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2010 Houston

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Kevin Sumlin.

Schedule and results

Houston in 2010, game by game: won vs. Texas State 68–28; won vs. UTEP 54–24; lost at UCLA 13–31; won vs. Tulane 42–23; lost vs. Mississippi State 24–47; lost at Rice 31–34; won at SMU 45–20; won at Memphis 56–17; lost vs. UCF 33–40; lost vs. Tulsa 25–28; lost at Southern Miss 41–59; lost at Texas Tech 20–35+40−23Won 68–28 vs. Texas State+40Texas StateWon 54–24 vs. UTEP+30UTEPLost 13–31 at UCLA-18UCLAWon 42–23 vs. Tulane+19TulaneLost 24–47 vs. Mississippi State-23Mississippi Sta…Lost 31–34 at Rice-3RiceWon 45–20 at SMU+25SMUWon 56–17 at Memphis+39MemphisLost 33–40 vs. UCF-7UCFLost 25–28 vs. Tulsa-3TulsaLost 41–59 at Southern Miss-18Southern MissLost 20–35 at Texas Tech-15Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsTexas StateW 68–⁠2881%
Sep 10vsUTEPW 54–⁠2470%
Sep 18atUCLAL 13–⁠3159%
Sep 25vsTulaneW 42–⁠2380%
Oct 9vsMississippi StateL 24–⁠4760%
Oct 16atRiceL 31–⁠3468%
Oct 23atSMUW 45–⁠2039%
Oct 30atMemphisW 56–⁠1773%
Nov 5vsUCFL 33–⁠4053%
Nov 13vsTulsaL 25–⁠2855%
Nov 20atSouthern MissL 41–⁠5931%
Nov 27atTexas TechL 20–⁠3531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 35–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 23
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
452–⁠386
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1477 −63 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 74 of 120; offense No. 44, defense No. 103, special teams No. 47
SRS
−2.0 No. 69 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 55
Offensive coordinators
Jason Phillips and Kliff Kingsbury
Defensive coordinator
Brian Stewart
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense21st of 120
  • Defense105th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted24th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted112th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9521st of 120
Defense0.1147%0.92105th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.08 def		44% off
46% def		—24th off
112th 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 304% allowed
Defense-0.2own 323% 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 yardsDavid Piland QB2,641 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Piland QB24 TD
Rushing yardsBryce Beall RB870 yds
Rushing touchdownsBryce Beall RB12 TD
Receiving yardsPatrick Edwards WR1,100 yds
Receiving touchdownsPatrick Edwards WR13 TD
InterceptionsLoyce Means DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Alton Demby CB★★★No. 558
Darian Lazard WR★★★No. 558
Dominique Sanders WR★★★No. 701
Efrem Oliphant OLB★★★No. 954
Jordan Jolly WR★★★No. 996

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.838
Running backs13.00.847
Receivers43.00.859
Offensive line43.00.833
Defensive line23.00.822
Linebackers23.00.845
Defensive backs53.00.850
Athletes and specialists13.00.821
Whole class213.00.843

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.

Roster 111

The 2010 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠111–⁠321
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠36–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠56–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠64–⁠8
Memphis0–⁠81–⁠11

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