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2010 Florida State

10–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jimbo Fisher, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Samford 59–6; lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 17–47; won vs. BYU 34–10; won vs. Wake Forest 31–0; won at Virginia 34–14; won at No. 13 Miami 45–17; won vs. Boston College 24–19; lost at NC State 24–28; lost vs. North Carolina 35–37; won vs. Clemson 16–13; won at Maryland 30–16; won vs. Florida 31–7; lost vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech 33–44; won vs. No. 19 South Carolina 26–17+53−30Won 59–6 vs. Samford+53SamfordLost 17–47 at No. 10 Oklahoma-30No. 10 OklahomaWon 34–10 vs. BYU+24BYUWon 31–0 vs. Wake Forest+31Wake ForestWon 34–14 at Virginia+20VirginiaWon 45–17 at No. 13 Miami+28No. 13 MiamiWon 24–19 vs. Boston College+5Boston CollegeLost 24–28 at NC State-4NC StateLost 35–37 vs. North Carolina-2North CarolinaWon 16–13 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonWon 30–16 at Maryland+14MarylandWon 31–7 vs. Florida+24FloridaLost 33–44 vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech-11No. 12 Virginia TechWon 26–17 vs. No. 19 South Carolina+9No. 19 South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSamfordW 59–⁠687%
Sep 11at10OklahomaL 17–⁠4732%
Sep 18vsBYUW 34–⁠1052%
Sep 25vsWake ForestW 31–⁠069%
Oct 2atVirginiaW 34–⁠1462%
Oct 9at13MiamiW 45–⁠1741%
Oct 16vsBoston CollegeW 24–⁠1981%
Oct 28atNC StateL 24–⁠2860%
Nov 6vsNorth CarolinaL 35–⁠3767%
Nov 13vsClemsonW 16–⁠1368%
Nov 20atMarylandW 30–⁠1661%
Nov 27vsFloridaW 31–⁠756%
Dec 4vs12Virginia TechACC Championship GameL 33–⁠4440%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19South CarolinaChick-fil-A BowlW 26–⁠1754%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 26–⁠17 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 6: 23
  4. Wk 7: 16
  5. Wk 8: 16
  6. Wk 9: 16
  7. Wk 10: 24
  8. Wk 13: 22
  9. Wk 14: 20
  10. Wk 15: 23
  11. Final: 17

ACC Atlantic champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanRodney Hudson, OG

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 16
Points
439–⁠275
Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Elo
1711 +131 this season
SP+ rating
19.7 No. 17 of 120; offense No. 26, defense No. 16, special teams No. 6
SRS
15.7 No. 10 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
James Coley
Defensive coordinator
Mark Stoops
Captains
Christian Ponder, Rodney Hudson, Ochuko Jenije and Markus White
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 120
  • Defense49th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0841%1.0031st of 120
Defense0.0339%0.9349th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.04 def		43% off
38% def		—22nd off
47th 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
Defense-0.1own 272% 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 yardsChristian Ponder QB2,044 yds
Passing touchdownsChristian Ponder QB20 TD
Rushing yardsChris Thompson RB846 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Thompson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsBert Reed WR614 yds
Receiving touchdownsWillie Haulstead WR6 TD
InterceptionsMike Harris CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Lamarcus Joyner ATH★★★★★No. 12
Christian Jones OLB★★★★★No. 21
Jeff Luc ILB★★★★★No. 26
Christian Green ATH★★★★No. 34
Kenny Shaw WR★★★★No. 102
Darious Cummings SDE★★★★No. 140
Telvin Smith OLB★★★★No. 156
Greg Dent WR★★★★No. 256

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.867
Receivers43.80.902
Offensive line13.00.852
Defensive line23.50.910
Linebackers54.20.939
Defensive backs23.00.878
Athletes and specialists24.50.988
Whole class183.70.914

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 1Christian Ponder QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Rodney Hudson CKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Markus White DEWashington Redskins

Roster 94

The 2010 roster

94 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 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.