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2010 Auburn

14–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Chizik, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2010, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 52–26; won at Mississippi State 17–14; won vs. Clemson 27–24; won vs. No. 12 South Carolina 35–27; won vs. UL Monroe 52–3; won at Kentucky 37–34; won vs. No. 12 Arkansas 65–43; won vs. No. 6 LSU 24–17; won at Ole Miss 51–31; won vs. Chattanooga 62–24; won vs. Georgia 49–31; won at No. 9 Alabama 28–27; won vs. No. 18 South Carolina 56–17; won vs. No. 2 Oregon 22–19+49Won 52–26 vs. Arkansas State+26Arkansas StateWon 17–14 at Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Won 27–24 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonWon 35–27 vs. No. 12 South Carolina+8No. 12 South CarolinaWon 52–3 vs. UL Monroe+49UL MonroeWon 37–34 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 65–43 vs. No. 12 Arkansas+22No. 12 ArkansasWon 24–17 vs. No. 6 LSU+7No. 6 LSUWon 51–31 at Ole Miss+20Ole MissWon 62–24 vs. Chattanooga+38ChattanoogaWon 49–31 vs. Georgia+18GeorgiaWon 28–27 at No. 9 Alabama+1No. 9 AlabamaWon 56–17 vs. No. 18 South Carolina+39No. 18 South CarolinaWon 22–19 vs. No. 2 Oregon+3No. 2 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsArkansas StateW 52–⁠2674%
Sep 9atMississippi StateW 17–⁠1447%
Sep 18vsClemsonW 27–⁠2455%
Sep 25vs12South CarolinaW 35–⁠2758%
Oct 2vsUL MonroeW 52–⁠382%
Oct 9atKentuckyW 37–⁠3454%
Oct 16vs12ArkansasW 65–⁠4358%
Oct 23vs6LSUW 24–⁠1751%
Oct 30atOle MissW 51–⁠3160%
Nov 6vsChattanoogaW 62–⁠2491%
Nov 13vsGeorgiaW 49–⁠3172%
Nov 26at9AlabamaW 28–⁠2733%
Dec 4vs18South CarolinaSEC Championship GameW 56–⁠1756%
Jan 10Bowls & playoffvs2OregonBCS National ChampionshipW 22–⁠1943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 22–⁠19 in the BCS National Championship; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 1
  16. Final: 1

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Led the nationOnterio McCalebb: yards per carry (8.5)

Heisman TrophyCam Newton, QB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien and Manning

Lombardi AwardNick Fairley, DT

3 consensus All-AmericansCam Newton, QB; Lee Ziemba, OT; Nick Fairley, DT

Paul “Bear” Bryant AwardGene Chizik, coach

Broyles AwardGus Malzahn, coach

Record
14–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
577–⁠337
Coach
Gene Chizik
Elo
1782 +235 this season
SP+ rating
26.5 No. 6 of 120; offense No. 1, defense No. 44, special teams No. 68
SRS
20.4 No. 6 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Gus Malzahn
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Captains
Kodi Burns, Josh Bynes, Zac Etheridge and Lee Ziemba
Offense
Spread option, Play Action / Read
Defense
4–⁠3, Tampa 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 120
  • Defense51st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1650%0.893rd of 120
Defense0.0443%0.9351st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.02 def		51% off
41% def		—2nd off
35th 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
Offense0.1own 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Auburn are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Michael Dyer RB★★★★★No. 8
Trovon Reed ATH★★★★★No. 25
Corey Lemonier WDE★★★★No. 53
Shon Coleman OT★★★★No. 94
Jeffrey Whitaker DT★★★★No. 106
LaDarius Owens WDE★★★★No. 153
Antonio Goodwin WR★★★★No. 155
Eric Mack OG★★★★No. 190

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.881
Receivers34.00.916
Offensive line53.20.881
Defensive line63.80.914
Linebackers33.30.881
Defensive backs33.00.853
Athletes and specialists24.00.914
Whole class243.50.893

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 1Cam Newton QBCarolina Panthers
Rd 1Nick Fairley DTDetroit Lions
Rd 7Zach Clayton DTTennessee Titans
Rd 7Lee Ziemba OTCarolina Panthers

Roster 116

The 2010 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 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 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.