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2010 Ohio

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2010, game by game: won vs. Wofford 33–10; lost vs. Toledo 13–20; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 7–43; lost at Marshall 23–24; won at Eastern Michigan 30–17; won vs. Bowling Green 49–25; won vs. Akron 38–10; won at Miami (OH) 34–13; won vs. Louisiana 38–31; won vs. Buffalo 34–17; won at Temple 31–23; lost at Kent State 6–28; lost vs. Troy 21–48+28−36Won 33–10 vs. Wofford+23WoffordLost 13–20 vs. Toledo-7ToledoLost 7–43 at No. 2 Ohio State-36No. 2 Ohio StateLost 23–24 at Marshall-1MarshallWon 30–17 at Eastern Michigan+13Eastern MichiganWon 49–25 vs. Bowling Green+24Bowling GreenWon 38–10 vs. Akron+28AkronWon 34–13 at Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Won 38–31 vs. Louisiana+7LouisianaWon 34–17 vs. Buffalo+17BuffaloWon 31–23 at Temple+8TempleLost 6–28 at Kent State-22Kent StateLost 21–48 vs. Troy-27Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsWoffordW 33–⁠1081%
Sep 11vsToledoL 13–⁠2075%
Sep 18at2Ohio StateL 7–⁠4316%
Sep 25atMarshallL 23–⁠2448%
Oct 2atEastern MichiganW 30–⁠1770%
Oct 9vsBowling GreenW 49–⁠2562%
Oct 16vsAkronW 38–⁠1083%
Oct 23atMiami (OH)W 34–⁠1358%
Oct 30vsLouisianaW 38–⁠3182%
Nov 4vsBuffaloW 34–⁠1781%
Nov 16atTempleW 31–⁠2335%
Nov 26atKent StateL 6–⁠2871%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsTroyNew Orleans BowlL 21–⁠4850%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 48–⁠21 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
357–⁠309
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1498 −0 this season
SP+ rating
-6.6 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 87, defense No. 72, special teams No. 18
SRS
−7.0 No. 85 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 112
Offensive coordinators
Tim Albin and Gerry Gdowski
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow

How good, play by play

  • Offense76th of 120
  • Defense42nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0238%0.9276th of 120
Defense0.0340%0.9342nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		39% off
43% def		—73rd off
83rd 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 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 yardsBoo Jackson QB1,897 yds
Passing touchdownsBoo Jackson QB18 TD
Rushing yardsVince Davidson RB545 yds
Rushing touchdownsBoo Jackson QB7 TD
Receiving yardsTerrence McCrae WR505 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrence McCrae WR9 TD
InterceptionsDonovan Fletcher S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jamaal Tarrent DT★★★No. 1722
Bryce Dietz OT★★★No. 1749
Mark Smith OG★★★No. 1810
Kyle Snyder DUAL★★★No. 1810
Nathan Carpenter S★★★No. 1968

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Receivers22.00.776
Offensive line23.00.814
Defensive line22.50.794
Linebackers32.30.785
Defensive backs32.30.780
Whole class132.50.790

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 119

The 2010 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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