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2010 UAB

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Neil Callaway.

Schedule and results

UAB in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Florida Atlantic 31–32; lost at SMU 7–28; won vs. Troy 34–33; lost at Tennessee 29–32; lost at UCF 7–42; won vs. UTEP 21–6; lost at No. 24 Mississippi State 24–29; won at Southern Miss 50–49; lost vs. Marshall 17–31; lost vs. East Carolina 42–54; won vs. Memphis 31–15; lost at Rice 23–28+16−35Lost 31–32 vs. Florida Atlantic-1Florida AtlanticLost 7–28 at SMU-21SMUWon 34–33 vs. Troy+1TroyLost 29–32 at Tennessee-3TennesseeLost 7–42 at UCF-35UCFWon 21–6 vs. UTEP+15UTEPLost 24–29 at No. 24 Mississippi State-5No. 24 Mississippi Sta…Won 50–49 at Southern Miss+1Southern MissLost 17–31 vs. Marshall-14MarshallLost 42–54 vs. East Carolina-12East CarolinaWon 31–15 vs. Memphis+16MemphisLost 23–28 at Rice-5Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsFlorida AtlanticL 31–⁠3257%
Sep 11atSMUL 7–⁠2838%
Sep 18vsTroyW 34–⁠3339%
Sep 25atTennesseeL 29–⁠3231%
Oct 6atUCFL 7–⁠4232%
Oct 16vsUTEPW 21–⁠645%
Oct 23at24Mississippi StateL 24–⁠2922%
Oct 30atSouthern MissW 50–⁠4926%
Nov 6vsMarshallL 17–⁠3164%
Nov 11vsEast CarolinaL 42–⁠5443%
Nov 20vsMemphisW 31–⁠1574%
Nov 27atRiceL 23–⁠2848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 28–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠379
Coach
Neil Callaway
Elo
1378 −78 this season
SP+ rating
-9.7 No. 87 of 120; offense No. 70, defense No. 88, special teams No. 115
SRS
−11.5 No. 99 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 86
Offensive coordinator
Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schumann
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense53rd of 120
  • Defense92nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0542%0.9853rd of 120
Defense0.0942%0.9492nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.08 def		42% off
42% def		—65th off
102nd 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
Offense0.0own 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsBryan Ellis QB2,940 yds
Passing touchdownsBryan Ellis QB25 TD
Rushing yardsPat Shed RB847 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Borne RB4 TD
Receiving yardsFrantrell Forrest WR558 yds
Receiving touchdownsMike Jones WR7 TD
InterceptionsT.J. Ballou CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Greg Franklin RB★★★No. 1052
Jamarious Crusoe ATH★★★No. 1052
Nolen Smith WR★★★No. 1271
D.J. Vinson ATH★★★No. 1450
Brian O’Leary OC★★★No. 1450

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.833
Receivers52.80.820
Offensive line33.00.821
Defensive line32.30.789
Linebackers23.00.822
Athletes and specialists32.70.819
Whole class182.80.817

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 90

The 2010 roster

90 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 27 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.