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2010 Texas A&M

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Mike Sherman, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2010, game by game: won vs. Stephen F. Austin 48–7; won vs. Louisiana Tech 48–16; won vs. Florida International 27–20; lost at Oklahoma State 35–38; lost vs. No. 11 Arkansas 17–24; lost vs. No. 21 Missouri 9–30; won at Kansas 45–10; won vs. Texas Tech 45–27; won vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 33–19; won at Baylor 42–30; won vs. No. 9 Nebraska 9–6; won at Texas 24–17; lost vs. No. 11 LSU 24–41+41−21Won 48–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin+41Stephen F. Aust…Won 48–16 vs. Louisiana Tech+32Louisiana TechWon 27–20 vs. Florida International+7Florida Interna…Lost 35–38 at Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateLost 17–24 vs. No. 11 Arkansas-7No. 11 ArkansasLost 9–30 vs. No. 21 Missouri-21No. 21 MissouriWon 45–10 at Kansas+35KansasWon 45–27 vs. Texas Tech+18Texas TechWon 33–19 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma+14No. 11 OklahomaWon 42–30 at Baylor+12BaylorWon 9–6 vs. No. 9 Nebraska+3No. 9 NebraskaWon 24–17 at Texas+7TexasLost 24–41 vs. No. 11 LSU-17No. 11 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsStephen F. AustinW 48–⁠774%
Sep 11vsLouisiana TechW 48–⁠1661%
Sep 18vsFlorida InternationalW 27–⁠2078%
Sep 30atOklahoma StateL 35–⁠3832%
Oct 9vs11ArkansasL 17–⁠2439%
Oct 16vs21MissouriL 9–⁠3045%
Oct 23atKansasW 45–⁠1054%
Oct 30vsTexas TechW 45–⁠2749%
Nov 6vs11OklahomaW 33–⁠1936%
Nov 13atBaylorW 42–⁠3047%
Nov 20vs9NebraskaW 9–⁠642%
Nov 25atTexasW 24–⁠1752%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvs11LSUCotton BowlL 24–⁠4145%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 41–⁠24 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 23
  2. Wk 12: 18
  3. Wk 13: 17
  4. Wk 14: 19
  5. Wk 15: 18
  6. Final: 19

Big 12 South champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State

Butkus AwardVon Miller, OLB

Consensus All-AmericanVon Miller, OLB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 17
Points
406–⁠285
Coach
Mike Sherman
Elo
1636 +139 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 27 of 120; offense No. 36, defense No. 20, special teams No. 70
SRS
12.7 No. 18 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 16
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter
Captain
Jerrod Johnson
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense39th of 120
  • Defense4th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.8739th of 120
Defense-0.0538%0.874th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.03 def		44% off
37% def		—36th off
2nd 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 293% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% 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 yardsJerrod Johnson QB1,947 yds
Passing touchdownsJerrod Johnson QB14 TD
Rushing yardsCyrus Gray RB1,133 yds
Rushing touchdownsCyrus Gray RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJeff Fuller WR1,066 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeff Fuller WR12 TD
InterceptionsCoryell Judie DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jake Matthews OT★★★★No. 38
Luke Joeckel OT★★★★No. 55
Cedric Ogbuehi OT★★★★No. 121
Shep Klinke OG★★★★No. 197
Toney Hurd Jr. CB★★★★No. 212
Ivan Robinson DT★★★★No. 258
Mister Jones RB★★★★No. 330
D.J. Jones RB★★★★No. 330

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks33.00.870
Running backs34.00.896
Receivers23.00.866
Offensive line63.50.908
Defensive line43.30.870
Defensive backs23.50.865
Whole class203.40.884

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 1Von Miller OLBDenver Broncos

Roster 116

The 2010 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 5 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠212–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠211–⁠213
Missouri6–⁠210–⁠318
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠420
Texas A&M6–⁠29–⁠419
Baylor4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠58–⁠5
Kansas State3–⁠57–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠55–⁠7
Texas2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠73–⁠9

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