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2010 Tennessee

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Derek Dooley.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2010, game by game: won vs. UT Martin 50–0; lost vs. No. 7 Oregon 13–48; lost vs. No. 10 Florida 17–31; won vs. UAB 32–29; lost at No. 12 LSU 14–16; lost at Georgia 14–41; lost vs. No. 7 Alabama 10–41; lost at No. 17 South Carolina 24–38; won at Memphis 50–14; won vs. Ole Miss 52–14; won at Vanderbilt 24–10; won vs. Kentucky 24–14; lost vs. North Carolina 27–30+50−35Won 50–0 vs. UT Martin+50UT MartinLost 13–48 vs. No. 7 Oregon-35No. 7 OregonLost 17–31 vs. No. 10 Florida-14No. 10 FloridaWon 32–29 vs. UAB+3UABLost 14–16 at No. 12 LSU-2No. 12 LSULost 14–41 at Georgia-27GeorgiaLost 10–41 vs. No. 7 Alabama-31No. 7 AlabamaLost 24–38 at No. 17 South Carolina-14No. 17 South CarolinaWon 50–14 at Memphis+36MemphisWon 52–14 vs. Ole Miss+38Ole MissWon 24–10 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 24–14 vs. Kentucky+10KentuckyLost 27–30 vs. North Carolina-3North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUT MartinW 50–⁠087%
Sep 11vs7OregonL 13–⁠4844%
Sep 18vs10FloridaL 17–⁠3128%
Sep 25vsUABW 32–⁠2969%
Oct 2at12LSUL 14–⁠1624%
Oct 9atGeorgiaL 14–⁠4141%
Oct 23vs7AlabamaL 10–⁠4121%
Oct 30at17South CarolinaL 24–⁠3825%
Nov 6atMemphisW 50–⁠1468%
Nov 13vsOle MissW 52–⁠1451%
Nov 20atVanderbiltW 24–⁠1065%
Nov 27vsKentuckyW 24–⁠1461%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaMusic City BowlL 27–⁠3047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 30–⁠27 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
351–⁠326
Coach
Derek Dooley
Elo
1551 −4 this season
SP+ rating
7.7 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 44, defense No. 48, special teams No. 35
SRS
2.9 No. 48 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense93rd of 120
  • Defense60th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0036%1.0993rd of 120
Defense0.0543%0.9360th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.04 def		38% off
42% def		—93rd off
53rd 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 303% allowed
Defense0.2own 302% 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 yardsTyler Bray QB1,849 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Bray QB18 TD
Rushing yardsTauren Poole 1,034 yds
Rushing touchdownsTauren Poole 11 TD
Receiving yardsDenarius Moore WR981 yds
Receiving touchdownsDenarius Moore WR9 TD
InterceptionsJanzen Jackson DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Da’Rick Rogers WR★★★★★No. 15
Ja’Wuan James OT★★★★★No. 28
Justin Hunter WR★★★★No. 33
Corey Miller WDE★★★★No. 60
Tyler Bray PRO★★★★No. 96
Jacques Smith WDE★★★★No. 119
James Stone OG★★★★No. 158
Matt Milton WR★★★★No. 164

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.894
Running backs14.00.927
Receivers44.30.952
Offensive line34.00.929
Defensive line33.70.918
Linebackers22.50.808
Defensive backs23.00.851
Athletes and specialists33.00.852
Whole class203.60.897

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 4Luke Stocker TETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Denarius Moore WROakland Raiders

Roster 122

The 2010 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 second 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.