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2010 Iowa State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Paul Rhoads.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 27–10; lost at No. 9 Iowa 7–35; lost vs. Kansas State 20–27; won vs. Northern Iowa 27–0; won vs. Texas Tech 52–38; lost vs. No. 10 Utah 27–68; lost at No. 6 Oklahoma 0–52; won at No. 22 Texas 28–21; won vs. Kansas 28–16; lost vs. No. 9 Nebraska 30–31; lost at Colorado 14–34; lost vs. No. 15 Missouri 0–14+27−52Won 27–10 vs. Northern Illinois+17Northern Illino…Lost 7–35 at No. 9 Iowa-28No. 9 IowaLost 20–27 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateWon 27–0 vs. Northern Iowa+27Northern IowaWon 52–38 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechLost 27–68 vs. No. 10 Utah-41No. 10 UtahLost 0–52 at No. 6 Oklahoma-52No. 6 OklahomaWon 28–21 at No. 22 Texas+7No. 22 TexasWon 28–16 vs. Kansas+12KansasLost 30–31 vs. No. 9 Nebraska-1No. 9 NebraskaLost 14–34 at Colorado-20ColoradoLost 0–14 vs. No. 15 Missouri-14No. 15 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthern IllinoisW 27–⁠1056%
Sep 11at9IowaL 7–⁠3523%
Sep 18vsKansas StateL 20–⁠2744%
Sep 25vsNorthern IowaW 27–⁠063%
Oct 2vsTexas TechW 52–⁠3836%
Oct 9vs10UtahL 27–⁠6835%
Oct 16at6OklahomaL 0–⁠5216%
Oct 23at22TexasW 28–⁠2118%
Oct 30vsKansasW 28–⁠1675%
Nov 6vs9NebraskaL 30–⁠3130%
Nov 13atColoradoL 14–⁠3460%
Nov 20vs15MissouriL 0–⁠1436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠346
Coach
Paul Rhoads
Elo
1471 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-5.7 No. 79 of 120; offense No. 94, defense No. 51, special teams No. 89
SRS
−0.3 No. 63 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 68
Offensive coordinator
Tom Herman
Defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 120
  • Defense94th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted90th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0137%0.9486th of 120
Defense0.0947%0.8694th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.08 def		39% off
46% def		—90th off
101st 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-0.2own 303% allowed
Defense-0.3own 293% 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 yardsAusten Arnaud QB1,703 yds
Passing touchdownsAusten Arnaud QB13 TD
Rushing yardsAlexander Robinson RB946 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlexander Robinson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsCollin Franklin TE530 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Williams WR4 TD
InterceptionsJake Knott LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jarvis West WR★★★No. 954
Shontrelle Johnson RB★★★No. 996
T.J. McCullough S★★★No. 1052
Floyd Mattison OLB★★★No. 1052
Adrian Bennett S★★★No. 1185

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.844
Running backs23.00.845
Receivers23.00.849
Offensive line52.80.830
Defensive line22.50.793
Linebackers32.30.804
Defensive backs32.70.824
Athletes and specialists22.50.782
Whole class202.70.821

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 116

The 2010 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

5 second 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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