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2010 Georgia

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2010, game by game: won vs. Louisiana 55–7; lost at No. 24 South Carolina 6–17; lost vs. No. 12 Arkansas 24–31; lost at Mississippi State 12–24; lost at Colorado 27–29; won vs. Tennessee 41–14; won vs. Vanderbilt 43–0; won at Kentucky 44–31; lost vs. Florida 31–34; won vs. Idaho State 55–7; lost at No. 2 Auburn 31–49; won vs. Georgia Tech 42–34; lost vs. UCF 6–10+48−18Won 55–7 vs. Louisiana+48LouisianaLost 6–17 at No. 24 South Carolina-11No. 24 South CarolinaLost 24–31 vs. No. 12 Arkansas-7No. 12 ArkansasLost 12–24 at Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…Lost 27–29 at Colorado-2ColoradoWon 41–14 vs. Tennessee+27TennesseeWon 43–0 vs. Vanderbilt+43VanderbiltWon 44–31 at Kentucky+13KentuckyLost 31–34 vs. Florida-3FloridaWon 55–7 vs. Idaho State+48Idaho StateLost 31–49 at No. 2 Auburn-18No. 2 AuburnWon 42–34 vs. Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechLost 6–10 vs. UCF-4UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsLouisianaW 55–⁠778%
Sep 11at24South CarolinaL 6–⁠1751%
Sep 18vs12ArkansasL 24–⁠3156%
Sep 25atMississippi StateL 12–⁠2452%
Oct 2atColoradoL 27–⁠2954%
Oct 9vsTennesseeW 41–⁠1459%
Oct 16vsVanderbiltW 43–⁠073%
Oct 23atKentuckyW 44–⁠3147%
Oct 30vsFloridaL 31–⁠3436%
Nov 6vsIdaho StateW 55–⁠796%
Nov 13at2AuburnL 31–⁠4928%
Nov 27vsGeorgia TechW 42–⁠3460%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsUCFLiberty BowlL 6–⁠1047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 10–⁠6 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 22
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
417–⁠287
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1582 −17 this season
SP+ rating
22.2 No. 12 of 120; offense No. 9, defense No. 35, special teams No. 4
SRS
8.3 No. 35 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 11
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 120
  • Defense67th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted16th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9418th of 120
Defense0.0540%1.0267th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.04 def		44% off
39% def		—16th off
56th 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 333% allowed
Defense0.0own 273% 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 yardsAaron Murray QB3,049 yds
Passing touchdownsAaron Murray QB24 TD
Rushing yardsWashaun Ealey 811 yds
Rushing touchdownsWashaun Ealey 11 TD
Receiving yardsA.J. Green 848 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Green 9 TD
InterceptionsBacarri Rambo 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Alec Ogletree ILB★★★★★No. 19
T.J. Stripling WDE★★★★No. 73
Brent Benedict OT★★★★No. 80
Garrison Smith DT★★★★No. 92
Ken Malcome RB★★★★No. 154
Kolton Houston OG★★★★No. 200
Mike Thornton DT★★★★No. 208
Jalen Fields SDE★★★★No. 276

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.895
Receivers22.50.821
Offensive line33.70.908
Defensive line63.70.920
Linebackers24.50.941
Whole class153.60.904

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 1A.J. Green WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Justin Houston DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Akeem Dent ILBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Clint Boling OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Kris Durham WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Shaun Chapas FBDallas Cowboys

Roster 127

The 2010 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

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.