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2010 Texas

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2010, game by game: won vs. Rice 34–17; won vs. Wyoming 34–7; won at Texas Tech 24–14; lost vs. UCLA 12–34; lost vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 20–28; won at No. 5 Nebraska 20–13; lost vs. Iowa State 21–28; lost vs. No. 25 Baylor 22–30; lost at Kansas State 14–39; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State 16–33; won vs. Florida Atlantic 51–17; lost vs. No. 17 Texas A&M 17–24+34−25Won 34–17 vs. Rice+17RiceWon 34–7 vs. Wyoming+27WyomingWon 24–14 at Texas Tech+10Texas TechLost 12–34 vs. UCLA-22UCLALost 20–28 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma-8No. 8 OklahomaWon 20–13 at No. 5 Nebraska+7No. 5 NebraskaLost 21–28 vs. Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 22–30 vs. No. 25 Baylor-8No. 25 BaylorLost 14–39 at Kansas State-25Kansas StateLost 16–33 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State-17No. 12 Oklahoma StateWon 51–17 vs. Florida Atlantic+34Florida AtlanticLost 17–24 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M-7No. 17 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsRiceW 34–⁠1786%
Sep 11vsWyomingW 34–⁠785%
Sep 18atTexas TechW 24–⁠1452%
Sep 25vsUCLAL 12–⁠3486%
Oct 2vs8OklahomaL 20–⁠2848%
Oct 16at5NebraskaW 20–⁠1336%
Oct 23vsIowa StateL 21–⁠2882%
Oct 30vs25BaylorL 22–⁠3072%
Nov 6atKansas StateL 14–⁠3956%
Nov 13vs12Oklahoma StateL 16–⁠3343%
Nov 20vsFlorida AtlanticW 51–⁠1777%
Nov 25vs17Texas A&ML 17–⁠2448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 24–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 21
  6. Wk 8: 22

William V. Campbell TrophySam Acho, LB; also the Wuerffel

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 5
Points
285–⁠284
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1555 −157 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 73, defense No. 10, special teams No. 24
SRS
1.3 No. 56 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 2
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Will Muschamp

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 120
  • Defense8th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%0.8966th of 120
Defense-0.0435%0.838th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
-0.01 def		40% off
36% def		—81st off
6th 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-0.3own 313% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Texas are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Jackson Jeffcoat SDE★★★★★No. 5
Jordan Hicks OLB★★★★★No. 7
Mike Davis WR★★★★★No. 13
Reggie Wilson SDE★★★★★No. 23
Darius White WR★★★★★No. 27
Demarco Cobbs ATH★★★★No. 46
Tevin Jackson OLB★★★★No. 57
Trey Hopkins OG★★★★No. 71

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.938
Running backs14.00.909
Receivers54.40.946
Offensive line24.00.942
Defensive line54.40.962
Linebackers34.30.969
Defensive backs34.00.936
Athletes and specialists24.00.951
Whole class224.20.949

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 2Aaron Williams CBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Curtis Brown CBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Sam Acho DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Chykie Brown CBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 111

The 2010 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 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

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.