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2010 Southern Miss

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Conference USA), coached by Larry Fedora.

Schedule and results

Southern Miss in 2010, game by game: lost at South Carolina 13–41; won vs. Prairie View A&M 34–7; won vs. Kansas 31–16; won at Louisiana Tech 13–12; won vs. Marshall 41–16; lost vs. East Carolina 43–44; won at Memphis 41–19; lost vs. UAB 49–50; won at Tulane 46–30; won at No. 25 UCF 31–21; won vs. Houston 59–41; lost at Tulsa 50–56; lost vs. Louisville 28–31+27−28Lost 13–41 at South Carolina-28South CarolinaWon 34–7 vs. Prairie View A&M+27Prairie View A&MWon 31–16 vs. Kansas+15KansasWon 13–12 at Louisiana Tech+1Louisiana TechWon 41–16 vs. Marshall+25MarshallLost 43–44 vs. East Carolina-1East CarolinaWon 41–19 at Memphis+22MemphisLost 49–50 vs. UAB-1UABWon 46–30 at Tulane+16TulaneWon 31–21 at No. 25 UCF+10No. 25 UCFWon 59–41 vs. Houston+18HoustonLost 50–56 at Tulsa-6TulsaLost 28–31 vs. Louisville-3Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠4139%
Sep 11vsPrairie View A&MW 34–⁠766%
Sep 17vsKansasW 31–⁠1659%
Sep 25atLouisiana TechW 13–⁠1254%
Oct 2vsMarshallW 41–⁠1671%
Oct 9vsEast CarolinaL 43–⁠4461%
Oct 16atMemphisW 41–⁠1972%
Oct 30vsUABL 49–⁠5074%
Nov 6atTulaneW 46–⁠3070%
Nov 13at25UCFW 31–⁠2136%
Nov 20vsHoustonW 59–⁠4169%
Nov 26atTulsaL 50–⁠5648%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleBeef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. PetersburgL 28–⁠3160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 31–⁠28 in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
479–⁠384
Coach
Larry Fedora
Elo
1575 +68 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 51 of 120; offense No. 48, defense No. 59, special teams No. 8
SRS
0.1 No. 61 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Blake Anderson
Defensive coordinator
Todd Bradford
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 120
  • Defense32nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0744%0.9136th of 120
Defense0.0136%1.0732nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.02 def		43% off
37% def		—53rd off
32nd 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 341% allowed
Defense0.1own 303% 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 yardsAustin Davis QB3,103 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Davis QB20 TD
Rushing yardsKendrick Hardy RB903 yds
Rushing touchdownsAustin Davis QB10 TD
Receiving yardsKelvin Bolden WR722 yds
Receiving touchdownsKelvin Bolden WR6 TD
InterceptionsJustin Wilson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Brandon Smith WDE★★★No. 424
Seth Reedy OG★★★No. 996
Cortez Bowen ILB★★★No. 996
Dasman McCullum WDE★★★No. 1052
Jacorius Cotton ATH★★★No. 1123

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.839
Running backs23.00.850
Receivers23.00.839
Offensive line33.00.834
Defensive line23.00.871
Linebackers23.00.845
Athletes and specialists23.00.836
Whole class143.00.844

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 106

The 2010 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 37 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.