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2010 Idaho

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Robb Akey.

Schedule and results

Idaho in 2010, game by game: won vs. North Dakota 45–0; lost at No. 6 Nebraska 17–38; won vs. UNLV 30–7; lost at Colorado State 34–36; won at Western Michigan 33–13; lost at Louisiana Tech 35–48; won vs. New Mexico State 37–14; lost at Hawai’i 10–45; lost vs. No. 25 Nevada 17–63; lost vs. No. 4 Boise State 14–52; won at Utah State 28–6; lost at Fresno State 20–23; won vs. San José State 26–23+45−46Won 45–0 vs. North Dakota+45North DakotaLost 17–38 at No. 6 Nebraska-21No. 6 NebraskaWon 30–7 vs. UNLV+23UNLVLost 34–36 at Colorado State-2Colorado StateWon 33–13 at Western Michigan+20Western MichiganLost 35–48 at Louisiana Tech-13Louisiana TechWon 37–14 vs. New Mexico State+23New Mexico StateLost 10–45 at Hawai’i-35Hawai’iLost 17–63 vs. No. 25 Nevada-46No. 25 NevadaLost 14–52 vs. No. 4 Boise State-38No. 4 Boise StateWon 28–6 at Utah State+22Utah StateLost 20–23 at Fresno State-3Fresno StateWon 26–23 vs. San José State+3San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorth DakotaW 45–⁠076%
Sep 11at6NebraskaL 17–⁠3818%
Sep 18vsUNLVW 30–⁠762%
Sep 25atColorado StateL 34–⁠3660%
Oct 2atWestern MichiganW 33–⁠1347%
Oct 16atLouisiana TechL 35–⁠4848%
Oct 23vsNew Mexico StateW 37–⁠1480%
Oct 30atHawai’iL 10–⁠4528%
Nov 6vs25NevadaL 17–⁠6333%
Nov 12vs4Boise StateL 14–⁠5214%
Nov 20atUtah StateW 28–⁠646%
Nov 27atFresno StateL 20–⁠2330%
Dec 4vsSan José StateW 26–⁠2378%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 26–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
346–⁠368
Coach
Robb Akey
Elo
1445 +16 this season
SP+ rating
-11.9 No. 92 of 120; offense No. 86, defense No. 89, special teams No. 50
SRS
−3.0 No. 70 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 97
Offensive coordinator
Steve Axman
Defensive coordinator
Mark Criner
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 120
  • Defense89th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.0545th of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9589th of 120
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.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 283% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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.

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Mike Marboe OC★★★No. 1271
Maxx Forde SDE★★★No. 1340
Max Forde WDE★★★No. 1394
Justin Podrabsky PRO★★★No. 1450
Mitchell Crockum WR★★★No. 1492

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs22.00.779
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line42.30.802
Defensive line52.40.797
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class162.30.795

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 5Shiloh Keo SHouston Texans
Rd 5Nathan Enderle QBChicago Bears
Rd 7Daniel Hardy TETampa Bay Buccaneers

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.