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2010 Fresno State

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Pat Hill.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 28–14; won at Utah State 41–24; lost at Ole Miss 38–55; won vs. Cal Poly 38–17; lost vs. Hawai’i 27–49; won vs. New Mexico State 33–10; won at San José State 33–18; won at Louisiana Tech 40–34; lost vs. No. 21 Nevada 34–35; lost at No. 3 Boise State 0–51; won vs. Idaho 23–20; won vs. Illinois 25–23; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–40+23−51Won 28–14 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 41–24 at Utah State+17Utah StateLost 38–55 at Ole Miss-17Ole MissWon 38–17 vs. Cal Poly+21Cal PolyLost 27–49 vs. Hawai’i-22Hawai’iWon 33–10 vs. New Mexico State+23New Mexico StateWon 33–18 at San José State+15San José StateWon 40–34 at Louisiana Tech+6Louisiana TechLost 34–35 vs. No. 21 Nevada-1No. 21 NevadaLost 0–51 at No. 3 Boise State-51No. 3 Boise StateWon 23–20 vs. Idaho+3IdahoWon 25–23 vs. Illinois+2IllinoisLost 17–40 vs. Northern Illinois-23Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCincinnatiW 28–⁠1438%
Sep 18atUtah StateW 41–⁠2460%
Sep 25atOle MissL 38–⁠5547%
Oct 2vsCal PolyW 38–⁠1782%
Oct 9vsHawai’iL 27–⁠4969%
Oct 16vsNew Mexico StateW 33–⁠1084%
Oct 23atSan José StateW 33–⁠1868%
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 40–⁠3454%
Nov 13vs21NevadaL 34–⁠3545%
Nov 19at3Boise StateL 0–⁠5115%
Nov 27vsIdahoW 23–⁠2070%
Dec 3vsIllinoisW 25–⁠2357%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsNorthern IllinoisHumanitarian BowlL 17–⁠4043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 40–⁠17 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
377–⁠390
Coach
Pat Hill
Elo
1531 +11 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 58 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 65, special teams No. 20
SRS
−1.9 No. 68 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 69
Defensive coordinator
Randy Stewart
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 120
  • Defense69th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted58th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted54th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0538%1.0551st of 120
Defense0.0639%1.1169th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.04 def		38% off
39% def		—58th off
54th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.3own 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 yardsRyan Colburn QB2,817 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Colburn QB23 TD
Rushing yardsRobbie Rouse RB1,129 yds
Rushing touchdownsRobbie Rouse RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJamel Hamler WR812 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamel Hamler WR6 TD
InterceptionsPhillip Thomas 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Davon Dunn ATH★★★★No. 377
Derron Smith CB★★★No. 701
Greg Watson ATH★★★No. 954
Lester Fontenette ATH★★★No. 996
John Oglesby OLB★★★No. 1052

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.826
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line13.00.811
Defensive line13.00.811
Linebackers23.00.855
Defensive backs33.00.838
Athletes and specialists53.20.860
Whole class163.00.837

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 5Christopher Carter OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Andrew Jackson OGAtlanta Falcons

Roster 103

The 2010 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠113–⁠111
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠19
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
San José State0–⁠81–⁠12

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