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2010 Minnesota

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Tim Brewster, then Jeff Horton (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2010, game by game: won at Middle Tennessee 24–17; lost vs. South Dakota 38–41; lost vs. No. 18 USC 21–32; lost vs. Northern Illinois 23–34; lost vs. Northwestern 28–29; lost at No. 20 Wisconsin 23–41; lost at Purdue 17–28; lost vs. Penn State 21–33; lost vs. No. 10 Ohio State 10–52; lost at No. 16 Michigan State 8–31; won at Illinois 38–34; won vs. No. 24 Iowa 27–24+7−42Won 24–17 at Middle Tennessee+7Middle TennesseeLost 38–41 vs. South Dakota-3South DakotaLost 21–32 vs. No. 18 USC-11No. 18 USCLost 23–34 vs. Northern Illinois-11Northern Illino…Lost 28–29 vs. Northwestern-1NorthwesternLost 23–41 at No. 20 Wisconsin-18No. 20 WisconsinLost 17–28 at Purdue-11PurdueLost 21–33 vs. Penn State-12Penn StateLost 10–52 vs. No. 10 Ohio State-42No. 10 Ohio StateLost 8–31 at No. 16 Michigan State-23No. 16 Michigan StateWon 38–34 at Illinois+4IllinoisWon 27–24 vs. No. 24 Iowa+3No. 24 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠1735%
Sep 11vsSouth DakotaL 38–⁠4185%
Sep 18vs18USCL 21–⁠3235%
Sep 25vsNorthern IllinoisL 23–⁠3462%
Oct 2vsNorthwesternL 28–⁠2937%
Oct 9at20WisconsinL 23–⁠4121%
Oct 16atPurdueL 17–⁠2834%
Oct 23vsPenn StateL 21–⁠3333%
Oct 30vs10Ohio StateL 10–⁠5217%
Nov 6at16Michigan StateL 8–⁠3114%
Nov 13atIllinoisW 38–⁠3421%
Nov 27vs24IowaW 27–⁠2422%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 27–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠396
Coach
Tim Brewster, then Jeff Horton (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1428 −63 this season
SP+ rating
-10.4 No. 89 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 93, special teams No. 106
SRS
−6.7 No. 84 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 52
Offensive coordinators
Jeff Horton and Thomas Hammock
Defensive coordinators
Kevin Cosgrove and Ronnie Lee
Captains
Adam Weber, Jon Hoese, Kim Royston and Brandon Kirksey
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 120
  • Defense109th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted88th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted106th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.0674th of 120
Defense0.1244%1.00109th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.08 def		38% off
42% def		—88th off
106th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% 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 yardsAdam Weber QB2,679 yds
Passing touchdownsAdam Weber QB20 TD
Rushing yardsDe’Leon Eskridge RB698 yds
Rushing touchdownsDe’Leon Eskridge RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDa’Jon McKnight WR750 yds
Receiving touchdownsDa’Jon McKnight WR10 TD
InterceptionsMike Rallis LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jimmy Gjere OT★★★★No. 247
Lamonte Edwards RB★★★No. 418
Tom Parish DUAL★★★No. 804
Johnathan Ragoo OT★★★No. 887
Tyrone Bouie CB★★★No. 996

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.30.814
Running backs13.00.887
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line53.20.864
Defensive line33.00.834
Linebackers23.00.848
Defensive backs13.00.857
Whole class162.90.842

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 105

The 2010 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

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.