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2010 Memphis

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Conference USA), coached by Larry Porter.

Schedule and results

Memphis in 2010, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 7–49; lost at East Carolina 27–49; won vs. Middle Tennessee 24–17; lost at UTEP 13–16; lost vs. Tulsa 7–48; lost at Louisville 0–56; lost vs. Southern Miss 19–41; lost vs. Houston 17–56; lost vs. Tennessee 14–50; lost at Marshall 13–28; lost at UAB 15–31; lost vs. UCF 17–37+7−56Lost 7–49 at Mississippi State-42Mississippi Sta…Lost 27–49 at East Carolina-22East CarolinaWon 24–17 vs. Middle Tennessee+7Middle TennesseeLost 13–16 at UTEP-3UTEPLost 7–48 vs. Tulsa-41TulsaLost 0–56 at Louisville-56LouisvilleLost 19–41 vs. Southern Miss-22Southern MissLost 17–56 vs. Houston-39HoustonLost 14–50 vs. Tennessee-36TennesseeLost 13–28 at Marshall-15MarshallLost 15–31 at UAB-16UABLost 17–37 vs. UCF-20UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4925%
Sep 11atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠4918%
Sep 18vsMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠1734%
Sep 25atUTEPL 13–⁠1632%
Oct 2vsTulsaL 7–⁠4839%
Oct 9atLouisvilleL 0–⁠5628%
Oct 16vsSouthern MissL 19–⁠4128%
Oct 30vsHoustonL 17–⁠5627%
Nov 6vsTennesseeL 14–⁠5032%
Nov 13atMarshallL 13–⁠2822%
Nov 20atUABL 15–⁠3126%
Nov 27vsUCFL 17–⁠3715%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 37–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠478
Coach
Larry Porter
Elo
1231 −145 this season
SP+ rating
-25.0 No. 114 of 120; offense No. 116, defense No. 113, special teams No. 40
SRS
−22.2 No. 119 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 71
Offensive coordinator
Eric Price
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hopson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 120
  • Defense106th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0137%1.0285th of 120
Defense0.1147%0.87106th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.08 def		38% off
46% def		—95th off
114th 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-0.1own 283% allowed
Defense0.0own 352% 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 yardsRyan Williams QB2,075 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Williams QB13 TD
Rushing yardsGregory Ray RB676 yds
Rushing touchdownsGregory Ray RB3 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Rucker WR704 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Rucker WR8 TD
InterceptionsMarcus Ball DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Lonnie Ballentine S★★★No. 402
Johnnie Farms OG★★★No. 413
Fred Harvey ILB★★★No. 996
Jerrell Rhodes APB★★★No. 1042
Jerell Rhodes RB★★★No. 1333

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs23.00.850
Receivers42.30.786
Offensive line32.30.807
Defensive line22.50.800
Linebackers22.50.812
Defensive backs43.00.847
Athletes and specialists22.50.811
Whole class202.60.817

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 102

The 2010 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 28 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.