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2010 Arizona

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Mike Stoops.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2010, game by game: won at Toledo 41–2; won vs. The Citadel 52–6; won vs. No. 9 Iowa 34–27; won vs. California 10–9; lost vs. Oregon State 27–29; won at Washington State 24–7; won vs. Washington 44–14; won at UCLA 29–21; lost at No. 10 Stanford 17–42; lost vs. USC 21–24; lost at No. 1 Oregon 29–48; lost vs. Arizona State 29–30; lost vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State 10–36+46−26Won 41–2 at Toledo+39ToledoWon 52–6 vs. The Citadel+46The CitadelWon 34–27 vs. No. 9 Iowa+7No. 9 IowaWon 10–9 vs. California+1CaliforniaLost 27–29 vs. Oregon State-2Oregon StateWon 24–7 at Washington State+17Washington StateWon 44–14 vs. Washington+30WashingtonWon 29–21 at UCLA+8UCLALost 17–42 at No. 10 Stanford-25No. 10 StanfordLost 21–24 vs. USC-3USCLost 29–48 at No. 1 Oregon-19No. 1 OregonLost 29–30 vs. Arizona State-1Arizona StateLost 10–36 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State-26No. 16 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atToledoW 41–⁠265%
Sep 11vsThe CitadelW 52–⁠689%
Sep 18vs9IowaW 34–⁠2749%
Sep 25vsCaliforniaW 10–⁠967%
Oct 9vsOregon StateL 27–⁠2965%
Oct 16atWashington StateW 24–⁠782%
Oct 23vsWashingtonW 44–⁠1478%
Oct 30atUCLAW 29–⁠2158%
Nov 6at10StanfordL 17–⁠4239%
Nov 13vsUSCL 21–⁠2454%
Nov 26at1OregonL 29–⁠4821%
Dec 2vsArizona StateL 29–⁠3071%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs16Oklahoma StateAlamo BowlL 10–⁠3634%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 36–⁠10 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 24
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 14
  4. Wk 6: 9
  5. Wk 7: 17
  6. Wk 8: 15
  7. Wk 9: 15
  8. Wk 10: 13
  9. Wk 11: 18
  10. Wk 12: 23
  11. Wk 13: 20
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
367–⁠295
Coach
Mike Stoops
Elo
1566 +1 this season
SP+ rating
14.8 No. 24 of 120; offense No. 28, defense No. 28, special teams No. 74
SRS
11.0 No. 24 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 58
Offensive coordinators
Bill Bedenbaugh and Seth Littrell
Defensive coordinators
Greg Brown and Tim Kish
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense20th of 120
  • Defense48th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted18th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9620th of 120
Defense0.0339%1.0148th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.03 def		45% off
38% def		—18th off
39th 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
Offense-0.1own 291% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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 yardsNick Foles QB3,191 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Foles QB20 TD
Rushing yardsKeola Antolin RB668 yds
Rushing touchdownsNic Grigsby RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJuron Criner WR1,233 yds
Receiving touchdownsJuron Criner WR11 TD
InterceptionsAdam Hall S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Marquis Flowers S★★★★No. 149
Trent Spurgeon OT★★★No. 422
Kirifi Taula DT★★★No. 488
Shaquille Richardson CB★★★No. 813
Mickey Baucus OT★★★No. 994

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.769
Receivers23.00.853
Offensive line52.80.823
Defensive line33.00.846
Linebackers13.00.840
Defensive backs53.20.859
Whole class172.90.839

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 2Brooks Reed DEHouston Texans
Rd 6Rick Elmore DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7De’Aundre Reed DEMinnesota Vikings

Roster 104

The 2010 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 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.