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2010 Michigan

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Rich Rodriguez.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2010, game by game: won vs. UConn 30–10; won at Notre Dame 28–24; won vs. Massachusetts 42–37; won vs. Bowling Green 65–21; won at Indiana 42–35; lost vs. No. 17 Michigan State 17–34; lost vs. No. 15 Iowa 28–38; lost at Penn State 31–41; won vs. Illinois 67–65; won at Purdue 27–16; lost vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 28–48; lost at No. 8 Ohio State 7–37; lost vs. No. 21 Mississippi State 14–52+44−38Won 30–10 vs. UConn+20UConnWon 28–24 at Notre Dame+4Notre DameWon 42–37 vs. Massachusetts+5MassachusettsWon 65–21 vs. Bowling Green+44Bowling GreenWon 42–35 at Indiana+7IndianaLost 17–34 vs. No. 17 Michigan State-17No. 17 Michigan StateLost 28–38 vs. No. 15 Iowa-10No. 15 IowaLost 31–41 at Penn State-10Penn StateWon 67–65 vs. Illinois+2IllinoisWon 27–16 at Purdue+11PurdueLost 28–48 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin-20No. 6 WisconsinLost 7–37 at No. 8 Ohio State-30No. 8 Ohio StateLost 14–52 vs. No. 21 Mississippi State-38No. 21 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUConnW 30–⁠1042%
Sep 11atNotre DameW 28–⁠2436%
Sep 18vsMassachusettsW 42–⁠3772%
Sep 25vsBowling GreenW 65–⁠2164%
Oct 2atIndianaW 42–⁠3555%
Oct 9vs17Michigan StateL 17–⁠3453%
Oct 16vs15IowaL 28–⁠3839%
Oct 30atPenn StateL 31–⁠4132%
Nov 6vsIllinoisW 67–⁠6551%
Nov 13atPurdueW 27–⁠1653%
Nov 20vs6WisconsinL 28–⁠4837%
Nov 27at8Ohio StateL 7–⁠3715%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs21Mississippi StateGator BowlL 14–⁠5237%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 52–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 4: 21
  3. Wk 5: 19
  4. Wk 6: 18
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
426–⁠458
Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Elo
1488 +26 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 11, defense No. 77, special teams No. 106
SRS
−0.6 No. 64 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 17
Offensive coordinator
Calvin Magee
Defensive coordinator
Greg Robinson
Captains
Mark Moundros and Stephen Schilling
Most valuable player
Denard Robinson
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 120
  • Defense93rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted9th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1345%0.9614th of 120
Defense0.0942%0.9293rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.08 def		46% off
42% def		—9th off
109th 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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 yardsDenard Robinson QB2,570 yds
Passing touchdownsDenard Robinson QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDenard Robinson QB1,702 yds
Rushing touchdownsDenard Robinson QB14 TD
Receiving yardsRoy Roundtree WR935 yds
Receiving touchdownsRoy Roundtree WR7 TD
InterceptionsCameron Gordon LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Devin Gardner DUAL★★★★No. 68
Demar Dorsey S★★★★No. 87
Cullen Christian CB★★★★No. 128
Josh Furman ATH★★★★No. 255
Marvin Robinson OLB★★★★No. 280
Ricardo Miller TE★★★★No. 285
Jibreel Black SDE★★★★No. 319
Jerald Robinson WR★★★★No. 382

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.968
Running backs23.00.853
Receivers33.70.885
Offensive line13.00.886
Defensive line33.30.893
Linebackers33.30.881
Defensive backs63.30.882
Athletes and specialists23.50.885
Whole class213.40.886

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 2Jonas Mouton OLBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 6Steve Schilling OGSan Diego Chargers

Roster 122

The 2010 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠15
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠27
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠214
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠6
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠57–⁠6
Purdue2–⁠64–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠75–⁠7

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