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2010 Maryland

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2010, game by game: won vs. Navy 17–14; won vs. Morgan State 62–3; lost at No. 21 West Virginia 17–31; won vs. Florida International 42–28; won vs. Duke 21–16; lost at Clemson 7–31; won at Boston College 24–21; won vs. Wake Forest 62–14; lost at Miami 20–26; won at Virginia 42–23; lost vs. Florida State 16–30; won vs. No. 21 NC State 38–31; won vs. East Carolina 51–20+59−24Won 17–14 vs. Navy+3NavyWon 62–3 vs. Morgan State+59Morgan StateLost 17–31 at No. 21 West Virginia-14No. 21 West VirginiaWon 42–28 vs. Florida International+14Florida Interna…Won 21–16 vs. Duke+5DukeLost 7–31 at Clemson-24ClemsonWon 24–21 at Boston College+3Boston CollegeWon 62–14 vs. Wake Forest+48Wake ForestLost 20–26 at Miami-6MiamiWon 42–23 at Virginia+19VirginiaLost 16–30 vs. Florida State-14Florida StateWon 38–31 vs. No. 21 NC State+7No. 21 NC StateWon 51–20 vs. East Carolina+31East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsNavyW 17–⁠1430%
Sep 11vsMorgan StateW 62–⁠377%
Sep 18at21West VirginiaL 17–⁠3125%
Sep 25vsFlorida InternationalW 42–⁠2870%
Oct 2vsDukeW 21–⁠1666%
Oct 16atClemsonL 7–⁠3133%
Oct 23atBoston CollegeW 24–⁠2140%
Oct 30vsWake ForestW 62–⁠1460%
Nov 6atMiamiL 20–⁠2628%
Nov 13atVirginiaW 42–⁠2351%
Nov 20vsFlorida StateL 16–⁠3039%
Nov 27vs21NC StateW 38–⁠3144%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsEast CarolinaMilitary BowlW 51–⁠2061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Carolina 51–⁠20 in the Military Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 23
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 23
Points
419–⁠288
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1559 +128 this season
SP+ rating
11.9 No. 31 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 23, special teams No. 54
SRS
6.9 No. 39 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
James Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Don Brown
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 120
  • Defense39th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted37th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0037%1.0194th of 120
Defense0.0239%0.9739th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.02 def		39% off
39% def		—101st off
37th 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 352% allowed
Defense0.0own 313% 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 yardsDanny O’Brien QB2,438 yds
Passing touchdownsDanny O’Brien QB22 TD
Rushing yardsDavin Meggett RB720 yds
Rushing touchdownsDa’Rel Scott RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTorrey Smith WR1,055 yds
Receiving touchdownsTorrey Smith WR12 TD
InterceptionsAdrian Moten LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Titus Till S★★★★No. 204
Javarie Johnson OLB★★★★No. 213
Nathaniel Clarke OG★★★★No. 301
Tyler Smith DUAL★★★★No. 373
Sal Conaboy OG★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.893
Running backs13.00.850
Receivers13.00.850
Offensive line52.80.846
Defensive line33.00.851
Linebackers23.50.887
Defensive backs43.30.877
Athletes and specialists13.00.850
Whole class183.10.861

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 2Torrey Smith WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Da’Rel Scott RBNew York Giants

Roster 111

The 2010 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech8–⁠011–⁠316
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠417
NC State5–⁠39–⁠425
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠423
Miami5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠74–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9

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