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2010 Kentucky

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Joker Phillips.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2010, game by game: won at Louisville 23–16; won vs. Western Kentucky 63–28; won vs. Akron 47–10; lost at No. 9 Florida 14–48; lost at Ole Miss 35–42; lost vs. No. 8 Auburn 34–37; won vs. No. 10 South Carolina 31–28; lost vs. Georgia 31–44; lost at No. 23 Mississippi State 17–24; won vs. Charleston Southern 49–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–20; lost at Tennessee 14–24; lost vs. Pittsburgh 10–27+37−34Won 23–16 at Louisville+7LouisvilleWon 63–28 vs. Western Kentucky+35Western KentuckyWon 47–10 vs. Akron+37AkronLost 14–48 at No. 9 Florida-34No. 9 FloridaLost 35–42 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissLost 34–37 vs. No. 8 Auburn-3No. 8 AuburnWon 31–28 vs. No. 10 South Carolina+3No. 10 South CarolinaLost 31–44 vs. Georgia-13GeorgiaLost 17–24 at No. 23 Mississippi State-7No. 23 Mississippi Sta…Won 49–21 vs. Charleston Southern+28Charleston Sout…Won 38–20 vs. Vanderbilt+18VanderbiltLost 14–24 at Tennessee-10TennesseeLost 10–27 vs. Pittsburgh-17Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atLouisvilleW 23–⁠1655%
Sep 11vsWestern KentuckyW 63–⁠2887%
Sep 18vsAkronW 47–⁠1083%
Sep 25at9FloridaL 14–⁠4819%
Oct 2atOle MissL 35–⁠4240%
Oct 9vs8AuburnL 34–⁠3746%
Oct 16vs10South CarolinaW 31–⁠2845%
Oct 23vsGeorgiaL 31–⁠4453%
Oct 30at23Mississippi StateL 17–⁠2430%
Nov 6vsCharleston SouthernW 49–⁠2189%
Nov 13vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠2074%
Nov 27atTennesseeL 14–⁠2439%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghBBVA Compass BowlL 10–⁠2732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 27–⁠10 in the BBVA Compass Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
406–⁠369
Coach
Joker Phillips
Elo
1487 −44 this season
SP+ rating
6.0 No. 50 of 120; offense No. 26, defense No. 71, special teams No. 54
SRS
0.0 No. 62 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 49
Offensive coordinator
Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator
Steve Brown
Captains
Randall Cobb and DeQuin Evans
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 120
  • Defense90th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0745%0.9435th of 120
Defense0.0942%1.0090th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.08 def		45% off
42% def		—33rd off
105th 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
Offense0.0own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 282% 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 yardsMike Hartline QB3,178 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Hartline QB23 TD
Rushing yardsDerrick Locke 887 yds
Rushing touchdownsDerrick Locke 10 TD
Receiving yardsRandall Cobb WR1,017 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Matthews WR9 TD
InterceptionsMychal Bailey S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Alex Smith TE★★★★No. 295
Brandon Gainer RB★★★No. 402
Raymond Sanders RB★★★No. 558
Avery Williamson ILB★★★No. 954
Justin Henderson WDE★★★No. 954

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs23.00.882
Receivers33.30.864
Defensive line43.00.837
Linebackers52.80.826
Defensive backs13.00.849
Athletes and specialists33.00.835
Whole class193.00.843

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 2Randall Cobb WRGreen Bay Packers

Roster 113

The 2010 roster

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

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠014–⁠01
LSU6–⁠211–⁠28
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠312
Alabama5–⁠310–⁠310
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠522
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠415
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠56–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

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