2010 Ole Miss

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Houston Nutt. Officially 0–⁠8: the NCAA vacated four regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “On February 11, 2019, Ole Miss announced the vacation of all wins in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2016.”

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Jacksonville State 48–49; won at Tulane 27–13; lost vs. Vanderbilt 14–28; won vs. Fresno State 55–38; won vs. Kentucky 42–35; lost at No. 8 Alabama 10–23; lost at No. 21 Arkansas 24–38; lost vs. No. 3 Auburn 31–51; won vs. Louisiana 43–21; lost at Tennessee 14–52; lost at No. 5 LSU 36–43; lost vs. No. 25 Mississippi State 23–31+22−38Lost 48–49 vs. Jacksonville State-1Jacksonville St…Won 27–13 at Tulane+14TulaneLost 14–28 vs. Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltWon 55–38 vs. Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 42–35 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 10–23 at No. 8 Alabama-13No. 8 AlabamaLost 24–38 at No. 21 Arkansas-14No. 21 ArkansasLost 31–51 vs. No. 3 Auburn-20No. 3 AuburnWon 43–21 vs. Louisiana+22LouisianaLost 14–52 at Tennessee-38TennesseeLost 36–43 at No. 5 LSU-7No. 5 LSULost 23–31 vs. No. 25 Mississippi State-8No. 25 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsJacksonville StateL 48–⁠4978%
Sep 11atTulaneW 27–⁠13vacated71%
Sep 18vsVanderbiltL 14–⁠2881%
Sep 25vsFresno StateW 55–⁠38vacated53%
Oct 2vsKentuckyW 42–⁠35vacated60%
Oct 16at8AlabamaL 10–⁠2320%
Oct 23at21ArkansasL 24–⁠3838%
Oct 30vs3AuburnL 31–⁠5140%
Nov 6vsLouisianaW 43–⁠21vacated82%
Nov 13atTennesseeL 14–⁠5249%
Nov 20at5LSUL 36–⁠4318%
Nov 27vs25Mississippi StateL 23–⁠3146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 31–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠422
Coach
Houston Nutt
Elo
1479 −110 this season
SP+ rating
2.8 No. 62 of 120; offense No. 39, defense No. 74, special teams No. 35
SRS
−3.3 No. 71 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 24
Offensive coordinator
David Rader
Defensive coordinator
Tyrone Nix
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 120
  • Defense78th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted81st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0237%1.0579th of 120
Defense0.0740%1.0878th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def
39% off
40% def
—70th off
81st 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-0.2own 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% 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 yardsJeremiah Masoli QB2,039 yds
Passing touchdownsJeremiah Masoli QB14 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Bolden RB976 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Bolden RB14 TD
Receiving yardsMarkeith Summers WR575 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarkeith Summers WR6 TD
InterceptionsCharles Sawyer DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Vincent Sanders WR★★★★No. 174
Carlos Thompson WDE★★★★No. 206
Carlton Martin DT★★★★No. 279
Delvin Jones ATH★★★★No. 313
Bryon Bennett DT★★★No. 424

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.870
Receivers33.30.884
Offensive line22.50.800
Defensive line33.70.903
Linebackers13.00.878
Defensive backs33.00.868
Athletes and specialists33.30.869
Whole class173.20.870

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 6Jerrell Powe DTKansas City Chiefs

Roster 119

The 2010 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 second 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 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.