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2010 Kent State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Doug Martin.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Murray State 41–10; lost at Boston College 13–26; lost at No. 22 Penn State 0–24; lost at Miami (OH) 21–27; won vs. Akron 28–17; lost at Toledo 21–34; won at Bowling Green 30–6; won vs. Ball State 33–14; lost vs. Temple 10–28; lost vs. Army 28–45; lost at Western Michigan 3–38; won vs. Ohio 28–6+31−35Won 41–10 vs. Murray State+31Murray StateLost 13–26 at Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 0–24 at No. 22 Penn State-24No. 22 Penn StateLost 21–27 at Miami (OH)-6Miami (OH)Won 28–17 vs. Akron+11AkronLost 21–34 at Toledo-13ToledoWon 30–6 at Bowling Green+24Bowling GreenWon 33–14 vs. Ball State+19Ball StateLost 10–28 vs. Temple-18TempleLost 28–45 vs. Army-17ArmyLost 3–38 at Western Michigan-35Western MichiganWon 28–6 vs. Ohio+22Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMurray StateW 41–⁠1084%
Sep 11atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2626%
Sep 18at22Penn StateL 0–⁠2417%
Oct 2atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠2751%
Oct 9vsAkronW 28–⁠1771%
Oct 16atToledoL 21–⁠3437%
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 30–⁠638%
Oct 30vsBall StateW 33–⁠1468%
Nov 6vsTempleL 10–⁠2839%
Nov 13vsArmyL 28–⁠4556%
Nov 20atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠3839%
Nov 26vsOhioW 28–⁠629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio 28–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠275
Coach
Doug Martin
Elo
1415 −13 this season
SP+ rating
-7.6 No. 85 of 120; offense No. 111, defense No. 38, special teams No. 83
SRS
−10.4 No. 96 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 101
Defensive coordinator
Pete Rekstis
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 120
  • Defense17th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted114th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0237%0.97101st of 120
Defense-0.0136%0.9717th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.03 def		36% off
39% def		—114th off
42nd 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 334% allowed
Defense-0.2own 302% 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 yardsSpencer Keith QB2,212 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Keith QB8 TD
Rushing yardsJacquise Terry RB542 yds
Rushing touchdownsJacquise Terry RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTyshon Goode WR743 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyshon Goode WR5 TD
InterceptionsNorman Wolfe Jr. CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jerome Davis DT★★★No. 1333
Rahmon Swain OLB★★★No. 1413
Thomas Pizzurro OG★★★No. 1439
Tom Pizzurrro OC★★★No. 1439
Luke Wollet S★★★No. 1450

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.793
Running backs12.00.767
Offensive line23.00.837
Defensive line62.70.801
Linebackers62.70.811
Defensive backs52.80.819
Whole class212.70.809

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 103

The 2010 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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