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2010 Iowa

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2010, game by game: won vs. Eastern Illinois 37–7; won vs. Iowa State 35–7; lost at No. 24 Arizona 27–34; won vs. Ball State 45–0; won vs. No. 22 Penn State 24–3; won at Michigan 38–28; lost vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 30–31; won vs. No. 5 Michigan State 37–6; won at Indiana 18–13; lost at Northwestern 17–21; lost vs. No. 8 Ohio State 17–20; lost at Minnesota 24–27; won vs. No. 14 Missouri 27–24+45−7Won 37–7 vs. Eastern Illinois+30Eastern IllinoisWon 35–7 vs. Iowa State+28Iowa StateLost 27–34 at No. 24 Arizona-7No. 24 ArizonaWon 45–0 vs. Ball State+45Ball StateWon 24–3 vs. No. 22 Penn State+21No. 22 Penn StateWon 38–28 at Michigan+10MichiganLost 30–31 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin-1No. 10 WisconsinWon 37–6 vs. No. 5 Michigan State+31No. 5 Michigan StateWon 18–13 at Indiana+5IndianaLost 17–21 at Northwestern-4NorthwesternLost 17–20 vs. No. 8 Ohio State-3No. 8 Ohio StateLost 24–27 at Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 27–24 vs. No. 14 Missouri+3No. 14 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsEastern IllinoisW 37–⁠790%
Sep 11vsIowa StateW 35–⁠777%
Sep 18at24ArizonaL 27–⁠3451%
Sep 25vsBall StateW 45–⁠085%
Oct 2vs22Penn StateW 24–⁠354%
Oct 16atMichiganW 38–⁠2861%
Oct 23vs10WisconsinL 30–⁠3163%
Oct 30vs5Michigan StateW 37–⁠659%
Nov 6atIndianaW 18–⁠1380%
Nov 13atNorthwesternL 17–⁠2166%
Nov 20vs8Ohio StateL 17–⁠2050%
Nov 27atMinnesotaL 24–⁠2778%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs14MissouriInsight BowlW 27–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 27–⁠24 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 18
  10. Wk 10: 15
  11. Wk 11: 13
  12. Wk 12: 21
  13. Wk 13: 24

Consensus All-AmericanAdrian Clayborn, DT

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
376–⁠221
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1671 +35 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 20 of 120; offense No. 19, defense No. 30, special teams No. 30
SRS
10.2 No. 25 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 36
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 120
  • Defense80th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted75th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%0.9619th of 120
Defense0.0744%0.8780th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.05 def		42% off
42% def		—25th off
75th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 272% 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 yardsRicky Stanzi QB3,004 yds
Passing touchdownsRicky Stanzi QB25 TD
Rushing yardsAdam Robinson RB941 yds
Rushing touchdownsAdam Robinson RB10 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin McNutt WR861 yds
Receiving touchdownsDerrell Johnson-Koulianos WR10 TD
InterceptionsBrett Greenwood DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

C.J. Fiedorowicz TE★★★★No. 63
A.J. Derby PRO★★★★No. 238
Andrew Donnal OT★★★★No. 259
Marcus Coker RB★★★★No. 288
Don Shumpert WR★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.912
Running backs23.50.868
Receivers43.30.881
Offensive line23.50.892
Defensive line23.00.856
Linebackers33.00.853
Defensive backs12.00.744
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class163.10.859

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 1Adrian Clayborn DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Christian Ballard DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Ricky Stanzi QBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Karl Klug DETennessee Titans
Rd 5Julian Vandervelde OGPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Tyler Sash SNew York Giants

Roster 108

The 2010 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 7 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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠15
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠27
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠214
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠6
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠57–⁠6
Purdue2–⁠64–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠75–⁠7

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