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2010 Purdue

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Danny Hope.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2010, game by game: lost at Notre Dame 12–23; won vs. Western Illinois 31–21; won vs. Ball State 24–13; lost vs. Toledo 20–31; won at Northwestern 20–17; won vs. Minnesota 28–17; lost at No. 11 Ohio State 0–49; lost at Illinois 10–44; lost vs. No. 7 Wisconsin 13–34; lost vs. Michigan 16–27; lost at No. 11 Michigan State 31–35; lost vs. Indiana 31–34+11−49Lost 12–23 at Notre Dame-11Notre DameWon 31–21 vs. Western Illinois+10Western IllinoisWon 24–13 vs. Ball State+11Ball StateLost 20–31 vs. Toledo-11ToledoWon 20–17 at Northwestern+3NorthwesternWon 28–17 vs. Minnesota+11MinnesotaLost 0–49 at No. 11 Ohio State-49No. 11 Ohio StateLost 10–44 at Illinois-34IllinoisLost 13–34 vs. No. 7 Wisconsin-21No. 7 WisconsinLost 16–27 vs. Michigan-11MichiganLost 31–35 at No. 11 Michigan State-4No. 11 Michigan StateLost 31–34 vs. Indiana-3Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atNotre DameL 12–⁠2337%
Sep 11vsWestern IllinoisW 31–⁠2184%
Sep 18vsBall StateW 24–⁠1367%
Sep 25vsToledoL 20–⁠3165%
Oct 9atNorthwesternW 20–⁠1725%
Oct 16vsMinnesotaW 28–⁠1766%
Oct 23at11Ohio StateL 0–⁠4918%
Oct 30atIllinoisL 10–⁠4436%
Nov 6vs7WisconsinL 13–⁠3430%
Nov 13vsMichiganL 16–⁠2747%
Nov 20at11Michigan StateL 31–⁠3516%
Nov 27vsIndianaL 31–⁠3462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanRyan Kerrigan, DE

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
236–⁠345
Coach
Danny Hope
Elo
1400 −90 this season
SP+ rating
-6.5 No. 80 of 120; offense No. 100, defense No. 57, special teams No. 30
SRS
−7.4 No. 87 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 53
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Gary Emanuel
Captains
[[Kyle Adams, Dan Dierking, Keith Smith, Gerald Gooden Jr., Ryan Kerrigan and Jason Werner
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 120
  • Defense75th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0736%0.83115th of 120
Defense0.0743%0.8875th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.05 def		36% off
42% def		—127th off
78th 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 313% allowed
Defense-0.2own 323% 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 yardsRob Henry QB996 yds
Passing touchdownsRob Henry QB8 TD
Rushing yardsRob Henry QB547 yds
Rushing touchdownsRob Henry QB4 TD
Receiving yardsCortez Smith WR434 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntavian Edison WR4 TD
InterceptionsRicardo Allen CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

O.J. Ross WR★★★★No. 301
Sean Robinson DUAL★★★No. 451
Bruce Gaston DT★★★No. 558
Ricardo Allen CB★★★No. 558
Joe Gilliam OLB★★★No. 729

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.882
Running backs13.00.832
Receivers43.30.862
Offensive line13.00.859
Defensive line33.00.860
Linebackers33.00.846
Defensive backs42.80.843
Athletes and specialists52.60.797
Whole class222.90.841

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 1Ryan Kerrigan DEWashington Redskins

Roster 105

The 2010 roster

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

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 2 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠15
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠27
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠214
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠6
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠57–⁠6
Purdue2–⁠64–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠75–⁠7

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