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2010 Colorado State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Steve Fairchild.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Colorado 3–24; lost at Nevada 6–51; lost at Miami (OH) 10–31; won vs. Idaho 36–34; lost vs. No. 5 TCU 0–27; lost at No. 25 Air Force 27–49; won vs. UNLV 43–10; lost at No. 9 Utah 6–59; won vs. New Mexico 38–14; lost at San Diego State 19–24; lost vs. BYU 10–49; lost at Wyoming 0–44+33−53Lost 3–24 vs. Colorado-21ColoradoLost 6–51 at Nevada-45NevadaLost 10–31 at Miami (OH)-21Miami (OH)Won 36–34 vs. Idaho+2IdahoLost 0–27 vs. No. 5 TCU-27No. 5 TCULost 27–49 at No. 25 Air Force-22No. 25 Air ForceWon 43–10 vs. UNLV+33UNLVLost 6–59 at No. 9 Utah-53No. 9 UtahWon 38–14 vs. New Mexico+24New MexicoLost 19–24 at San Diego State-5San Diego StateLost 10–49 vs. BYU-39BYULost 0–44 at Wyoming-44Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsColoradoL 3–⁠2448%
Sep 11atNevadaL 6–⁠5122%
Sep 18atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠3146%
Sep 25vsIdahoW 36–⁠3440%
Oct 2vs5TCUL 0–⁠2713%
Oct 9at25Air ForceL 27–⁠4912%
Oct 16vsUNLVW 43–⁠1051%
Oct 23at9UtahL 6–⁠599%
Oct 30vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠1471%
Nov 6atSan Diego StateL 19–⁠2426%
Nov 13vsBYUL 10–⁠4935%
Nov 20atWyomingL 0–⁠4442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 44–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠416
Coach
Steve Fairchild
Elo
1316 −92 this season
SP+ rating
-16.8 No. 104 of 120; offense No. 90, defense No. 107, special teams No. 89
SRS
−12.4 No. 101 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinator
Pat Meyer
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kerr

How good, play by play

  • Offense84th of 120
  • Defense113th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted105th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9584th of 120
Defense0.1348%0.92113th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.10 def		40% off
47% def		—105th off
125th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% 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 yardsPete Thomas QB2,662 yds
Passing touchdownsPete Thomas QB11 TD
Rushing yardsLeonard Mason RB513 yds
Rushing touchdownsLeonard Mason RB5 TD
Receiving yardsLou Greenwood WR474 yds
Receiving touchdownsEric Peitz TE3 TD
InterceptionsDominique Vinson WR1 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Pete Thomas PRO★★★No. 490
John Froland DT★★★No. 701
Garrett Grayson DUAL★★★No. 1052
Mason Hathaway OT★★★No. 1259
Bobby Borcky ATH★★★No. 1271

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.868
Receivers62.70.808
Offensive line52.80.813
Defensive line43.00.838
Linebackers33.00.840
Defensive backs63.00.819
Athletes and specialists13.00.847
Whole class272.90.825

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 104

The 2010 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 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.