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2010 Buffalo

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jeff Quinn.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 2010, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 31–0; lost at Baylor 6–34; lost vs. UCF 10–24; lost at UConn 21–45; won at Bowling Green 28–26; lost at Northern Illinois 14–45; lost vs. Temple 0–42; lost vs. Miami (OH) 9–21; lost at Ohio 17–34; lost vs. Ball State 3–20; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 17–21; lost at Akron 14–22+31−42Won 31–0 vs. Rhode Island+31Rhode IslandLost 6–34 at Baylor-28BaylorLost 10–24 vs. UCF-14UCFLost 21–45 at UConn-24UConnWon 28–26 at Bowling Green+2Bowling GreenLost 14–45 at Northern Illinois-31Northern Illino…Lost 0–42 vs. Temple-42TempleLost 9–21 vs. Miami (OH)-12Miami (OH)Lost 17–34 at Ohio-17OhioLost 3–20 vs. Ball State-17Ball StateLost 17–21 vs. Eastern Michigan-4Eastern MichiganLost 14–22 at Akron-8Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRhode IslandW 31–⁠088%
Sep 11atBaylorL 6–⁠3444%
Sep 18vsUCFL 10–⁠2452%
Sep 25atUConnL 21–⁠4528%
Oct 2atBowling GreenW 28–⁠2634%
Oct 16atNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠4528%
Oct 23vsTempleL 0–⁠4237%
Oct 30vsMiami (OH)L 9–⁠2158%
Nov 4atOhioL 17–⁠3419%
Nov 12vsBall StateL 3–⁠2056%
Nov 20vsEastern MichiganL 17–⁠2170%
Nov 26atAkronL 14–⁠2251%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 22–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠334
Coach
Jeff Quinn
Elo
1252 −216 this season
SP+ rating
-27.0 No. 115 of 120; offense No. 120, defense No. 79, special teams No. 106
SRS
−21.7 No. 117 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 108
Offensive coordinator
Greg Forest
Defensive coordinator
William Inge
Captains
Peter Bittner, Domonic Cook, Davonte Shannon and Justin Winters
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense119th of 120
  • Defense6th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0933%0.94119th of 120
Defense-0.0439%0.826th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.05 off
0.00 def		33% off
41% def		—129th off
18th 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 352% 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 Buffalo are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Okoye Houston S★★★No. 1259
Devon Hughes WR★★★No. 1492
Alex Zordich PRO★★★No. 1678
Rudy Johnson DUAL★★★No. 1784
Cordero Dixon WR★★★No. 1810

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.819
Receivers72.40.791
Offensive line22.50.789
Defensive line22.00.767
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs42.50.798
Athletes and specialists13.00.807
Whole class202.50.791

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 5Joshua Thomas CBDallas Cowboys

Roster 99

The 2010 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 29 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.