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2010 Boston College

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Spaziani.

Schedule and results

Boston College in 2010, game by game: won vs. Weber State 38–20; won vs. Kent State 26–13; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–19; lost vs. Notre Dame 13–31; lost at NC State 17–44; lost at No. 16 Florida State 19–24; lost vs. Maryland 21–24; won vs. Clemson 16–10; won at Wake Forest 23–13; won at Duke 21–16; won vs. Virginia 17–13; won at Syracuse 16–7; lost vs. No. 13 Nevada 13–20+18−27Won 38–20 vs. Weber State+18Weber StateWon 26–13 vs. Kent State+13Kent StateLost 0–19 vs. Virginia Tech-19Virginia TechLost 13–31 vs. Notre Dame-18Notre DameLost 17–44 at NC State-27NC StateLost 19–24 at No. 16 Florida State-5No. 16 Florida StateLost 21–24 vs. Maryland-3MarylandWon 16–10 vs. Clemson+6ClemsonWon 23–13 at Wake Forest+10Wake ForestWon 21–16 at Duke+5DukeWon 17–13 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 16–7 at Syracuse+9SyracuseLost 13–20 vs. No. 13 Nevada-7No. 13 Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWeber StateW 38–⁠2077%
Sep 11vsKent StateW 26–⁠1374%
Sep 25vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠1949%
Oct 2vsNotre DameL 13–⁠3165%
Oct 9atNC StateL 17–⁠4435%
Oct 16at16Florida StateL 19–⁠2419%
Oct 23vsMarylandL 21–⁠2460%
Oct 30vsClemsonW 16–⁠1038%
Nov 6atWake ForestW 23–⁠1349%
Nov 13atDukeW 21–⁠1654%
Nov 20vsVirginiaW 17–⁠1372%
Nov 27atSyracuseW 16–⁠746%
Jan 9Bowls & playoffvs13NevadaFight Hunger BowlL 13–⁠2031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 20–⁠13 in the Fight Hunger Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanLuke Kuechly, LB

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠254
Coach
Frank Spaziani
Elo
1545 −4 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 48 of 120; offense No. 96, defense No. 4, special teams No. 40
SRS
0.7 No. 59 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Gary Tranquill
Defensive coordinator
Bill McGovern
Captains
Alex Albright, Anthony Castonzo, Wes Davis and James McCluskey
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 120
  • Defense11th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0535%0.87111th of 120
Defense-0.0341%0.7511th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
-0.01 def		37% off
41% def		—121st off
10th 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-0.3own 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 303% 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 yardsChase Rettig QB1,238 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Rettig QB6 TD
Rushing yardsMontel Harris RB1,243 yds
Rushing touchdownsMontel Harris RB8 TD
Receiving yardsBobby Swigert WR504 yds
Receiving touchdownsBobby Swigert WR4 TD
InterceptionsDonnie Fletcher CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Shakim Phillips WR★★★★No. 201
Kevin Pierre-Louis OLB★★★★No. 221
Chase Rettig PRO★★★★No. 254
Seth Betancourt OT★★★★No. 328
Bobby Swigert WR★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.865
Running backs13.00.869
Receivers43.30.871
Offensive line63.00.831
Defensive line13.00.856
Linebackers14.00.916
Defensive backs33.00.852
Whole class183.20.855

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 1Anthony Castonzo OTIndianapolis Colts

Roster 102

The 2010 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech8–⁠011–⁠316
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠417
NC State5–⁠39–⁠425
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠423
Miami5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠74–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9

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