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2010 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Tommy Tuberville.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2010, game by game: won vs. SMU 35–27; won at New Mexico 52–17; lost vs. No. 6 Texas 14–24; lost at Iowa State 38–52; won vs. Baylor 45–38; lost vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State 17–34; won at Colorado 27–24; lost at Texas A&M 27–45; won vs. No. 14 Missouri 24–17; lost at No. 19 Oklahoma 7–45; won vs. Weber State 64–21; won vs. Houston 35–20; won vs. Northwestern 45–38+43−38Won 35–27 vs. SMU+8SMUWon 52–17 at New Mexico+35New MexicoLost 14–24 vs. No. 6 Texas-10No. 6 TexasLost 38–52 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateWon 45–38 vs. Baylor+7BaylorLost 17–34 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State-17No. 20 Oklahoma StateWon 27–24 at Colorado+3ColoradoLost 27–45 at Texas A&M-18Texas A&MWon 24–17 vs. No. 14 Missouri+7No. 14 MissouriLost 7–45 at No. 19 Oklahoma-38No. 19 OklahomaWon 64–21 vs. Weber State+43Weber StateWon 35–20 vs. Houston+15HoustonWon 45–38 vs. Northwestern+7Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSMUW 35–⁠2776%
Sep 11atNew MexicoW 52–⁠1779%
Sep 18vs6TexasL 14–⁠2448%
Oct 2atIowa StateL 38–⁠5264%
Oct 9vsBaylorW 45–⁠3859%
Oct 16vs20Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠3453%
Oct 23atColoradoW 27–⁠2463%
Oct 30atTexas A&ML 27–⁠4551%
Nov 6vs14MissouriW 24–⁠1745%
Nov 13at19OklahomaL 7–⁠4530%
Nov 20vsWeber StateW 64–⁠2181%
Nov 27vsHoustonW 35–⁠2069%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNorthwesternTicketCity BowlW 45–⁠3861%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 45–⁠38 in the TicketCity Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠402
Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Elo
1610 −22 this season
SP+ rating
7.4 No. 47 of 120; offense No. 32, defense No. 62, special teams No. 61
SRS
2.9 No. 48 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Neal Brown
Defensive coordinator
James Willis
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense42nd of 120
  • Defense77th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0642%0.8942nd of 120
Defense0.0742%0.9377th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.05 def		41% off
40% def		—43rd off
70th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 yardsTaylor Potts QB3,726 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Potts QB35 TD
Rushing yardsBaron Batch RB816 yds
Rushing touchdownsEric Stephens Jr. RB6 TD
Receiving yardsLyle Leong WR926 yds
Receiving touchdownsLyle Leong WR19 TD
InterceptionsJarvis Phillips CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Scotty Young PRO★★★★No. 270
Jackson Richards WDE★★★★No. 272
Delans Griffin RB★★★★No. 358
Tre’Vante Porter CB★★★No. 386
Tahrick Peak OLB★★★No. 451

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.906
Running backs14.00.893
Receivers33.00.842
Offensive line13.00.854
Defensive line52.80.824
Linebackers33.00.855
Defensive backs42.80.840
Athletes and specialists13.00.832
Whole class193.00.845

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 7Baron Batch RBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 123

The 2010 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
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.