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2010 California

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Jeff Tedford.

Schedule and results

California in 2010, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 52–3; won vs. Colorado 52–7; lost at Nevada 31–52; lost at No. 14 Arizona 9–10; won vs. UCLA 35–7; lost at USC 14–48; won vs. Arizona State 50–17; lost at Oregon State 7–35; won at Washington State 20–13; lost vs. No. 1 Oregon 13–15; lost vs. No. 7 Stanford 14–48; lost vs. Washington 13–16+49−34Won 52–3 vs. UC Davis+49UC DavisWon 52–7 vs. Colorado+45ColoradoLost 31–52 at Nevada-21NevadaLost 9–10 at No. 14 Arizona-1No. 14 ArizonaWon 35–7 vs. UCLA+28UCLALost 14–48 at USC-34USCWon 50–17 vs. Arizona State+33Arizona StateLost 7–35 at Oregon State-28Oregon StateWon 20–13 at Washington State+7Washington StateLost 13–15 vs. No. 1 Oregon-2No. 1 OregonLost 14–48 vs. No. 7 Stanford-34No. 7 StanfordLost 13–16 vs. Washington-3Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUC DavisW 52–⁠384%
Sep 11vsColoradoW 52–⁠771%
Sep 17atNevadaL 31–⁠5244%
Sep 25at14ArizonaL 9–⁠1033%
Oct 9vsUCLAW 35–⁠755%
Oct 16atUSCL 14–⁠4831%
Oct 23vsArizona StateW 50–⁠1766%
Oct 30atOregon StateL 7–⁠3542%
Nov 6atWashington StateW 20–⁠1379%
Nov 13vs1OregonL 13–⁠1527%
Nov 20vs7StanfordL 14–⁠4836%
Nov 27vsWashingtonL 13–⁠1668%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 16–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠271
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1506 −38 this season
SP+ rating
10.0 No. 38 of 120; offense No. 64, defense No. 18, special teams No. 83
SRS
9.8 No. 28 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 20
Offensive coordinator
Andy Ludwig
Defensive coordinator
Clancy Pendergast
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 120
  • Defense56th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted41st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0038%0.9392nd of 120
Defense0.0540%0.9456th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.03 def		39% off
38% def		—100th off
41st 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-0.6own 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 312% 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 yardsKevin Riley QB1,409 yds
Passing touchdownsKevin Riley QB13 TD
Rushing yardsShane Vereen 1,167 yds
Rushing touchdownsShane Vereen 13 TD
Receiving yardsKeenan Allen WR490 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeenan Allen WR5 TD
InterceptionsMarc Anthony DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Keenan Allen S★★★★★No. 10
Cecil Whiteside OLB★★★★No. 59
Gabe King SDE★★★★No. 143
Nick Forbes ILB★★★★No. 168
Tevin Carter WR★★★★No. 205
Chris McCain OLB★★★★No. 251
Alex Crosthwaite OT★★★★No. 264
David Wilkerson ILB★★★★No. 290

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.900
Receivers43.30.879
Offensive line33.30.867
Defensive line14.00.937
Linebackers44.00.928
Defensive backs33.70.894
Whole class163.60.897

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 1Cameron Jordan DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Shane Vereen RBNew England Patriots
Rd 3Christopher Conte SChicago Bears
Rd 6Mike Mohamed ILBDenver Broncos

Roster 109

The 2010 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 4 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

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