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2010 LSU

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Les Miles, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2010, game by game: won vs. No. 18 North Carolina 30–24; won at Vanderbilt 27–3; won vs. Mississippi State 29–7; won vs. No. 22 West Virginia 20–14; won vs. Tennessee 16–14; won at No. 14 Florida 33–29; won vs. McNeese 32–10; lost at No. 5 Auburn 17–24; won vs. No. 5 Alabama 24–21; won vs. UL Monroe 51–0; won vs. Ole Miss 43–36; lost at No. 12 Arkansas 23–31; won vs. No. 18 Texas A&M 41–24+51−8Won 30–24 vs. No. 18 North Carolina+6No. 18 North CarolinaWon 27–3 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 29–7 vs. Mississippi State+22Mississippi Sta…Won 20–14 vs. No. 22 West Virginia+6No. 22 West VirginiaWon 16–14 vs. Tennessee+2TennesseeWon 33–29 at No. 14 Florida+4No. 14 FloridaWon 32–10 vs. McNeese+22McNeeseLost 17–24 at No. 5 Auburn-7No. 5 AuburnWon 24–21 vs. No. 5 Alabama+3No. 5 AlabamaWon 51–0 vs. UL Monroe+51UL MonroeWon 43–36 vs. Ole Miss+7Ole MissLost 23–31 at No. 12 Arkansas-8No. 12 ArkansasWon 41–24 vs. No. 18 Texas A&M+17No. 18 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs18North CarolinaW 30–⁠2456%
Sep 11atVanderbiltW 27–⁠372%
Sep 18vsMississippi StateW 29–⁠774%
Sep 25vs22West VirginiaW 20–⁠1463%
Oct 2vsTennesseeW 16–⁠1476%
Oct 9at14FloridaW 33–⁠2932%
Oct 16vsMcNeeseW 32–⁠1092%
Oct 23at5AuburnL 17–⁠2449%
Nov 6vs5AlabamaW 24–⁠2142%
Nov 13vsUL MonroeW 51–⁠088%
Nov 20vsOle MissW 43–⁠3682%
Nov 27at12ArkansasL 23–⁠3144%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvs18Texas A&MCotton BowlW 41–⁠2455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 41–⁠24 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 12
  10. Wk 10: 12
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 11
  15. Wk 15: 11
  16. Final: 8

Jim Thorpe AwardPatrick Peterson, CB; also the Bednarik

2 consensus All-AmericansPatrick Peterson, CB; Josh Jasper, K

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 5
Points
386–⁠237
Coach
Les Miles
Elo
1723 +112 this season
SP+ rating
20.4 No. 15 of 120; offense No. 34, defense No. 9, special teams No. 5
SRS
13.5 No. 16 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 9
Offensive coordinator
Gary Crowton
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 120
  • Defense28th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted56th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0242%0.8380th of 120
Defense0.0141%0.8128th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.01 def		44% off
40% def		—56th off
21st 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 392% allowed
Defense-0.2own 263% 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 Jefferson QB1,411 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Jefferson QB7 TD
Rushing yardsStevan Ridley RB1,147 yds
Rushing touchdownsStevan Ridley RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTerrence Toliver WR579 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrence Toliver WR5 TD
InterceptionsMorris Claiborne CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Eric Reid S★★★★No. 58
Ego Ferguson SDE★★★★No. 75
Spencer Ware ATH★★★★No. 83
Kadron Boone WR★★★★No. 91
Tharold Simon ATH★★★★No. 123
Jordan Allen SDE★★★★No. 167
Justin Maclin WDE★★★★No. 170
Evan Washington OT★★★★No. 171

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.882
Running backs23.50.887
Receivers34.00.926
Offensive line14.00.928
Defensive line44.00.930
Defensive backs24.00.944
Athletes and specialists63.50.906
Whole class193.70.916

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 1Patrick Peterson CBArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Kelvin Sheppard ILBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Stevan Ridley RBNew England Patriots
Rd 3Drake Nevis DTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Joe Barksdale OTOakland Raiders
Rd 7Lazarius Levingston DESeattle Seahawks

Roster 123

The 2010 roster

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

All-SEC

4 first team, 3 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.