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2010 Oregon

12–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Pac-10), coached by Chip Kelly, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2010, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 72–0; won at Tennessee 48–13; won vs. Portland State 69–0; won at Arizona State 42–31; won vs. No. 9 Stanford 52–31; won at Washington State 43–23; won vs. UCLA 60–13; won at No. 24 USC 53–32; won vs. Washington 53–16; won at California 15–13; won vs. No. 20 Arizona 48–29; won at Oregon State 37–20; lost vs. No. 1 Auburn 19–22+72−3Won 72–0 vs. New Mexico+72New MexicoWon 48–13 at Tennessee+35TennesseeWon 69–0 vs. Portland State+69Portland StateWon 42–31 at Arizona State+11Arizona StateWon 52–31 vs. No. 9 Stanford+21No. 9 StanfordWon 43–23 at Washington State+20Washington StateWon 60–13 vs. UCLA+47UCLAWon 53–32 at No. 24 USC+21No. 24 USCWon 53–16 vs. Washington+37WashingtonWon 15–13 at California+2CaliforniaWon 48–29 vs. No. 20 Arizona+19No. 20 ArizonaWon 37–20 at Oregon State+17Oregon StateLost 19–22 vs. No. 1 Auburn-3No. 1 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsNew MexicoW 72–⁠088%
Sep 11atTennesseeW 48–⁠1356%
Sep 18vsPortland StateW 69–⁠095%
Sep 25atArizona StateW 42–⁠3171%
Oct 2vs9StanfordW 52–⁠3164%
Oct 9atWashington StateW 43–⁠2390%
Oct 21vsUCLAW 60–⁠1381%
Oct 30at24USCW 53–⁠3252%
Nov 6vsWashingtonW 53–⁠1691%
Nov 13atCaliforniaW 15–⁠1373%
Nov 26vs20ArizonaW 48–⁠2979%
Dec 4atOregon StateW 37–⁠2075%
Jan 10Bowls & playoffvs1AuburnBCS National ChampionshipL 19–⁠2257%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 22–⁠19 in the BCS National Championship; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Pac-10 champions9–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteLaMichael James, third

Led the nationLaMichael James: rushing yards (1,731 yds)

Doak Walker AwardLaMichael James, RB

2 consensus All-AmericansLaMichael James, RB; Cliff Harris, APB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearChip Kelly, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
611–⁠243
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1795 +145 this season
SP+ rating
28.2 No. 3 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 14, special teams No. 35
SRS
26.5 No. 1 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 12
Offensive coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
Hybrid 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 120
  • Defense9th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1245%0.9617th of 120
Defense-0.0439%0.939th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
-0.03 def		44% off
38% def		—19th off
4th 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 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Oregon are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Lache Seastrunk RB★★★★★No. 32
Curtis White TE★★★★No. 61
Ricky Heimuli DT★★★★No. 72
Dior Mathis CB★★★★No. 146
Dontae Williams RB★★★★No. 193
Josh Huff APB★★★★No. 215
Nick Rowland OG★★★★No. 240
Keanon Lowe ATH★★★★No. 244

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.901
Running backs34.30.941
Receivers14.00.970
Offensive line23.00.851
Defensive line14.00.966
Linebackers13.00.856
Defensive backs63.30.879
Athletes and specialists23.50.866
Whole class173.60.896

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 4Casey Matthews ILBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2010 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

7 first team, 5 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

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