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2010 TCU

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2010, game by game: won vs. No. 24 Oregon State 30–21; won vs. Tennessee Tech 62–7; won vs. Baylor 45–10; won at SMU 41–24; won at Colorado State 27–0; won vs. Wyoming 45–0; won vs. BYU 31–3; won vs. Air Force 38–7; won at UNLV 48–6; won at No. 6 Utah 47–7; won vs. San Diego State 40–35; won at New Mexico 66–17; won vs. No. 4 Wisconsin 21–19+55Won 30–21 vs. No. 24 Oregon State+9No. 24 Oregon StateWon 62–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+55Tennessee TechWon 45–10 vs. Baylor+35BaylorWon 41–24 at SMU+17SMUWon 27–0 at Colorado State+27Colorado StateWon 45–0 vs. Wyoming+45WyomingWon 31–3 vs. BYU+28BYUWon 38–7 vs. Air Force+31Air ForceWon 48–6 at UNLV+42UNLVWon 47–7 at No. 6 Utah+40No. 6 UtahWon 40–35 vs. San Diego State+5San Diego StateWon 66–17 at New Mexico+49New MexicoWon 21–19 vs. No. 4 Wisconsin+2No. 4 Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs24Oregon StateW 30–⁠2164%
Sep 11vsTennessee TechW 62–⁠795%
Sep 18vsBaylorW 45–⁠1082%
Sep 24atSMUW 41–⁠2470%
Oct 2atColorado StateW 27–⁠087%
Oct 9vsWyomingW 45–⁠087%
Oct 16vsBYUW 31–⁠383%
Oct 23vsAir ForceW 38–⁠775%
Oct 30atUNLVW 48–⁠689%
Nov 6at6UtahW 47–⁠748%
Nov 13vsSan Diego StateW 40–⁠3588%
Nov 27atNew MexicoW 66–⁠1795%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4WisconsinRose BowlW 21–⁠1963%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 21–⁠19 in the Rose Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

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

Mountain West Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Rimington TrophyJake Kirkpatrick, C

Consensus All-AmericanTejay Johnson, S

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
541–⁠156
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1831 +149 this season
SP+ rating
25.2 No. 9 of 120; offense No. 14, defense No. 12, special teams No. 13
SRS
20.9 No. 3 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 47
Offensive coordinators
Jarrett Anderson and Justin Fuente
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 120
  • Defense10th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1551%0.876th of 120
Defense-0.0332%1.0210th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.01 def		48% off
33% def		—11th off
7th 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 352% allowed
Defense-0.3own 253% 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 yardsAndy Dalton QB2,857 yds
Passing touchdownsAndy Dalton QB27 TD
Rushing yardsEd Wesley 1,078 yds
Rushing touchdownsEd Wesley 11 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Boyce WR646 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeremy Kerley WR10 TD
InterceptionsTejay Johnson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Sam Carter DUAL★★★★No. 286
Curtis Carter ATH★★★★No. 286
Ethan Grant RB★★★★No. 358
David Johnson DT★★★No. 424
Chris Hawkins WR★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.903
Running backs14.00.893
Receivers23.00.858
Offensive line23.00.844
Defensive line23.00.859
Linebackers13.00.869
Defensive backs13.00.857
Athletes and specialists33.30.864
Whole class133.20.864

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 2Andy Dalton QBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Marcus Cannon OTNew England Patriots
Rd 5Jeremy Kerley WRNew York Jets
Rd 6Colin Jones SSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Malcolm Williams DBNew England Patriots

Roster 117

The 2010 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠013–⁠02
Utah7–⁠110–⁠3
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠39–⁠4
BYU5–⁠37–⁠6
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
Wyoming1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11

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