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2010 Kansas

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Turner Gill.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2010, game by game: lost vs. North Dakota State 3–6; won vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech 28–25; lost at Southern Miss 16–31; won vs. New Mexico State 42–16; lost at Baylor 7–55; lost vs. Kansas State 7–59; lost vs. Texas A&M 10–45; lost at Iowa State 16–28; won vs. Colorado 52–45; lost at No. 9 Nebraska 3–20; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State 14–48; lost vs. No. 15 Missouri 7–35+26−52Lost 3–6 vs. North Dakota State-3North Dakota St…Won 28–25 vs. No. 15 Georgia Tech+3No. 15 Georgia TechLost 16–31 at Southern Miss-15Southern MissWon 42–16 vs. New Mexico State+26New Mexico StateLost 7–55 at Baylor-48BaylorLost 7–59 vs. Kansas State-52Kansas StateLost 10–45 vs. Texas A&M-35Texas A&MLost 16–28 at Iowa State-12Iowa StateWon 52–45 vs. Colorado+7ColoradoLost 3–20 at No. 9 Nebraska-17No. 9 NebraskaLost 14–48 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State-34No. 12 Oklahoma StateLost 7–35 vs. No. 15 Missouri-28No. 15 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠681%
Sep 11vs15Georgia TechW 28–⁠2537%
Sep 17atSouthern MissL 16–⁠3141%
Sep 25vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠1680%
Oct 2atBaylorL 7–⁠5540%
Oct 14vsKansas StateL 7–⁠5949%
Oct 23vsTexas A&ML 10–⁠4546%
Oct 30atIowa StateL 16–⁠2825%
Nov 6vsColoradoW 52–⁠4551%
Nov 13at9NebraskaL 3–⁠209%
Nov 20vs12Oklahoma StateL 14–⁠4817%
Nov 27vs15MissouriL 7–⁠3516%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 35–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠413
Coach
Turner Gill
Elo
1368 −136 this season
SP+ rating
-17.0 No. 105 of 120; offense No. 108, defense No. 80, special teams No. 93
SRS
−10.3 No. 95 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 64
Offensive coordinator
Chuck Long
Defensive coordinator
Carl Torbush
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense105th of 120
  • Defense117th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted117th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0235%0.91105th of 120
Defense0.1448%0.90117th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.10 def		36% off
45% def		—117th off
124th 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 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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 yardsJordan Webb QB1,195 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Webb QB7 TD
Rushing yardsJames Sims 742 yds
Rushing touchdownsJames Sims 9 TD
Receiving yardsDaymond Patterson WR487 yds
Receiving touchdownsTim Biere TE4 TD
InterceptionsIsiah Barfield CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Keeston Terry WR★★★No. 448
Brandon Bourbon RB★★★No. 448
Brian Maura WR★★★No. 1052
Jimmay Mundine TE★★★No. 1103
JaQwaylin Arps WDE★★★No. 1185

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.792
Receivers43.00.857
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line23.00.842
Linebackers23.00.832
Defensive backs13.00.832
Whole class122.80.830

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 105

The 2010 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

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.