 | 2–8 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0–8 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.