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2010 NC State

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom O’Brien, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Western Carolina 48–7; won at UCF 28–21; won vs. Cincinnati 30–19; won at Georgia Tech 45–28; lost vs. Virginia Tech 30–41; won vs. Boston College 44–17; lost at East Carolina 27–33; won vs. No. 16 Florida State 28–24; lost at Clemson 13–14; won vs. Wake Forest 38–3; won at North Carolina 29–25; lost at Maryland 31–38; won vs. No. 22 West Virginia 23–7+41−11Won 48–7 vs. Western Carolina+41Western CarolinaWon 28–21 at UCF+7UCFWon 30–19 vs. Cincinnati+11CincinnatiWon 45–28 at Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechLost 30–41 vs. Virginia Tech-11Virginia TechWon 44–17 vs. Boston College+27Boston CollegeLost 27–33 at East Carolina-6East CarolinaWon 28–24 vs. No. 16 Florida State+4No. 16 Florida StateLost 13–14 at Clemson-1ClemsonWon 38–3 vs. Wake Forest+35Wake ForestWon 29–25 at North Carolina+4North CarolinaLost 31–38 at Maryland-7MarylandWon 23–7 vs. No. 22 West Virginia+16No. 22 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWestern CarolinaW 48–⁠785%
Sep 11atUCFW 28–⁠2137%
Sep 16vsCincinnatiW 30–⁠1941%
Sep 25atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠2830%
Oct 2vsVirginia TechL 30–⁠4146%
Oct 9vsBoston CollegeW 44–⁠1765%
Oct 16atEast CarolinaL 27–⁠3348%
Oct 28vs16Florida StateW 28–⁠2440%
Nov 6atClemsonL 13–⁠1443%
Nov 13vsWake ForestW 38–⁠378%
Nov 20atNorth CarolinaW 29–⁠2541%
Nov 27atMarylandL 31–⁠3856%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs22West VirginiaChamps Sports BowlW 23–⁠737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 23–⁠7 in the Champs Sports Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 23
  2. Wk 10: 23
  3. Wk 13: 21
  4. Final: 25
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 21
Points
414–⁠277
Coach
Tom O’Brien
Elo
1621 +154 this season
SP+ rating
9.3 No. 39 of 120; offense No. 54, defense No. 33, special teams No. 61
SRS
11.5 No. 22 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 35
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense43rd of 120
  • Defense58th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0640%0.9543rd of 120
Defense0.0540%0.9658th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.04 def		42% off
40% def		—30th off
49th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 293% 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 yardsRussell Wilson QB3,563 yds
Passing touchdownsRussell Wilson QB28 TD
Rushing yardsMustafa Greene RB597 yds
Rushing touchdownsRussell Wilson QB9 TD
Receiving yardsOwen Spencer WR912 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarvis Williams WR5 TD
InterceptionsBrandan Bishop S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Robert Crisp OT★★★★★No. 29
Anthony Creecy WR★★★★No. 230
David Amerson S★★★★No. 269
D.J. Green S★★★★No. 271
Mustafa Greene RB★★★★No. 358

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.50.864
Receivers14.00.914
Offensive line23.50.876
Defensive line62.80.831
Defensive backs53.00.855
Whole class163.10.853

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 3Nate Irving ILBDenver Broncos

Roster 107

The 2010 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech8–⁠011–⁠316
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠417
NC State5–⁠39–⁠425
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠423
Miami5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠74–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9

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