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2010 Stanford

12–⁠1 (8–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Jim Harbaugh, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2010, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 52–17; won at UCLA 35–0; won vs. Wake Forest 68–24; won at Notre Dame 37–14; lost at No. 4 Oregon 31–52; won vs. USC 37–35; won vs. Washington State 38–28; won at Washington 41–0; won vs. No. 13 Arizona 42–17; won at Arizona State 17–13; won at California 48–14; won vs. Oregon State 38–0; won vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech 40–12+44−21Won 52–17 vs. Sacramento State+35Sacramento StateWon 35–0 at UCLA+35UCLAWon 68–24 vs. Wake Forest+44Wake ForestWon 37–14 at Notre Dame+23Notre DameLost 31–52 at No. 4 Oregon-21No. 4 OregonWon 37–35 vs. USC+2USCWon 38–28 vs. Washington State+10Washington StateWon 41–0 at Washington+41WashingtonWon 42–17 vs. No. 13 Arizona+25No. 13 ArizonaWon 17–13 at Arizona State+4Arizona StateWon 48–14 at California+34CaliforniaWon 38–0 vs. Oregon State+38Oregon StateWon 40–12 vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech+28No. 12 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSacramento StateW 52–⁠1788%
Sep 11atUCLAW 35–⁠056%
Sep 18vsWake ForestW 68–⁠2468%
Sep 25atNotre DameW 37–⁠1460%
Oct 2at4OregonL 31–⁠5236%
Oct 9vsUSCW 37–⁠3554%
Oct 23vsWashington StateW 38–⁠2892%
Oct 30atWashingtonW 41–⁠071%
Nov 6vs13ArizonaW 42–⁠1761%
Nov 13atArizona StateW 17–⁠1372%
Nov 20atCaliforniaW 48–⁠1464%
Nov 27vsOregon StateW 38–⁠078%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs12Virginia TechOrange BowlW 40–⁠1243%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 40–⁠12 in the Orange Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 3: 19
  3. Wk 4: 16
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 16
  6. Wk 7: 14
  7. Wk 8: 12
  8. Wk 9: 13
  9. Wk 10: 10
  10. Wk 11: 7
  11. Wk 12: 7
  12. Wk 13: 7
  13. Wk 14: 5
  14. Wk 15: 5
  15. Final: 4

Heisman voteAndrew Luck, second

Paul Hornung AwardOwen Marecic, FB/LB

Consensus All-AmericanChase Beeler, C

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
524–⁠226
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Elo
1785 +210 this season
SP+ rating
28.1 No. 4 of 120; offense No. 3, defense No. 17, special teams No. 25
SRS
25.7 No. 2 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinator
David Shaw
Defensive coordinator
Vic Fangio
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 120
  • Defense43rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted38th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1449%0.909th of 120
Defense0.0342%0.9443rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.03 def		49% off
42% def		—8th off
38th 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
Offense0.0own 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 273% 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 yardsAndrew Luck QB3,338 yds
Passing touchdownsAndrew Luck QB32 TD
Rushing yardsStepfan Taylor RB1,137 yds
Rushing touchdownsStepfan Taylor RB15 TD
Receiving yardsDoug Baldwin WR857 yds
Receiving touchdownsDoug Baldwin WR9 TD
InterceptionsDelano Howell 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Blake Lueders SDE★★★★No. 112
Anthony Wilkerson RB★★★★No. 131
Brett Nottingham PRO★★★★No. 203
Devon Carrington S★★★★No. 239
Ricky Seale RB★★★No. 386

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.30.889
Running backs23.50.915
Receivers13.00.886
Offensive line23.00.890
Defensive line23.50.909
Linebackers22.50.811
Defensive backs33.30.877
Athletes and specialists23.00.861
Whole class173.20.880

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 3Sione Fua DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Owen Marecic FBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Richard Sherman CBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Ryan Whalen WRCincinnati Bengals

Roster 106

The 2010 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 38 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

7 first team, 4 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

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