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2010 Kansas State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2010, game by game: won vs. UCLA 31–22; won vs. Missouri State 48–24; won vs. Iowa State 27–20; won vs. UCF 17–13; lost vs. No. 7 Nebraska 13–48; won at Kansas 59–7; lost at Baylor 42–47; lost vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State 14–24; won vs. Texas 39–14; lost at No. 20 Missouri 28–38; lost at Colorado 36–44; won at North Texas 49–41; lost vs. Syracuse 34–36+52−35Won 31–22 vs. UCLA+9UCLAWon 48–24 vs. Missouri State+24Missouri StateWon 27–20 vs. Iowa State+7Iowa StateWon 17–13 vs. UCF+4UCFLost 13–48 vs. No. 7 Nebraska-35No. 7 NebraskaWon 59–7 at Kansas+52KansasLost 42–47 at Baylor-5BaylorLost 14–24 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State-10No. 20 Oklahoma StateWon 39–14 vs. Texas+25TexasLost 28–38 at No. 20 Missouri-10No. 20 MissouriLost 36–44 at Colorado-8ColoradoWon 49–41 at North Texas+8North TexasLost 34–36 vs. Syracuse-2Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUCLAW 31–⁠2254%
Sep 11vsMissouri StateW 48–⁠2480%
Sep 18vsIowa StateW 27–⁠2056%
Sep 25vsUCFW 17–⁠1360%
Oct 7vs7NebraskaL 13–⁠4838%
Oct 14atKansasW 59–⁠751%
Oct 23atBaylorL 42–⁠4746%
Oct 30vs20Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠2442%
Nov 6vsTexasW 39–⁠1444%
Nov 13at20MissouriL 28–⁠3833%
Nov 20atColoradoL 36–⁠4458%
Nov 27atNorth TexasW 49–⁠4170%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsSyracusePinstripe BowlL 34–⁠3658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 36–⁠34 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
437–⁠378
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1518 +36 this season
SP+ rating
8.6 No. 41 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 64, special teams No. 9
SRS
3.7 No. 46 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 76
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinator
Chris Cosh
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 120
  • Defense103rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0741%0.9538th of 120
Defense0.1043%1.00103rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.08 def		41% off
42% def		—39th off
113th 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-0.3own 322% allowed
Defense0.1own 292% 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 yardsCarson Coffman QB2,060 yds
Passing touchdownsCarson Coffman QB14 TD
Rushing yardsDaniel Thomas RB1,585 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Thomas RB19 TD
Receiving yardsAubrey Quarles WR760 yds
Receiving touchdownsAubrey Quarles WR5 TD
InterceptionsTy Zimmerman DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

DeMarcus Robinson RB★★★★No. 380
Destin Mosley ATH★★★No. 954
Kason Hostrup OT★★★No. 996
Tre Walker OLB★★★No. 1052
Kyle Klein ATH★★★No. 1441

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.851
Receivers12.00.796
Offensive line22.50.778
Linebackers13.00.856
Defensive backs12.00.700
Athletes and specialists42.50.793
Whole class112.60.798

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 2Daniel Thomas RBMiami Dolphins

Roster 132

The 2010 roster

132 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 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 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.