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2010 Oklahoma

12–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Bob Stoops, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 2010, game by game: won vs. Utah State 31–24; won vs. No. 17 Florida State 47–17; won vs. Air Force 27–24; won at Cincinnati 31–29; won vs. No. 21 Texas 28–20; won vs. Iowa State 52–0; lost at No. 18 Missouri 27–36; won vs. Colorado 43–10; lost at Texas A&M 19–33; won vs. Texas Tech 45–7; won at Baylor 53–24; won at No. 10 Oklahoma State 47–41; won vs. No. 13 Nebraska 23–20; won vs. No. 25 UConn 48–20+52−14Won 31–24 vs. Utah State+7Utah StateWon 47–17 vs. No. 17 Florida State+30No. 17 Florida StateWon 27–24 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceWon 31–29 at Cincinnati+2CincinnatiWon 28–20 vs. No. 21 Texas+8No. 21 TexasWon 52–0 vs. Iowa State+52Iowa StateLost 27–36 at No. 18 Missouri-9No. 18 MissouriWon 43–10 vs. Colorado+33ColoradoLost 19–33 at Texas A&M-14Texas A&MWon 45–7 vs. Texas Tech+38Texas TechWon 53–24 at Baylor+29BaylorWon 47–41 at No. 10 Oklahoma State+6No. 10 Oklahoma StateWon 23–20 vs. No. 13 Nebraska+3No. 13 NebraskaWon 48–20 vs. No. 25 UConn+28No. 25 UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUtah StateW 31–⁠2484%
Sep 11vs17Florida StateW 47–⁠1768%
Sep 18vsAir ForceW 27–⁠2468%
Sep 25atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2956%
Oct 2vs21TexasW 28–⁠2052%
Oct 16vsIowa StateW 52–⁠084%
Oct 23at18MissouriL 27–⁠3655%
Oct 30vsColoradoW 43–⁠1087%
Nov 6atTexas A&ML 19–⁠3364%
Nov 13vsTexas TechW 45–⁠770%
Nov 20atBaylorW 53–⁠2465%
Nov 27at10Oklahoma StateW 47–⁠4142%
Dec 4vs13NebraskaBig 12 Championship GameW 23–⁠2052%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs25UConnFiesta BowlW 48–⁠2070%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 48–⁠20 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 19
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Wk 15: 9
  16. Final: 6

Big 12 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Led the nationRyan Broyles: receptions (131 catches)

2 consensus All-AmericansRyan Broyles, WR; Quinton Carter, S

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
521–⁠305
Coach
Bob Stoops
Elo
1778 +121 this season
SP+ rating
23.5 No. 10 of 120; offense No. 17, defense No. 13, special teams No. 13
SRS
18.2 No. 7 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 5
Offensive coordinators
Kevin Wilson, Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell
Defensive coordinator
Brent Venables
Captains
Jeremy Beal, Landry Jones and Travis Lewis
Offense
No-huddle spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 120
  • Defense23rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted48th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted17th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0445%0.8256th of 120
Defense0.0034%1.0923rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.00 def		45% off
34% def		—48th off
17th 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 312% allowed
Defense0.1own 273% 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 yardsLandry Jones QB4,718 yds
Passing touchdownsLandry Jones QB38 TD
Rushing yardsDeMarco Murray RB1,214 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeMarco Murray RB15 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Broyles WR1,622 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Broyles WR14 TD
InterceptionsJamell Fleming DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Tony Jefferson S★★★★No. 42
Brennan Clay RB★★★★No. 49
Blake Bell DUAL★★★★No. 67
Justin McCay ATH★★★★No. 70
Corey Nelson OLB★★★★No. 74
Austin Haywood TE★★★★No. 95
Kenny Stills WR★★★★No. 114
Roy Finch APB★★★★No. 150

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.968
Running backs24.00.954
Receivers53.80.913
Offensive line54.00.909
Defensive line63.70.892
Linebackers24.00.935
Defensive backs53.60.914
Athletes and specialists14.00.967
Whole class273.80.917

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 3Demarco Murray RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Quinton Carter SDenver Broncos
Rd 7Jonathan Nelson CBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Jeremy Beal DEDenver Broncos

Roster 117

The 2010 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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