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2010 Central Michigan

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dan Enos.

Schedule and results

Central Michigan in 2010, game by game: won vs. Hampton 33–0; lost at Temple 10–13; won at Eastern Michigan 52–14; lost at Northwestern 25–30; lost vs. Ball State 17–31; lost at Virginia Tech 21–45; lost vs. Miami (OH) 20–27; lost at Northern Illinois 7–33; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–17; won vs. Western Michigan 26–22; lost at Navy 37–38; lost at Toledo 31–42+38−26Won 33–0 vs. Hampton+33HamptonLost 10–13 at Temple-3TempleWon 52–14 at Eastern Michigan+38Eastern MichiganLost 25–30 at Northwestern-5NorthwesternLost 17–31 vs. Ball State-14Ball StateLost 21–45 at Virginia Tech-24Virginia TechLost 20–27 vs. Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 7–33 at Northern Illinois-26Northern Illino…Lost 14–17 vs. Bowling Green-3Bowling GreenWon 26–22 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganLost 37–38 at Navy-1NavyLost 31–42 at Toledo-11Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsHamptonW 33–⁠089%
Sep 9atTempleL 10–⁠1353%
Sep 18atEastern MichiganW 52–⁠1483%
Sep 25atNorthwesternL 25–⁠3047%
Oct 2vsBall StateL 17–⁠3182%
Oct 9atVirginia TechL 21–⁠4524%
Oct 16vsMiami (OH)L 20–⁠2778%
Oct 23atNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠3334%
Oct 30vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠1770%
Nov 5vsWestern MichiganW 26–⁠2261%
Nov 13atNavyL 37–⁠3821%
Nov 26atToledoL 31–⁠4237%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 42–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠312
Coach
Dan Enos
Elo
1437 −164 this season
SP+ rating
-14.7 No. 99 of 120; offense No. 83, defense No. 98, special teams No. 113
SRS
−10.2 No. 94 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 106
Offensive coordinator
Mike Cummings
Defensive coordinator
Joe Tumpkin

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 120
  • Defense37th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9862nd of 120
Defense0.0143%0.8537th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.04 def		41% off
44% def		—66th off
61st 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsRyan Radcliff QB3,358 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Radcliff QB17 TD
Rushing yardsParis Cotton RB651 yds
Rushing touchdownsParis Cotton RB6 TD
Receiving yardsCody Wilson WR1,137 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Wilson WR5 TD
InterceptionsAvery Cunningham DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Kevin Henry SDE★★★No. 954
Nores Fradi ILB★★★No. 1185
Avery Cunningham S★★★No. 1722
Kyle Smith PRO★★★No. 1787
Kenneth McClendon WDE★★★No. 1787

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.813
Running backs32.00.789
Receivers42.30.783
Offensive line22.50.800
Defensive line52.60.812
Linebackers23.00.831
Defensive backs13.00.821
Athletes and specialists13.00.807
Whole class192.50.803

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 107

The 2010 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 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.