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2010 Clemson

6–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dabo Swinney.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 2010, game by game: won vs. North Texas 35–10; won vs. Presbyterian 58–21; lost at No. 16 Auburn 24–27; lost vs. No. 16 Miami 21–30; lost at North Carolina 16–21; won vs. Maryland 31–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 27–13; lost at Boston College 10–16; won vs. No. 23 NC State 14–13; lost at Florida State 13–16; won at Wake Forest 30–10; lost vs. No. 18 South Carolina 7–29; lost vs. South Florida 26–31+37−22Won 35–10 vs. North Texas+25North TexasWon 58–21 vs. Presbyterian+37PresbyterianLost 24–27 at No. 16 Auburn-3No. 16 AuburnLost 21–30 vs. No. 16 Miami-9No. 16 MiamiLost 16–21 at North Carolina-5North CarolinaWon 31–7 vs. Maryland+24MarylandWon 27–13 vs. Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechLost 10–16 at Boston College-6Boston CollegeWon 14–13 vs. No. 23 NC State+1No. 23 NC StateLost 13–16 at Florida State-3Florida StateWon 30–10 at Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 7–29 vs. No. 18 South Carolina-22No. 18 South CarolinaLost 26–31 vs. South Florida-5South Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorth TexasW 35–⁠1086%
Sep 11vsPresbyterianW 58–⁠2195%
Sep 18at16AuburnL 24–⁠2745%
Oct 2vs16MiamiL 21–⁠3053%
Oct 9atNorth CarolinaL 16–⁠2140%
Oct 16vsMarylandW 31–⁠767%
Oct 23vsGeorgia TechW 27–⁠1350%
Oct 30atBoston CollegeL 10–⁠1662%
Nov 6vs23NC StateW 14–⁠1357%
Nov 13atFlorida StateL 13–⁠1632%
Nov 20atWake ForestW 30–⁠1067%
Nov 27vs18South CarolinaL 7–⁠2947%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsSouth FloridaMeineke Car Care BowlL 26–⁠3149%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Florida 31–⁠26 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Ted Hendricks AwardDa’Quan Bowers, DE; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanDa’Quan Bowers, DE

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
312–⁠244
Coach
Dabo Swinney
Elo
1542 −48 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 37 of 120; offense No. 76, defense No. 3, special teams No. 78
SRS
6.5 No. 40 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Billy Napier
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Steele
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 120
  • Defense14th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0237%0.90103rd of 120
Defense-0.0236%1.0014th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
-0.00 def		39% off
36% def		—106th off
15th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 yardsKyle Parker QB2,213 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Parker QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJamie Harper RB760 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndre Ellington RB10 TD
Receiving yardsDeAndre Hopkins WR626 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeAndre Hopkins WR4 TD
InterceptionsDeAndre McDaniel S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Martavis Bryant WR★★★★No. 122
DeAndre Hopkins WR★★★★No. 210
Garry Peters CB★★★★No. 291
Darius Robinson CB★★★★No. 322
Josh Watson DT★★★★No. 323
Justin Parker I ILB★★★★No. 324
David Beasley OG★★★★No. 373

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.853
Receivers43.30.877
Offensive line23.00.842
Defensive line33.30.870
Linebackers23.50.864
Defensive backs63.30.867
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class193.20.861

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 2Jarvis Jenkins DTWashington Redskins
Rd 2Marcus Gilchrist CBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Da’Quan Bowers DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Chris Hairston OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Jamie Harper RBTennessee Titans
Rd 6Byron Maxwell CBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 104

The 2010 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech8–⁠011–⁠316
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠417
NC State5–⁠39–⁠425
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠423
Miami5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠74–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9

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