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2010 Colorado

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Dan Hawkins, then Brian Cabral (interim, final 3 games).

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2010, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 24–3; lost at California 7–52; won vs. Hawai’i 31–13; won vs. Georgia 29–27; lost at No. 24 Missouri 0–26; lost vs. Baylor 25–31; lost vs. Texas Tech 24–27; lost at No. 11 Oklahoma 10–43; lost at Kansas 45–52; won vs. Iowa State 34–14; won vs. Kansas State 44–36; lost at No. 16 Nebraska 17–45+21−45Won 24–3 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 7–52 at California-45CaliforniaWon 31–13 vs. Hawai’i+18Hawai’iWon 29–27 vs. Georgia+2GeorgiaLost 0–26 at No. 24 Missouri-26No. 24 MissouriLost 25–31 vs. Baylor-6BaylorLost 24–27 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 10–43 at No. 11 Oklahoma-33No. 11 OklahomaLost 45–52 at Kansas-7KansasWon 34–14 vs. Iowa State+20Iowa StateWon 44–36 vs. Kansas State+8Kansas StateLost 17–45 at No. 16 Nebraska-28No. 16 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsColorado StateW 24–⁠352%
Sep 11atCaliforniaL 7–⁠5229%
Sep 18vsHawai’iW 31–⁠1353%
Oct 2vsGeorgiaW 29–⁠2746%
Oct 9at24MissouriL 0–⁠2625%
Oct 16vsBaylorL 25–⁠3149%
Oct 23vsTexas TechL 24–⁠2737%
Oct 30at11OklahomaL 10–⁠4313%
Nov 6atKansasL 45–⁠5249%
Nov 13vsIowa StateW 34–⁠1440%
Nov 20vsKansas StateW 44–⁠3642%
Nov 26at16NebraskaL 17–⁠4514%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 45–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanNate Solder, OT

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
290–⁠369
Coach
Dan Hawkins, then Brian Cabral (interim, final 3 games)
Elo
1455 +31 this season
SP+ rating
-1.9 No. 67 of 120; offense No. 66, defense No. 66, special teams No. 101
SRS
−0.6 No. 64 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Offensive coordinator
Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Ron Collins
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 120
  • Defense95th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted100th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0540%0.9249th of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9795th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.07 def		40% off
43% def		—59th off
100th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsCody Hawkins QB1,547 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Hawkins QB14 TD
Rushing yardsRodney Stewart 1,318 yds
Rushing touchdownsRodney Stewart 10 TD
Receiving yardsScotty McKnight WR621 yds
Receiving touchdownsScotty McKnight WR7 TD
InterceptionsJalil Brown CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Paul- Richardson WR★★★★No. 246
Harold Mobley ATH★★★No. 451
Donnie Duncan WR★★★No. 639
Tony Jones APB★★★No. 701
Trea Jones RB★★★No. 701

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.869
Receivers63.20.850
Offensive line23.00.832
Defensive line13.00.850
Defensive backs23.00.838
Athletes and specialists42.50.808
Whole class172.90.839

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 1Nate Solder OTNew England Patriots
Rd 1Jimmy Smith CBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Jalil Brown CBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Scotty McKnight WRNew York Jets

Roster 103

The 2010 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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