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2010 Rutgers

4–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big East), coached by Greg Schiano.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2010, game by game: won vs. Norfolk State 31–0; won at Florida International 19–14; lost vs. North Carolina 13–17; lost vs. Tulane 14–17; won vs. UConn 27–24; won vs. Army 23–20; lost at Pittsburgh 21–41; lost at South Florida 27–28; lost vs. Syracuse 10–13; lost at Cincinnati 38–69; lost vs. Louisville 13–40; lost at No. 23 West Virginia 14–35+31−31Won 31–0 vs. Norfolk State+31Norfolk StateWon 19–14 at Florida International+5Florida Interna…Lost 13–17 vs. North Carolina-4North CarolinaLost 14–17 vs. Tulane-3TulaneWon 27–24 vs. UConn+3UConnWon 23–20 vs. Army+3ArmyLost 21–41 at Pittsburgh-20PittsburghLost 27–28 at South Florida-1South FloridaLost 10–13 vs. Syracuse-3SyracuseLost 38–69 at Cincinnati-31CincinnatiLost 13–40 vs. Louisville-27LouisvilleLost 14–35 at No. 23 West Virginia-21No. 23 West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorfolk StateW 31–⁠085%
Sep 11atFlorida InternationalW 19–⁠1470%
Sep 25vsNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠1767%
Oct 2vsTulaneL 14–⁠1784%
Oct 8vsUConnW 27–⁠2457%
Oct 16vsArmyW 23–⁠2071%
Oct 23atPittsburghL 21–⁠4137%
Nov 3atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠2840%
Nov 13vsSyracuseL 10–⁠1361%
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 38–⁠6944%
Nov 26vsLouisvilleL 13–⁠4060%
Dec 4at23West VirginiaL 14–⁠3517%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠318
Coach
Greg Schiano
Elo
1444 −136 this season
SP+ rating
-11.7 No. 91 of 120; offense No. 107, defense No. 66, special teams No. 95
SRS
−9.2 No. 92 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 54
Offensive coordinators
Kirk Ciarrocca and Kyle Flood
Defensive coordinators
Bob Fraser and Ed Pinkham
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense114th of 120
  • Defense76th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted120th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted89th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0635%0.96114th of 120
Defense0.0741%0.9176th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.06 def		37% off
41% def		—120th off
89th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsChas Dodd QB1,637 yds
Passing touchdownsChas Dodd QB11 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Thomas DB417 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoe Martinek FB4 TD
Receiving yardsMark Harrison WR829 yds
Receiving touchdownsMark Harrison WR9 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Bing DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Brandon Coleman WR★★★★No. 296
Rashad Knight CB★★★★No. 301
Jeremy Deering S★★★No. 590
Marcus Thompson RB★★★No. 887
Casey Turner RB★★★No. 954

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Running backs23.00.860
Receivers33.30.861
Offensive line42.50.798
Defensive line32.70.819
Linebackers23.00.809
Defensive backs33.30.873
Athletes and specialists23.00.843
Whole class202.90.835

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.

Roster 103

The 2010 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 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.