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2010 North Carolina

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Butch Davis.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 2010, game by game: lost vs. No. 21 LSU 24–30; lost vs. Georgia Tech 24–30; won at Rutgers 17–13; won vs. East Carolina 42–17; won vs. Clemson 21–16; won at Virginia 44–10; lost at No. 25 Miami 10–33; won vs. William & Mary 21–17; won at No. 24 Florida State 37–35; lost vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech 10–26; lost vs. NC State 25–29; won at Duke 24–19; won vs. Tennessee 30–27+34−23Lost 24–30 vs. No. 21 LSU-6No. 21 LSULost 24–30 vs. Georgia Tech-6Georgia TechWon 17–13 at Rutgers+4RutgersWon 42–17 vs. East Carolina+25East CarolinaWon 21–16 vs. Clemson+5ClemsonWon 44–10 at Virginia+34VirginiaLost 10–33 at No. 25 Miami-23No. 25 MiamiWon 21–17 vs. William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 37–35 at No. 24 Florida State+2No. 24 Florida StateLost 10–26 vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech-16No. 16 Virginia TechLost 25–29 vs. NC State-4NC StateWon 24–19 at Duke+5DukeWon 30–27 vs. Tennessee+3Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs21LSUL 24–⁠3044%
Sep 18vsGeorgia TechL 24–⁠3050%
Sep 25atRutgersW 17–⁠1333%
Oct 2vsEast CarolinaW 42–⁠1757%
Oct 9vsClemsonW 21–⁠1660%
Oct 16atVirginiaW 44–⁠1063%
Oct 23at25MiamiL 10–⁠3342%
Oct 30vsWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1770%
Nov 6at24Florida StateW 37–⁠3533%
Nov 13vs16Virginia TechL 10–⁠2643%
Nov 20vsNC StateL 25–⁠2959%
Nov 27atDukeW 24–⁠1967%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsTennesseeMusic City BowlW 30–⁠2753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 30–⁠27 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
329–⁠302
Coach
Butch Davis
Elo
1599 +33 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 40, defense No. 38, special teams No. 93
SRS
4.5 No. 44 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
John Shoop
Defensive coordinator
Everett Withers
Captains
T.J. Yates, Johnny White, Bruce Carter, Tydreke Powell, Ryan Taylor and Zach Brown
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 120
  • Defense29th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%0.9227th of 120
Defense0.0140%0.8729th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.02 def		43% off
40% def		—29th off
26th 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
Offense0.0own 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 343% 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 yardsT.J. Yates QB3,418 yds
Passing touchdownsT.J. Yates QB19 TD
Rushing yardsJohnny White 720 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohnny White 7 TD
Receiving yardsDwight Jones WR946 yds
Receiving touchdownsDwight Jones WR4 TD
InterceptionsDa’Norris Searcy S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

James Hurst OT★★★★No. 35
Brandon Willis SDE★★★★No. 110
Giovani Bernard RB★★★★No. 173
T.J. Leifheit OT★★★★No. 234
Kareem Martin WDE★★★★No. 292

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.927
Receivers23.00.887
Offensive line43.50.890
Defensive line43.50.880
Defensive backs13.00.822
Athletes and specialists13.00.869
Whole class133.40.883

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 1Robert Quinn DESt. Louis Rams
Rd 2Bruce Carter OLBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Marvin Austin DTNew York Giants
Rd 2Greg Little WRCleveland Browns
Rd 4Da’Norris Searcy SBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Johnny White RBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5T.J. Yates QBHouston Texans
Rd 6Quan Sturdivant ILBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Ryan Taylor TEGreen Bay Packers

Roster 98

The 2010 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 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.