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2010 Mississippi State

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Memphis 49–7; lost vs. No. 21 Auburn 14–17; lost at No. 15 LSU 7–29; won vs. Georgia 24–12; won vs. Alcorn State 49–16; won at Houston 47–24; won at No. 22 Florida 10–7; won vs. UAB 29–24; won vs. Kentucky 24–17; lost at No. 11 Alabama 10–30; lost vs. No. 13 Arkansas 31–38; won at Ole Miss 31–23; won vs. Michigan 52–14+42−22Won 49–7 vs. Memphis+42MemphisLost 14–17 vs. No. 21 Auburn-3No. 21 AuburnLost 7–29 at No. 15 LSU-22No. 15 LSUWon 24–12 vs. Georgia+12GeorgiaWon 49–16 vs. Alcorn State+33Alcorn StateWon 47–24 at Houston+23HoustonWon 10–7 at No. 22 Florida+3No. 22 FloridaWon 29–24 vs. UAB+5UABWon 24–17 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 10–30 at No. 11 Alabama-20No. 11 AlabamaLost 31–38 vs. No. 13 Arkansas-7No. 13 ArkansasWon 31–23 at Ole Miss+8Ole MissWon 52–14 vs. Michigan+38Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMemphisW 49–⁠775%
Sep 9vs21AuburnL 14–⁠1753%
Sep 18at15LSUL 7–⁠2926%
Sep 25vsGeorgiaW 24–⁠1248%
Oct 2vsAlcorn StateW 49–⁠1684%
Oct 9atHoustonW 47–⁠2440%
Oct 16at22FloridaW 10–⁠723%
Oct 23vsUABW 29–⁠2478%
Oct 30vsKentuckyW 24–⁠1770%
Nov 13at11AlabamaL 10–⁠3022%
Nov 20vs13ArkansasL 31–⁠3846%
Nov 27atOle MissW 31–⁠2354%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMichiganGator BowlW 52–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 52–⁠14 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 24
  2. Wk 9: 23
  3. Wk 10: 21
  4. Wk 11: 17
  5. Wk 12: 22
  6. Wk 13: 25
  7. Wk 14: 22
  8. Wk 15: 21
  9. Final: 15
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 15
Points
377–⁠258
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1631 +121 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 36, defense No. 35, special teams No. 78
SRS
8.5 No. 34 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinators
Manny Diaz and Chris Wilson
Offense
Spread (multiple)
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 120
  • Defense33rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.9241st of 120
Defense0.0140%0.9633rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.00 def		42% off
38% def		—42nd off
19th 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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 yardsChris Relf QB1,789 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Relf QB13 TD
Rushing yardsVick Ballard RB968 yds
Rushing touchdownsVick Ballard RB19 TD
Receiving yardsChad Bumphis WR634 yds
Receiving touchdownsChad Bumphis WR5 TD
InterceptionsCorey Broomfield DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Damien Robinson OT★★★★No. 111
Kaleb Eulls WDE★★★★No. 263
Michael Carr WR★★★★No. 274
Matthew Wells ATH★★★★No. 341
Robert Johnson WR★★★★No. 358

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.803
Running backs13.00.876
Receivers24.00.899
Offensive line53.20.850
Defensive line33.30.874
Linebackers23.00.843
Defensive backs13.00.858
Athletes and specialists33.00.840
Whole class183.20.856

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 1Derek Sherrod OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4K.J. Wright OLBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 5Pernell McPhee DEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Chris White ILBBuffalo Bills

Roster 123

The 2010 roster

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

All-SEC

3 first team

First 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠014–⁠01
LSU6–⁠211–⁠28
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠312
Alabama5–⁠310–⁠310
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠522
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠415
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠56–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

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