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2010 Louisiana Tech

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Sonny Dykes.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2010, game by game: won vs. Grambling 20–6; lost at Texas A&M 16–48; lost vs. Navy 23–37; lost vs. Southern Miss 12–13; lost at Hawai’i 21–41; won vs. Utah State 24–6; won vs. Idaho 48–35; lost at No. 2 Boise State 20–49; lost vs. Fresno State 34–40; won at New Mexico State 41–20; won at San José State 45–38; lost vs. No. 14 Nevada 17–35+21−32Won 20–6 vs. Grambling+14GramblingLost 16–48 at Texas A&M-32Texas A&MLost 23–37 vs. Navy-14NavyLost 12–13 vs. Southern Miss-1Southern MissLost 21–41 at Hawai’i-20Hawai’iWon 24–6 vs. Utah State+18Utah StateWon 48–35 vs. Idaho+13IdahoLost 20–49 at No. 2 Boise State-29No. 2 Boise StateLost 34–40 vs. Fresno State-6Fresno StateWon 41–20 at New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateWon 45–38 at San José State+7San José StateLost 17–35 vs. No. 14 Nevada-18No. 14 Nevada
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsGramblingW 20–⁠662%
Sep 11atTexas A&ML 16–⁠4839%
Sep 18vsNavyL 23–⁠3744%
Sep 25vsSouthern MissL 12–⁠1346%
Oct 2atHawai’iL 21–⁠4139%
Oct 9vsUtah StateW 24–⁠657%
Oct 16vsIdahoW 48–⁠3552%
Oct 26at2Boise StateL 20–⁠4911%
Nov 6vsFresno StateL 34–⁠4046%
Nov 13atNew Mexico StateW 41–⁠2067%
Nov 27atSan José StateW 45–⁠3866%
Dec 4vs14NevadaL 17–⁠3530%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nevada 35–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
321–⁠368
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1456 −18 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 83 of 120; offense No. 77, defense No. 86, special teams No. 9
SRS
−5.6 No. 81 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 81
Offensive coordinator
Tony Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Spangler
Captains
Tank Calais, Adrien Cole, Rob McGill and Josh Victorian
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 120
  • Defense102nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0140%0.9388th of 120
Defense0.1045%0.91102nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.07 def		40% off
45% def		—111th off
98th 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 332% 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 yardsRoss Jenkins QB1,760 yds
Passing touchdownsRoss Jenkins QB12 TD
Rushing yardsLennon Creer RB1,181 yds
Rushing touchdownsLennon Creer RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTaulib Ikharo WR530 yds
Receiving touchdownsTaulib Ikharo WR4 TD
InterceptionsChad Boyd DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Antonio Burton S★★★No. 996
Carey Fortson WR★★★No. 1052
Seth Ancar OLB★★★No. 1185
Carter Street SDE★★★No. 1185
Kendall Hayes CB★★★No. 1492

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.789
Receivers43.00.825
Offensive line13.00.829
Defensive line13.00.850
Linebackers22.50.808
Defensive backs43.00.832
Whole class132.80.824

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 109

The 2010 roster

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

2010 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠113–⁠111
Boise State7–⁠112–⁠19
Hawai’i7–⁠110–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠38–⁠5
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Idaho3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠72–⁠10
San José State0–⁠81–⁠12

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