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2010 SMU

7–⁠7 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by June Jones.

Schedule and results

SMU in 2010, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 27–35; won vs. UAB 28–7; won vs. Washington State 35–21; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 24–41; won at Rice 42–31; won vs. Tulsa 21–18; lost at Navy 21–28; lost vs. Houston 20–45; won at Tulane 31–17; lost at UTEP 14–28; won vs. Marshall 31–17; won at East Carolina 45–38; lost vs. UCF 7–17; lost vs. Army 14–16+21−25Lost 27–35 at Texas Tech-8Texas TechWon 28–7 vs. UAB+21UABWon 35–21 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateLost 24–41 vs. No. 4 TCU-17No. 4 TCUWon 42–31 at Rice+11RiceWon 21–18 vs. Tulsa+3TulsaLost 21–28 at Navy-7NavyLost 20–45 vs. Houston-25HoustonWon 31–17 at Tulane+14TulaneLost 14–28 at UTEP-14UTEPWon 31–17 vs. Marshall+14MarshallWon 45–38 at East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 7–17 vs. UCF-10UCFLost 14–16 vs. Army-2Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atTexas TechL 27–⁠3524%
Sep 11vsUABW 28–⁠762%
Sep 18vsWashington StateW 35–⁠2179%
Sep 24vs4TCUL 24–⁠4130%
Oct 2atRiceW 42–⁠3163%
Oct 9vsTulsaW 21–⁠1856%
Oct 16atNavyL 21–⁠2836%
Oct 23vsHoustonL 20–⁠4561%
Oct 30atTulaneW 31–⁠1757%
Nov 6atUTEPL 14–⁠2854%
Nov 20vsMarshallW 31–⁠1761%
Nov 26atEast CarolinaW 45–⁠3843%
Dec 4vsUCFConference USA Championship GameL 7–⁠1737%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsArmyArmed Forces BowlL 14–⁠1658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 16–⁠14 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

C-USA West champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
7–⁠7
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
360–⁠359
Coach
June Jones
Elo
1478 −12 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 69 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 77, special teams No. 115
SRS
−3.5 No. 72 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Defensive coordinator
Tom Mason
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 120
  • Defense71st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted68th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1445%1.0510th of 120
Defense0.0644%0.9071st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.05 def		44% off
43% def		—14th off
68th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.2own 324% 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 yardsKyle Padron QB3,828 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Padron QB31 TD
Rushing yardsZach Line RB1,494 yds
Rushing touchdownsZach Line RB10 TD
Receiving yardsAldrick Robinson WR1,301 yds
Receiving touchdownsAldrick Robinson WR14 TD
InterceptionsRichard Crawford DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Stephen Kaiser PRO★★★No. 592
Jeremy Johnson ATH★★★No. 1052
Ricky Collins WR★★★No. 1052
John Bordano ILB★★★No. 1185
Anthony Beard ILB★★★No. 1185

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.874
Running backs13.00.842
Receivers32.70.819
Offensive line13.00.850
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers52.80.820
Defensive backs52.60.805
Athletes and specialists33.00.846
Whole class202.80.823

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 6Aldrick Robinson WRWashington Redskins

Roster 106

The 2010 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠111–⁠321
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠36–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠56–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠64–⁠8
Memphis0–⁠81–⁠11

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