2010 Central Arkansas

7–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠4, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2010, game by game: won vs. Elizabeth City State 47–20; won at Eastern Illinois 37–7; won vs. Murray State 21–20; lost at Tulsa 14–41; lost vs. Northwestern State 19–24; won at Nicholls 31–7; won vs. SE Louisiana 30–23; won at Texas State 49–17; lost vs. Sam Houston 13–20; won vs. McNeese 28–24+32−27Won 47–20 vs. Elizabeth City State+27Elizabeth City …Won 37–7 at Eastern Illinois+30Eastern IllinoisWon 21–20 vs. Murray State+1Murray StateLost 14–41 at Tulsa-27TulsaLost 19–24 vs. Northwestern State-5Northwestern St…Won 31–7 at Nicholls+24NichollsWon 30–23 vs. SE Louisiana+7SE LouisianaWon 49–17 at Texas State+32Texas StateLost 13–20 vs. Sam Houston-7Sam HoustonWon 28–24 vs. McNeese+4McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat McNeese 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Central Arkansas’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠203
Coach
—
Elo
1380 +61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.2 No. 28 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brooks Hollingsworth
Defensive coordinator
Matt Williamson

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 6Markell Carter DENew England Patriots

2010 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin5–⁠18–⁠3
McNeese5–⁠26–⁠5
Central Arkansas4–⁠27–⁠3
Northwestern State4–⁠34–⁠6
Sam Houston3–⁠35–⁠5
Nicholls2–⁠43–⁠6
Texas State1–⁠54–⁠6
SE Louisiana1–⁠52–⁠7

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