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2010 Marshall

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Doc Holliday.

Schedule and results

Marshall in 2010, game by game: lost at No. 2 Ohio State 7–45; lost vs. No. 23 West Virginia 21–24; lost at Bowling Green 28–44; won vs. Ohio 24–23; lost at Southern Miss 16–41; lost vs. UCF 14–35; lost at East Carolina 10–37; won vs. UTEP 16–12; won at UAB 31–17; won vs. Memphis 28–13; lost at SMU 17–31; won vs. Tulane 38–23+15−38Lost 7–45 at No. 2 Ohio State-38No. 2 Ohio StateLost 21–24 vs. No. 23 West Virginia-3No. 23 West VirginiaLost 28–44 at Bowling Green-16Bowling GreenWon 24–23 vs. Ohio+1OhioLost 16–41 at Southern Miss-25Southern MissLost 14–35 vs. UCF-21UCFLost 10–37 at East Carolina-27East CarolinaWon 16–12 vs. UTEP+4UTEPWon 31–17 at UAB+14UABWon 28–13 vs. Memphis+15MemphisLost 17–31 at SMU-14SMUWon 38–23 vs. Tulane+15Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at2Ohio StateL 7–⁠4517%
Sep 10vs23West VirginiaL 21–⁠2438%
Sep 18atBowling GreenL 28–⁠4440%
Sep 25vsOhioW 24–⁠2352%
Oct 2atSouthern MissL 16–⁠4129%
Oct 13vsUCFL 14–⁠3542%
Oct 23atEast CarolinaL 10–⁠3722%
Oct 30vsUTEPW 16–⁠1251%
Nov 6atUABW 31–⁠1736%
Nov 13vsMemphisW 28–⁠1378%
Nov 20atSMUL 17–⁠3139%
Nov 27vsTulaneW 38–⁠2371%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 38–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠345
Coach
Doc Holliday
Elo
1435 −34 this season
SP+ rating
-14.1 No. 97 of 120; offense No. 109, defense No. 69, special teams No. 106
SRS
−12.7 No. 102 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 78
Offensive coordinators
Bill Legg and Tony Petersen
Defensive coordinator
Chris Rippon
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense109th of 120
  • Defense40th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0434%1.01109th of 120
Defense0.0241%0.9640th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.03 def		34% off
40% def		—123rd off
40th 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 283% 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 yardsBrian Anderson QB2,358 yds
Passing touchdownsBrian Anderson QB20 TD
Rushing yardsMartin Ward RB345 yds
Rushing touchdownsTroy Evans WR2 TD
Receiving yardsAaron Dobson WR689 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Dobson WR5 TD
InterceptionsDonald Brown DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Brian Robinson S★★★No. 386
Antwon Chisholm ATH★★★No. 558
Ed Sullivan DUAL★★★No. 928
Joe Johnson CB★★★No. 1340
Isaiah King WR★★★No. 1486

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.860
Receivers42.80.806
Offensive line13.00.811
Defensive line52.80.802
Linebackers23.00.817
Defensive backs42.50.817
Athletes and specialists62.50.787
Whole class232.70.805

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 5Lee Smith TENew England Patriots

Roster 100

The 2010 roster

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

2010 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠111–⁠321
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠36–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠56–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠64–⁠8
Memphis0–⁠81–⁠11

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