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2010 Eastern Michigan

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron English.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Army 27–31; lost at Miami (OH) 21–28; lost vs. Central Michigan 14–52; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 20–73; lost vs. Ohio 17–30; lost at Vanderbilt 6–52; won at Ball State 41–38; lost at Virginia 21–48; lost vs. Toledo 7–42; lost at Western Michigan 30–45; won at Buffalo 21–17; lost vs. Northern Illinois 3–71+7−68Lost 27–31 vs. Army-4ArmyLost 21–28 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 14–52 vs. Central Michigan-38Central MichiganLost 20–73 at No. 2 Ohio State-53No. 2 Ohio StateLost 17–30 vs. Ohio-13OhioLost 6–52 at Vanderbilt-46VanderbiltWon 41–38 at Ball State+3Ball StateLost 21–48 at Virginia-27VirginiaLost 7–42 vs. Toledo-35ToledoLost 30–45 at Western Michigan-15Western MichiganWon 21–17 at Buffalo+4BuffaloLost 3–71 vs. Northern Illinois-68Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsArmyL 27–⁠3143%
Sep 11atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2837%
Sep 18vsCentral MichiganL 14–⁠5217%
Sep 25at2Ohio StateL 20–⁠735%
Oct 2vsOhioL 17–⁠3030%
Oct 9atVanderbiltL 6–⁠5220%
Oct 16atBall StateW 41–⁠3822%
Oct 23atVirginiaL 21–⁠4821%
Oct 30vsToledoL 7–⁠4225%
Nov 13atWestern MichiganL 30–⁠4520%
Nov 20atBuffaloW 21–⁠1730%
Nov 26vsNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠7113%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 71–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠527
Coach
Ron English
Elo
1223 −71 this season
SP+ rating
-29.2 No. 119 of 120; offense No. 102, defense No. 120, special teams No. 118
SRS
−21.9 No. 118 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 111
Offensive coordinator
Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense113th of 120
  • Defense91st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted117th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0534%1.03113th of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9191st of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.09 def		35% off
44% def		—119th off
117th 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
Offense0.0own 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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 yardsAlex Gillett QB1,633 yds
Passing touchdownsAlex Gillett QB13 TD
Rushing yardsAlex Gillett QB766 yds
Rushing touchdownsDwayne Priest RB8 TD
Receiving yardsKinsman Thomas WR473 yds
Receiving touchdownsKinsman Thomas WR4 TD
InterceptionsColin Weingrad LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Darrius Moffett ILB★★★No. 1394
Garrett Parker OT★★★No. 1667
Desdan Hester ILB★★★No. 1787
Jordan Erbes OG★★★No. 1810
Marcus Penn S★★★No. 1810

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers32.00.774
Offensive line52.40.792
Defensive line12.00.789
Linebackers32.70.807
Defensive backs32.30.781
Whole class162.30.789

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 99

The 2010 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 29 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.