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2010 Georgia Tech

6–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Paul Johnson.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 2010, game by game: won vs. South Carolina State 41–10; lost at Kansas 25–28; won at North Carolina 30–24; lost vs. NC State 28–45; won at Wake Forest 24–20; won vs. Virginia 33–21; won vs. Middle Tennessee 42–14; lost at Clemson 13–27; lost at No. 20 Virginia Tech 21–28; lost vs. Miami 10–35; won vs. Duke 30–20; lost at Georgia 34–42; lost vs. Air Force 7–14+31−25Won 41–10 vs. South Carolina State+31South Carolina …Lost 25–28 at Kansas-3KansasWon 30–24 at North Carolina+6North CarolinaLost 28–45 vs. NC State-17NC StateWon 24–20 at Wake Forest+4Wake ForestWon 33–21 vs. Virginia+12VirginiaWon 42–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+28Middle TennesseeLost 13–27 at Clemson-14ClemsonLost 21–28 at No. 20 Virginia Tech-7No. 20 Virginia TechLost 10–35 vs. Miami-25MiamiWon 30–20 vs. Duke+10DukeLost 34–42 at Georgia-8GeorgiaLost 7–14 vs. Air Force-7Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSouth Carolina StateW 41–⁠1078%
Sep 11atKansasL 25–⁠2863%
Sep 18atNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠2450%
Sep 25vsNC StateL 28–⁠4570%
Oct 2atWake ForestW 24–⁠2055%
Oct 9vsVirginiaW 33–⁠2175%
Oct 16vsMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠1474%
Oct 23atClemsonL 13–⁠2750%
Nov 4at20Virginia TechL 21–⁠2827%
Nov 13vsMiamiL 10–⁠3552%
Nov 20vsDukeW 30–⁠2076%
Nov 27atGeorgiaL 34–⁠4240%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceIndependence BowlL 7–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 14–⁠7 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 15

Burlsworth TrophySean Bedford, C

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
338–⁠328
Coach
Paul Johnson
Elo
1532 −80 this season
SP+ rating
2.9 No. 61 of 120; offense No. 47, defense No. 70, special teams No. 54
SRS
0.2 No. 60 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 43
Defensive coordinator
Al Groh
Offense
Flexbone triple option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense44th of 120
  • Defense62nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted47th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted69th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.9944th of 120
Defense0.0543%0.9062nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.05 def		42% off
42% def		—47th off
69th 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 313% allowed
Defense0.0own 312% 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 yardsJoshua Nesbitt QB674 yds
Passing touchdownsJoshua Nesbitt QB7 TD
Rushing yardsAnthony Allen RB1,316 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Nesbitt QB10 TD
Receiving yardsStephen Hill WR291 yds
Receiving touchdownsStephen Hill WR3 TD
InterceptionsJerrard Tarrant DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Louis Young CB★★★★No. 228
Ryan Ayers CB★★★★No. 243
Anthony Williams WDE★★★★No. 298
Denzel McCoy DT★★★★No. 330
Shawn Green DT★★★★No. 382

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.00.830
Defensive line34.00.896
Linebackers13.00.857
Defensive backs53.40.889
Athletes and specialists23.00.838
Whole class143.40.868

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 7Anthony Allen RBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 117

The 2010 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 28 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.