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2010 Army

7–⁠6, coached by Rich Ellerson.

Schedule and results

Army in 2010, game by game: won at Eastern Michigan 31–27; lost vs. Hawai’i 28–31; won vs. North Texas 24–0; won at Duke 35–21; lost vs. Temple 35–42; won at Tulane 41–23; lost at Rutgers 20–23; won vs. VMI 29–7; lost vs. Air Force 22–42; won at Kent State 45–28; lost vs. Notre Dame 3–27; lost vs. Navy 17–31; won vs. SMU 16–14+24−24Won 31–27 at Eastern Michigan+4Eastern MichiganLost 28–31 vs. Hawai’i-3Hawai’iWon 24–0 vs. North Texas+24North TexasWon 35–21 at Duke+14DukeLost 35–42 vs. Temple-7TempleWon 41–23 at Tulane+18TulaneLost 20–23 at Rutgers-3RutgersWon 29–7 vs. VMI+22VMILost 22–42 vs. Air Force-20Air ForceWon 45–28 at Kent State+17Kent StateLost 3–27 vs. Notre Dame-24Notre DameLost 17–31 vs. Navy-14NavyWon 16–14 vs. SMU+2SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠2757%
Sep 11vsHawai’iL 28–⁠3153%
Sep 18vsNorth TexasW 24–⁠069%
Sep 25atDukeW 35–⁠2139%
Oct 2vsTempleL 35–⁠4243%
Oct 9atTulaneW 41–⁠2352%
Oct 16atRutgersL 20–⁠2329%
Oct 30vsVMIW 29–⁠784%
Nov 6vsAir ForceL 22–⁠4240%
Nov 13atKent StateW 45–⁠2844%
Nov 20vsNotre DameL 3–⁠2736%
Dec 11vsNavyL 17–⁠3125%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsSMUArmed Forces BowlW 16–⁠1442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 16–⁠14 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠316
Coach
Rich Ellerson
Elo
1451 +52 this season
SP+ rating
-14.6 No. 98 of 120; offense No. 99, defense No. 94, special teams No. 54
SRS
−5.0 No. 79 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 113
Offensive coordinator
Ian Shields
Defensive coordinators
Payam Saadat and Chris Smeland
Captains
Stephen Anderson, Carson Homme, Josh McNary and Patrick Mealy
Offense
Triple option
Defense
Double Eagle Flex

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 120
  • Defense66th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted76th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0543%0.7950th of 120
Defense0.0541%0.9866th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def		42% off
41% def		—64th off
76th 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 354% 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 yardsTrent Steelman QB995 yds
Passing touchdownsTrent Steelman QB7 TD
Rushing yardsJared Hassin FB1,013 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrent Steelman QB11 TD
Receiving yardsDavyd Brooks WR238 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Barr WR3 TD
InterceptionsDonovan Travis DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Larry Dixon RB★★★No. 1492
Angel Santiago DUAL★★★No. 1810
Scott Jones RB★★★No. 1810
A.J. McGovern OG★★No. 2043
Brian Lucas RB★★No. 2059

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs72.30.786
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line52.00.767
Defensive line22.00.733
Linebackers62.00.756
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists32.00.752
Whole class262.10.767

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.

Roster 157

The 2010 roster

157 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster