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2010 Miami (OH)

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Michael Haywood, then Lance Guidry (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2010, game by game: lost at No. 4 Florida 12–34; won vs. Eastern Michigan 28–21; won vs. Colorado State 31–10; lost at Missouri 13–51; won vs. Kent State 27–21; lost at Cincinnati 3–45; won at Central Michigan 27–20; lost vs. Ohio 13–34; won at Buffalo 21–9; won at Bowling Green 24–21; won at Akron 19–14; won vs. Temple 23–3; won vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois 26–21; won vs. Middle Tennessee 35–21+21−42Lost 12–34 at No. 4 Florida-22No. 4 FloridaWon 28–21 vs. Eastern Michigan+7Eastern MichiganWon 31–10 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 13–51 at Missouri-38MissouriWon 27–21 vs. Kent State+6Kent StateLost 3–45 at Cincinnati-42CincinnatiWon 27–20 at Central Michigan+7Central MichiganLost 13–34 vs. Ohio-21OhioWon 21–9 at Buffalo+12BuffaloWon 24–21 at Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenWon 19–14 at Akron+5AkronWon 23–3 vs. Temple+20TempleWon 26–21 vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois+5No. 24 Northern Illino…Won 35–21 vs. Middle Tennessee+14Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at4FloridaL 12–⁠346%
Sep 11vsEastern MichiganW 28–⁠2163%
Sep 18vsColorado StateW 31–⁠1054%
Sep 25atMissouriL 13–⁠5116%
Oct 2vsKent StateW 27–⁠2149%
Oct 9atCincinnatiL 3–⁠4518%
Oct 16atCentral MichiganW 27–⁠2022%
Oct 23vsOhioL 13–⁠3442%
Oct 30atBuffaloW 21–⁠942%
Nov 10atBowling GreenW 24–⁠2143%
Nov 17atAkronW 19–⁠1469%
Nov 23vsTempleW 23–⁠338%
Dec 3vs24Northern IllinoisMid-American Championship GameW 26–⁠2128%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsMiddle TennesseeGoDaddy.com BowlW 35–⁠2155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Middle Tennessee 35–⁠21 in the GoDaddy.com Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mid-American Championship Game

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
302–⁠325
Coach
Michael Haywood, then Lance Guidry (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1520 +196 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 82 of 120; offense No. 83, defense No. 61, special teams No. 112
SRS
−8.3 No. 90 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 100
Offensive coordinator
Morris Watts
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense97th of 120
  • Defense3rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0141%0.8897th of 120
Defense-0.0536%1.043rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
-0.00 def		40% off
39% def		—108th off
16th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.1own 334% 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 yardsZac Dysert QB2,406 yds
Passing touchdownsZac Dysert QB13 TD
Rushing yardsThomas Merriweather RB921 yds
Rushing touchdownsThomas Merriweather RB12 TD
Receiving yardsArmand Robinson WR1,062 yds
Receiving touchdownsArmand Robinson WR6 TD
InterceptionsDayonne Nunley DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Robert Partridge PRO★★★No. 1185
Allen Veazie CB★★★No. 1185
Travis Williams CB★★★No. 1185
Orne Bey RB★★★No. 1340
Milton Greer RB★★★No. 1450

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Running backs42.80.815
Receivers32.30.781
Offensive line42.80.809
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs62.70.810
Athletes and specialists13.00.818
Whole class232.60.801

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; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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