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2010 Baylor

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Art Briles.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2010, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 34–3; won vs. Buffalo 34–6; lost at No. 4 TCU 10–45; won at Rice 30–13; won vs. Kansas 55–7; lost vs. Texas Tech 38–45; won at Colorado 31–25; won vs. Kansas State 47–42; won at Texas 30–22; lost at No. 19 Oklahoma State 28–55; lost vs. No. 23 Texas A&M 30–42; lost vs. No. 16 Oklahoma 24–53; lost vs. Illinois 14–38+48−35Won 34–3 vs. Sam Houston+31Sam HoustonWon 34–6 vs. Buffalo+28BuffaloLost 10–45 at No. 4 TCU-35No. 4 TCUWon 30–13 at Rice+17RiceWon 55–7 vs. Kansas+48KansasLost 38–45 vs. Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 31–25 at Colorado+6ColoradoWon 47–42 vs. Kansas State+5Kansas StateWon 30–22 at Texas+8TexasLost 28–55 at No. 19 Oklahoma State-27No. 19 Oklahoma StateLost 30–42 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M-12No. 23 Texas A&MLost 24–53 vs. No. 16 Oklahoma-29No. 16 OklahomaLost 14–38 vs. Illinois-24Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSam HoustonW 34–⁠377%
Sep 11vsBuffaloW 34–⁠656%
Sep 18at4TCUL 10–⁠4518%
Sep 25atRiceW 30–⁠1357%
Oct 2vsKansasW 55–⁠760%
Oct 9vsTexas TechL 38–⁠4541%
Oct 16atColoradoW 31–⁠2551%
Oct 23vsKansas StateW 47–⁠4254%
Oct 30atTexasW 30–⁠2229%
Nov 6at19Oklahoma StateL 28–⁠5531%
Nov 13vs23Texas A&ML 30–⁠4253%
Nov 20vs16OklahomaL 24–⁠5335%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsIllinoisTexas BowlL 14–⁠3846%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois 38–⁠14 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 25
  2. Wk 10: 22
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
405–⁠396
Coach
Art Briles
Elo
1486 +42 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 54 of 120; offense No. 23, defense No. 74, special teams No. 89
SRS
1.1 No. 58 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinators
Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Brian Norwood
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 120
  • Defense112th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1445%0.9911th of 120
Defense0.1344%0.97112th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.09 def		45% off
43% def		—10th off
120th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.1own 302% 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 yardsRobert Griffin III QB3,501 yds
Passing touchdownsRobert Griffin III QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJay Finley RB1,218 yds
Rushing touchdownsJay Finley RB12 TD
Receiving yardsKendall Wright WR952 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Gordon WR7 TD
InterceptionsPrince Kent DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Ahmad Dixon S★★★★No. 56
Tyler Stephenson CB★★★★No. 267
Prince Kent OLB★★★No. 444
Troy Baker OT★★★No. 451
Dominique Jones DT★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.829
Receivers23.00.837
Offensive line23.00.858
Defensive line33.00.857
Linebackers32.70.828
Defensive backs53.40.882
Whole class183.10.852

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 1Phil Taylor DTCleveland Browns
Rd 1Danny Watkins OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Mikail Baker DBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Jay Finley RBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 118

The 2010 roster

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

All-Big 12

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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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