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2010 Pittsburgh

8–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Dave Wannstedt, then Phil Bennett (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Pittsburgh in 2010, game by game: lost at Utah 24–27; won vs. New Hampshire 38–16; lost vs. No. 19 Miami 3–31; won vs. Florida International 44–17; lost at Notre Dame 17–23; won at Syracuse 45–14; won vs. Rutgers 41–21; won vs. Louisville 20–3; lost at UConn 28–30; won at South Florida 17–10; lost vs. West Virginia 10–35; won at Cincinnati 28–10; won vs. Kentucky 27–10+31−28Lost 24–27 at Utah-3UtahWon 38–16 vs. New Hampshire+22New HampshireLost 3–31 vs. No. 19 Miami-28No. 19 MiamiWon 44–17 vs. Florida International+27Florida Interna…Lost 17–23 at Notre Dame-6Notre DameWon 45–14 at Syracuse+31SyracuseWon 41–21 vs. Rutgers+20RutgersWon 20–3 vs. Louisville+17LouisvilleLost 28–30 at UConn-2UConnWon 17–10 at South Florida+7South FloridaLost 10–35 vs. West Virginia-25West VirginiaWon 28–10 at Cincinnati+18CincinnatiWon 27–10 vs. Kentucky+17Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atUtahL 24–⁠2740%
Sep 11vsNew HampshireW 38–⁠1676%
Sep 23vs19MiamiL 3–⁠3165%
Oct 2vsFlorida InternationalW 44–⁠1784%
Oct 9atNotre DameL 17–⁠2351%
Oct 16atSyracuseW 45–⁠1451%
Oct 23vsRutgersW 41–⁠2163%
Oct 30vsLouisvilleW 20–⁠375%
Nov 11atUConnL 28–⁠3058%
Nov 20atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠1048%
Nov 26vsWest VirginiaL 10–⁠3561%
Dec 4atCincinnatiW 28–⁠1054%
Jan 8Bowls & playoffvsKentuckyBBVA Compass BowlW 27–⁠1068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 27–⁠10 in the BBVA Compass Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with UConn and West Virginia

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
342–⁠247
Coach
Dave Wannstedt, then Phil Bennett (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1651 +27 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 32 of 120; offense No. 54, defense No. 24, special teams No. 50
SRS
8.6 No. 32 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinators
Frank Cignetti Jr. and Brian Angelichio
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 120
  • Defense41st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted34th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%0.9147th of 120
Defense0.0242%0.8541st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.03 def		43% off
42% def		—34th off
44th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 282% 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 yardsTino Sunseri QB2,572 yds
Passing touchdownsTino Sunseri QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDion Lewis RB1,061 yds
Rushing touchdownsDion Lewis RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJonathan Baldwin WR822 yds
Receiving touchdownsJonathan Baldwin WR5 TD
InterceptionsDom DeCicco DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

T.J. Clemmings SDE★★★★No. 189
Bryan Murphy WDE★★★★No. 236
Todd Thomas WR★★★★No. 262
Aaron Donald DT★★★★No. 370
Anthony Gonzalez DUAL★★★★No. 371

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.886
Running backs13.00.857
Receivers43.30.874
Offensive line33.00.850
Defensive line43.80.896
Defensive backs13.00.843
Athletes and specialists13.00.857
Whole class163.30.873

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 1Jonathan Baldwin WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Jabaal Sheard DECleveland Browns
Rd 5Dion Lewis RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Jason Pinkston OTCleveland Browns
Rd 7Greg Romeus DENew Orleans Saints

Roster 107

The 2010 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠4
UConn5–⁠28–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠28–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠38–⁠5
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠47–⁠6
Cincinnati2–⁠54–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠8

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