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2010 Tulsa

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by Todd Graham, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2010, game by game: lost at East Carolina 49–51; won vs. Bowling Green 33–20; lost at Oklahoma State 28–65; won vs. Central Arkansas 41–14; won at Memphis 48–7; lost at SMU 18–21; won vs. Tulane 52–24; won at Notre Dame 28–27; won vs. Rice 64–27; won at Houston 28–25; won vs. UTEP 31–28; won vs. Southern Miss 56–50; won vs. No. 24 Hawai’i 62–35+41−37Lost 49–51 at East Carolina-2East CarolinaWon 33–20 vs. Bowling Green+13Bowling GreenLost 28–65 at Oklahoma State-37Oklahoma StateWon 41–14 vs. Central Arkansas+27Central ArkansasWon 48–7 at Memphis+41MemphisLost 18–21 at SMU-3SMUWon 52–24 vs. Tulane+28TulaneWon 28–27 at Notre Dame+1Notre DameWon 64–27 vs. Rice+37RiceWon 28–25 at Houston+3HoustonWon 31–28 vs. UTEP+3UTEPWon 56–50 vs. Southern Miss+6Southern MissWon 62–35 vs. No. 24 Hawai’i+27No. 24 Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atEast CarolinaL 49–⁠5132%
Sep 11vsBowling GreenW 33–⁠2057%
Sep 18atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠6529%
Sep 25vsCentral ArkansasW 41–⁠1472%
Oct 2atMemphisW 48–⁠761%
Oct 9atSMUL 18–⁠2144%
Oct 16vsTulaneW 52–⁠2479%
Oct 30atNotre DameW 28–⁠2741%
Nov 6vsRiceW 64–⁠2782%
Nov 13atHoustonW 28–⁠2545%
Nov 20vsUTEPW 31–⁠2875%
Nov 26vsSouthern MissW 56–⁠5052%
Dec 24Bowls & playoffvs24Hawai’iHawai’i BowlW 62–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 62–⁠35 in the Hawai’i Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 24
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 24
Points
538–⁠394
Coach
Todd Graham
Elo
1624 +138 this season
SP+ rating
0.4 No. 64 of 120; offense No. 21, defense No. 100, special teams No. 54
SRS
3.6 No. 47 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 72
Offensive coordinator
Chad Morris
Defensive coordinators
Keith Patterson and Paul Randolph
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 120
  • Defense88th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted95th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1245%1.0016th of 120
Defense0.0943%0.9988th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.07 def		43% off
41% def		—21st off
95th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.3own 283% 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 yardsG.J. Kinne QB3,650 yds
Passing touchdownsG.J. Kinne QB31 TD
Rushing yardsG.J. Kinne QB561 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlex Singleton RB11 TD
Receiving yardsDamaris Johnson WR872 yds
Receiving touchdownsCharles Clay RB7 TD
InterceptionsDexter McCoil DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Relus Chance WDE★★★No. 558
Jake Alexander OC★★★No. 804
Brenton Bogar CB★★★No. 996
Tres Houston CB★★★No. 1052
Eldon Thompson ILB★★★No. 1185

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.836
Running backs13.00.843
Receivers23.00.836
Offensive line23.00.851
Defensive line13.00.876
Linebackers52.80.826
Defensive backs62.70.819
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class192.80.828

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 6Charles Clay FBMiami Dolphins

Roster 96

The 2010 roster

96 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.