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2010 Arizona State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Dennis Erickson.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Portland State 54–9; won vs. Northern Arizona 41–20; lost at No. 11 Wisconsin 19–20; lost vs. No. 5 Oregon 31–42; lost at Oregon State 28–31; won at Washington 24–14; lost at California 17–50; won vs. Washington State 42–0; lost at USC 33–34; lost vs. No. 7 Stanford 13–17; won vs. UCLA 55–34; won at Arizona 30–29+45−33Won 54–9 vs. Portland State+45Portland StateWon 41–20 vs. Northern Arizona+21Northern ArizonaLost 19–20 at No. 11 Wisconsin-1No. 11 WisconsinLost 31–42 vs. No. 5 Oregon-11No. 5 OregonLost 28–31 at Oregon State-3Oregon StateWon 24–14 at Washington+10WashingtonLost 17–50 at California-33CaliforniaWon 42–0 vs. Washington State+42Washington StateLost 33–34 at USC-1USCLost 13–17 vs. No. 7 Stanford-4No. 7 StanfordWon 55–34 vs. UCLA+21UCLAWon 30–29 at Arizona+1Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsPortland StateW 54–⁠987%
Sep 11vsNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠2076%
Sep 18at11WisconsinL 19–⁠2024%
Sep 25vs5OregonL 31–⁠4229%
Oct 2atOregon StateL 28–⁠3130%
Oct 9atWashingtonW 24–⁠1441%
Oct 23atCaliforniaL 17–⁠5034%
Oct 30vsWashington StateW 42–⁠081%
Nov 6atUSCL 33–⁠3422%
Nov 13vs7StanfordL 13–⁠1728%
Nov 26vsUCLAW 55–⁠3456%
Dec 2atArizonaW 30–⁠2929%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 30–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠300
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1509 +43 this season
SP+ rating
14.6 No. 25 of 120; offense No. 20, defense No. 37, special teams No. 63
SRS
12.5 No. 19 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bray
Captains
Omar Bolden, Jon Hargis, Gerald Munns, Steven Threet and Thomas Weber
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 120
  • Defense20th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted44th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted11th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9248th of 120
Defense-0.0041%0.8920th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.01 def		43% off
39% def		—44th off
11th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 303% allowed
Defense-0.3own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSteven Threet QB2,534 yds
Passing touchdownsSteven Threet QB18 TD
Rushing yardsCameron Marshall RB787 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Marshall RB9 TD
Receiving yardsKerry Taylor WR699 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Willie WR6 TD
InterceptionsOmar Bolden CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Deantre Lewis RB★★★★No. 369
Josh Fulton TE★★★★No. 358
Damien Williams RB★★★No. 701
Joita Te’i WDE★★★No. 701
Silvarius Ajawara OG★★★No. 948

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs33.30.873
Receivers33.30.864
Offensive line33.00.852
Defensive line33.00.844
Defensive backs23.00.832
Athletes and specialists13.00.858
Whole class163.10.852

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 7Lawrence Guy DTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 112

The 2010 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.