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2010 Florida

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Urban Meyer.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2010, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 34–12; won vs. South Florida 38–14; won at Tennessee 31–17; won vs. Kentucky 48–14; lost at No. 1 Alabama 6–31; lost vs. No. 12 LSU 29–33; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–10; won vs. Georgia 34–31; won at Vanderbilt 55–14; lost vs. No. 22 South Carolina 14–36; won vs. App State 48–10; lost at No. 22 Florida State 7–31; won vs. Penn State 37–24+41−25Won 34–12 vs. Miami (OH)+22Miami (OH)Won 38–14 vs. South Florida+24South FloridaWon 31–17 at Tennessee+14TennesseeWon 48–14 vs. Kentucky+34KentuckyLost 6–31 at No. 1 Alabama-25No. 1 AlabamaLost 29–33 vs. No. 12 LSU-4No. 12 LSULost 7–10 vs. Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 34–31 vs. Georgia+3GeorgiaWon 55–14 at Vanderbilt+41VanderbiltLost 14–36 vs. No. 22 South Carolina-22No. 22 South CarolinaWon 48–10 vs. App State+38App StateLost 7–31 at No. 22 Florida State-24No. 22 Florida StateWon 37–24 vs. Penn State+13Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMiami (OH)W 34–⁠1294%
Sep 11vsSouth FloridaW 38–⁠1479%
Sep 18atTennesseeW 31–⁠1772%
Sep 25vsKentuckyW 48–⁠1481%
Oct 2at1AlabamaL 6–⁠3141%
Oct 9vs12LSUL 29–⁠3368%
Oct 16vsMississippi StateL 7–⁠1077%
Oct 30vsGeorgiaW 34–⁠3164%
Nov 6atVanderbiltW 55–⁠1482%
Nov 13vs22South CarolinaL 14–⁠3675%
Nov 20vsApp StateW 48–⁠1073%
Nov 27at22Florida StateL 7–⁠3144%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsPenn StateOutback BowlW 37–⁠2458%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 37–⁠24 in the Outback Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 8
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 22
  8. Wk 11: 24

Ray Guy AwardChas Henry, P

Consensus All-AmericanChas Henry, P

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 4
Points
388–⁠277
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1688 −48 this season
SP+ rating
14.0 No. 26 of 120; offense No. 57, defense No. 11, special teams No. 60
SRS
11.2 No. 23 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Steve Addazio
Defensive coordinator
Teryl Austin
Captains
Ahmad Black, A.J. Jones, Duke Lemmens, Mike Pouncey and Justin Trattou
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 120
  • Defense12th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0137%1.0098th of 120
Defense-0.0339%0.8112th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
-0.01 def		41% off
39% def		—92nd off
12th 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 341% allowed
Defense-0.4own 313% 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 yardsJohn Brantley QB2,061 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Brantley QB9 TD
Rushing yardsJeff Demps RB551 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrey Burton WR11 TD
Receiving yardsDeonte Thompson WR570 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Rainey RB3 TD
InterceptionsAhmad Black 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Ronald Powell WDE★★★★★No. 1
Dominique Easley DT★★★★★No. 4
Sharrif Floyd SDE★★★★★No. 6
Matt Elam S★★★★★No. 16
Josh Shaw CB★★★★★No. 22
Chris Dunkley WR★★★★No. 37
Jaylen Watkins CB★★★★No. 39
Chaz Green OT★★★★No. 43

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.923
Receivers73.70.927
Offensive line24.00.974
Defensive line74.40.964
Linebackers33.30.897
Defensive backs64.30.966
Whole class274.00.945

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 1Mike Pouncey CMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Marcus Gilbert OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Ahmad Black STampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 7Maurice Hurt OGWashington Redskins

Roster 108

The 2010 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike PounceyCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠014–⁠01
LSU6–⁠211–⁠28
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠312
Alabama5–⁠310–⁠310
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠522
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠415
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠56–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

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