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2010 Bowling Green

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2010, game by game: lost at Troy 27–30; lost at Tulsa 20–33; won vs. Marshall 44–28; lost at No. 21 Michigan 21–65; lost vs. Buffalo 26–28; lost at Ohio 25–49; lost at Temple 27–28; lost vs. Kent State 6–30; won at Central Michigan 17–14; lost vs. Miami (OH) 21–24; lost at Toledo 14–33; lost vs. Western Michigan 7–41+16−44Lost 27–30 at Troy-3TroyLost 20–33 at Tulsa-13TulsaWon 44–28 vs. Marshall+16MarshallLost 21–65 at No. 21 Michigan-44No. 21 MichiganLost 26–28 vs. Buffalo-2BuffaloLost 25–49 at Ohio-24OhioLost 27–28 at Temple-1TempleLost 6–30 vs. Kent State-24Kent StateWon 17–14 at Central Michigan+3Central MichiganLost 21–24 vs. Miami (OH)-3Miami (OH)Lost 14–33 at Toledo-19ToledoLost 7–41 vs. Western Michigan-34Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTroyL 27–⁠3034%
Sep 11atTulsaL 20–⁠3343%
Sep 18vsMarshallW 44–⁠2860%
Sep 25at21MichiganL 21–⁠6536%
Oct 2vsBuffaloL 26–⁠2866%
Oct 9atOhioL 25–⁠4938%
Oct 16atTempleL 27–⁠2826%
Oct 23vsKent StateL 6–⁠3062%
Oct 30atCentral MichiganW 17–⁠1430%
Nov 10vsMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2457%
Nov 17atToledoL 14–⁠3330%
Nov 26vsWestern MichiganL 7–⁠4146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 41–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠403
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1332 −165 this season
SP+ rating
-23.5 No. 110 of 120; offense No. 113, defense No. 100, special teams No. 117
SRS
−17.2 No. 110 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 89
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Mike Elko

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 120
  • Defense85th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted116th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0836%0.89117th of 120
Defense0.0847%0.8185th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.09 def		36% off
47% def		—126th off
116th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.3own 333% 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 yardsMatt Schilz QB2,223 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt Schilz QB8 TD
Rushing yardsWillie Geter RB718 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Hopgood RB6 TD
Receiving yardsKamar Jorden WR1,109 yds
Receiving touchdownsKamar Jorden WR4 TD
InterceptionsKeith Morgan DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Kendall Montgomery S★★★No. 1052
D.J. Lynch ILB★★★No. 1185
Charlie Walker ILB★★★No. 1492
Jamel Martin RB★★★No. 1608
Ryland Ward S★★★No. 1608

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.826
Running backs13.00.832
Receivers52.80.806
Offensive line42.80.807
Defensive line42.80.796
Linebackers33.00.832
Defensive backs72.90.791
Whole class262.80.806

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 103

The 2010 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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