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2010 Arkansas

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Petrino, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arkansas in 2010, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 44–3; won vs. UL Monroe 31–7; won at Georgia 31–24; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 20–24; won vs. Texas A&M 24–17; lost at No. 7 Auburn 43–65; won vs. Ole Miss 38–24; won vs. Vanderbilt 49–14; won at No. 18 South Carolina 41–20; won vs. UTEP 58–21; won at No. 22 Mississippi State 38–31; won vs. No. 6 LSU 31–23; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 26–31+41−22Won 44–3 vs. Tennessee Tech+41Tennessee TechWon 31–7 vs. UL Monroe+24UL MonroeWon 31–24 at Georgia+7GeorgiaLost 20–24 vs. No. 1 Alabama-4No. 1 AlabamaWon 24–17 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&MLost 43–65 at No. 7 Auburn-22No. 7 AuburnWon 38–24 vs. Ole Miss+14Ole MissWon 49–14 vs. Vanderbilt+35VanderbiltWon 41–20 at No. 18 South Carolina+21No. 18 South CarolinaWon 58–21 vs. UTEP+37UTEPWon 38–31 at No. 22 Mississippi State+7No. 22 Mississippi Sta…Won 31–23 vs. No. 6 LSU+8No. 6 LSULost 26–31 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-5No. 6 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsTennessee TechW 44–⁠390%
Sep 11vsUL MonroeW 31–⁠770%
Sep 18atGeorgiaW 31–⁠2444%
Sep 25vs1AlabamaL 20–⁠2437%
Oct 9vsTexas A&MW 24–⁠1761%
Oct 16at7AuburnL 43–⁠6542%
Oct 23vsOle MissW 38–⁠2462%
Oct 30vsVanderbiltW 49–⁠1483%
Nov 6at18South CarolinaW 41–⁠2043%
Nov 13vsUTEPW 58–⁠2184%
Nov 20at22Mississippi StateW 38–⁠3154%
Nov 27vs6LSUW 31–⁠2356%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs6Ohio StateSugar BowlL 26–⁠3143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 31–⁠26 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 21
  9. Wk 9: 19
  10. Wk 10: 17
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 8
  16. Final: 12

John Mackey AwardD.J. Williams, TE

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 8
Points
474–⁠304
Coach
Bobby Petrino
Elo
1708 +126 this season
SP+ rating
27.1 No. 5 of 120; offense No. 2, defense No. 27, special teams No. 9
SRS
15.4 No. 12 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 41
Offensive coordinator
Garrick McGee
Defensive coordinator
Willy Robinson
Captains
Jake Bequette, Ramon Broadway, Jerry Franklin, DeMarcus Love, Ryan Mallett and D.J. Williams
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 120
  • Defense72nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1443%1.0913th of 120
Defense0.0640%0.9772nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.04 def		44% off
39% def		—6th off
64th 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-0.2own 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 272% 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 yardsRyan Mallett QB3,869 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Mallett QB32 TD
Rushing yardsKnile Davis RB1,322 yds
Rushing touchdownsKnile Davis RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJoe Adams WR813 yds
Receiving touchdownsCobi Hamilton WR6 TD
InterceptionsTramain Thomas S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Calvin Barnett DT★★★★No. 181
Cam Feldt OG★★★★No. 191
Byran Jones DT★★★★No. 289
Marquel Wade WR★★★No. 494
Garrett Uekman TE★★★No. 813

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Receivers52.80.839
Offensive line23.50.875
Defensive line33.70.882
Defensive backs22.50.805
Athletes and specialists42.80.825
Whole class173.00.843

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 3Ryan Mallett QBNew England Patriots
Rd 5D.J. Williams TEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Demarcus Love OTMinnesota Vikings

Roster 120

The 2010 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠014–⁠01
LSU6–⁠211–⁠28
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠312
Alabama5–⁠310–⁠310
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠522
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠415
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠56–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

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