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2010 BYU

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bronco Mendenhall.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2010, game by game: won vs. Washington 23–17; lost at Air Force 14–35; lost at Florida State 10–34; lost vs. Nevada 13–27; lost at Utah State 16–31; won vs. San Diego State 24–21; lost at No. 4 TCU 3–31; won vs. Wyoming 25–20; won vs. UNLV 55–7; won at Colorado State 49–10; won vs. New Mexico 40–7; lost at No. 23 Utah 16–17; won vs. UTEP 52–24+48−28Won 23–17 vs. Washington+6WashingtonLost 14–35 at Air Force-21Air ForceLost 10–34 at Florida State-24Florida StateLost 13–27 vs. Nevada-14NevadaLost 16–31 at Utah State-15Utah StateWon 24–21 vs. San Diego State+3San Diego StateLost 3–31 at No. 4 TCU-28No. 4 TCUWon 25–20 vs. Wyoming+5WyomingWon 55–7 vs. UNLV+48UNLVWon 49–10 at Colorado State+39Colorado StateWon 40–7 vs. New Mexico+33New MexicoLost 16–17 at No. 23 Utah-1No. 23 UtahWon 52–24 vs. UTEP+28UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWashingtonW 23–⁠1779%
Sep 11atAir ForceL 14–⁠3552%
Sep 18atFlorida StateL 10–⁠3448%
Sep 25vsNevadaL 13–⁠2756%
Oct 1atUtah StateL 16–⁠3166%
Oct 9vsSan Diego StateW 24–⁠2163%
Oct 16at4TCUL 3–⁠3117%
Oct 23vsWyomingW 25–⁠2068%
Nov 6vsUNLVW 55–⁠779%
Nov 13atColorado StateW 49–⁠1065%
Nov 20vsNew MexicoW 40–⁠789%
Nov 27at23UtahL 16–⁠1729%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsUTEPNew Mexico BowlW 52–⁠2469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 52–⁠24 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠281
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1582 −52 this season
SP+ rating
3.3 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 74, defense No. 43, special teams No. 22
SRS
1.9 No. 52 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 33
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Jaime Hill
Captains
Matt Reynolds and Andrew Rich
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 120
  • Defense30th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted25th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0442%0.8857th of 120
Defense0.0138%0.9730th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.02 def		41% off
39% def		—82nd off
25th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsJake Heaps QB2,316 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Heaps QB15 TD
Rushing yardsJ.J. Di Luigi RB917 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ.J. Di Luigi RB8 TD
Receiving yardsCody Hoffman WR527 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Hoffman WR7 TD
InterceptionsAndrew Rich DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jake Heaps PRO★★★★No. 90
Ross Apo WR★★★★No. 130
Bronson Kaufusi SDE★★★★No. 162
Zac Stout ILB★★★No. 442
Graham Rowley DT★★★No. 484

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.958
Running backs13.00.842
Receivers14.00.941
Offensive line43.00.852
Defensive line63.20.865
Linebackers52.80.840
Defensive backs22.50.785
Athletes and specialists13.00.828
Whole class213.00.854

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 133

The 2010 roster

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

2010 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠013–⁠02
Utah7–⁠110–⁠3
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠39–⁠4
BYU5–⁠37–⁠6
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
Wyoming1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11

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