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2010 South Carolina

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Spurrier, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 2010, game by game: won vs. Southern Miss 41–13; won vs. No. 22 Georgia 17–6; won vs. Furman 38–19; lost at No. 17 Auburn 27–35; won vs. No. 1 Alabama 35–21; lost at Kentucky 28–31; won at Vanderbilt 21–7; won vs. Tennessee 38–24; lost vs. No. 17 Arkansas 20–41; won at No. 24 Florida 36–14; won vs. Troy 69–24; won at Clemson 29–7; lost vs. No. 2 Auburn 17–56; lost vs. No. 23 Florida State 17–26+45−39Won 41–13 vs. Southern Miss+28Southern MissWon 17–6 vs. No. 22 Georgia+11No. 22 GeorgiaWon 38–19 vs. Furman+19FurmanLost 27–35 at No. 17 Auburn-8No. 17 AuburnWon 35–21 vs. No. 1 Alabama+14No. 1 AlabamaLost 28–31 at Kentucky-3KentuckyWon 21–7 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 38–24 vs. Tennessee+14TennesseeLost 20–41 vs. No. 17 Arkansas-21No. 17 ArkansasWon 36–14 at No. 24 Florida+22No. 24 FloridaWon 69–24 vs. Troy+45TroyWon 29–7 at Clemson+22ClemsonLost 17–56 vs. No. 2 Auburn-39No. 2 AuburnLost 17–26 vs. No. 23 Florida State-9No. 23 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouthern MissW 41–⁠1361%
Sep 11vs22GeorgiaW 17–⁠649%
Sep 18vsFurmanW 38–⁠1982%
Sep 25at17AuburnL 27–⁠3542%
Oct 9vs1AlabamaW 35–⁠2125%
Oct 16atKentuckyL 28–⁠3155%
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 21–⁠767%
Oct 30vsTennesseeW 38–⁠2475%
Nov 6vs17ArkansasL 20–⁠4157%
Nov 13at24FloridaW 36–⁠1425%
Nov 20vsTroyW 69–⁠2474%
Nov 27atClemsonW 29–⁠753%
Dec 4vs2AuburnSEC Championship GameL 17–⁠5644%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs23Florida StateChick-fil-A BowlL 17–⁠2646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 26–⁠17 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; No. 22 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 24
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 12
  4. Wk 5: 20
  5. Wk 6: 19
  6. Wk 7: 10
  7. Wk 8: 19
  8. Wk 9: 17
  9. Wk 10: 18
  10. Wk 11: 22
  11. Wk 12: 17
  12. Wk 13: 18
  13. Wk 14: 18
  14. Wk 15: 19
  15. Final: 22

SEC East champions5–⁠3 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 10
Points
433–⁠324
Coach
Steve Spurrier
Elo
1640 +110 this season
SP+ rating
20.3 No. 16 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 25, special teams No. 40
SRS
13.1 No. 17 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 34
Defensive coordinator
Ellis Johnson
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 120
  • Defense79th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted13th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted66th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%1.0024th of 120
Defense0.0740%1.0479th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.04 def		45% off
38% def		—13th off
66th 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-0.1own 313% allowed
Defense-0.3own 292% 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 yardsStephen Garcia QB3,059 yds
Passing touchdownsStephen Garcia QB20 TD
Rushing yardsMarcus Lattimore 1,197 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarcus Lattimore 17 TD
Receiving yardsAlshon Jeffery WR1,517 yds
Receiving touchdownsAlshon Jeffery WR9 TD
InterceptionsStephon Gilmore CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Marcus Lattimore APB★★★★★No. 9
Kelcy Quarles DT★★★★No. 85
A.J. Cann OC★★★★No. 142
Victor Hampton CB★★★★No. 157
Connor Shaw DUAL★★★No. 413

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.848
Running backs15.00.995
Receivers23.00.823
Offensive line63.20.855
Defensive line33.00.840
Defensive backs43.30.854
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class193.20.850

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 3Chris Culliver CBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Cliff Matthews DEAtlanta Falcons

Roster 106

The 2010 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn8–⁠014–⁠01
LSU6–⁠211–⁠28
Arkansas6–⁠210–⁠312
Alabama5–⁠310–⁠310
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠522
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠415
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠56–⁠7
Kentucky2–⁠66–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠10

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