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2010 Tulane

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2010, game by game: won vs. SE Louisiana 27–21; lost vs. Ole Miss 13–27; lost at Houston 23–42; won at Rutgers 17–14; lost vs. Army 23–41; lost at Tulsa 24–52; won at UTEP 34–24; lost vs. SMU 17–31; lost vs. Southern Miss 30–46; won vs. Rice 54–49; lost vs. UCF 14–61; lost at Marshall 23–38+10−47Won 27–21 vs. SE Louisiana+6SE LouisianaLost 13–27 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissLost 23–42 at Houston-19HoustonWon 17–14 at Rutgers+3RutgersLost 23–41 vs. Army-18ArmyLost 24–52 at Tulsa-28TulsaWon 34–24 at UTEP+10UTEPLost 17–31 vs. SMU-14SMULost 30–46 vs. Southern Miss-16Southern MissWon 54–49 vs. Rice+5RiceLost 14–61 vs. UCF-47UCFLost 23–38 at Marshall-15Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSE LouisianaW 27–⁠2169%
Sep 11vsOle MissL 13–⁠2729%
Sep 25atHoustonL 23–⁠4220%
Oct 2atRutgersW 17–⁠1416%
Oct 9vsArmyL 23–⁠4148%
Oct 16atTulsaL 24–⁠5221%
Oct 23atUTEPW 34–⁠2424%
Oct 30vsSMUL 17–⁠3143%
Nov 6vsSouthern MissL 30–⁠4630%
Nov 13vsRiceW 54–⁠4959%
Nov 20vsUCFL 14–⁠6126%
Nov 27atMarshallL 23–⁠3829%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 38–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠446
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1306 −45 this season
SP+ rating
-21.1 No. 108 of 120; offense No. 101, defense No. 111, special teams No. 106
SRS
−17.4 No. 112 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 120
  • Defense73rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0141%0.8687th of 120
Defense0.0642%0.9973rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.06 def		41% off
42% def		—103rd off
86th 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 293% allowed
Defense-0.2own 342% 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 yardsRyan Griffin QB2,371 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Griffin QB14 TD
Rushing yardsOrleans Darkwa RB925 yds
Rushing touchdownsOrleans Darkwa RB11 TD
Receiving yardsCasey Robottom WR663 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Sparks TE6 TD
InterceptionsPhillip Davis CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Wendell Beckwith SDE★★★No. 1316
Cameron DeJean S★★★No. 1340
Kyle Davis S★★★No. 1340
Kerchal Byrd OLB★★★No. 1413
Steven Funderburk S★★★No. 1413

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs13.00.811
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line62.00.775
Defensive line13.00.846
Linebackers72.60.809
Defensive backs43.00.831
Athletes and specialists23.00.815
Whole class242.50.805

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.

Roster 95

The 2010 roster

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

2010 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF7–⁠111–⁠321
Tulsa6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠27–⁠7
Southern Miss5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠36–⁠7
Marshall4–⁠45–⁠7
Houston4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠56–⁠7
UAB3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠64–⁠8
Memphis0–⁠81–⁠11

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