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2010 UCF

11–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by George O’Leary, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2010, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 38–7; lost vs. NC State 21–28; won at Buffalo 24–10; lost at Kansas State 13–17; won vs. UAB 42–7; won at Marshall 35–14; won vs. Rice 41–14; won vs. East Carolina 49–35; won at Houston 40–33; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–31; won at Tulane 61–14; won at Memphis 37–17; won vs. SMU 17–7; won vs. Georgia 10–6+47−10Won 38–7 vs. South Dakota+31South DakotaLost 21–28 vs. NC State-7NC StateWon 24–10 at Buffalo+14BuffaloLost 13–17 at Kansas State-4Kansas StateWon 42–7 vs. UAB+35UABWon 35–14 at Marshall+21MarshallWon 41–14 vs. Rice+27RiceWon 49–35 vs. East Carolina+14East CarolinaWon 40–33 at Houston+7HoustonLost 21–31 vs. Southern Miss-10Southern MissWon 61–14 at Tulane+47TulaneWon 37–17 at Memphis+20MemphisWon 17–7 vs. SMU+10SMUWon 10–6 vs. Georgia+4Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsSouth DakotaW 38–⁠783%
Sep 11vsNC StateL 21–⁠2863%
Sep 18atBuffaloW 24–⁠1048%
Sep 25atKansas StateL 13–⁠1740%
Oct 6vsUABW 42–⁠768%
Oct 13atMarshallW 35–⁠1458%
Oct 23vsRiceW 41–⁠1482%
Oct 30vsEast CarolinaW 49–⁠3557%
Nov 5atHoustonW 40–⁠3347%
Nov 13vsSouthern MissL 21–⁠3164%
Nov 20atTulaneW 61–⁠1474%
Nov 27atMemphisW 37–⁠1785%
Dec 4vsSMUConference USA Championship GameW 17–⁠763%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaLiberty BowlW 10–⁠653%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 10–⁠6 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Final: 21

Conference USA champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Conference USA Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Conference USA
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 21
Points
449–⁠240
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1634 +127 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 53 of 120; offense No. 63, defense No. 40, special teams No. 86
SRS
4.9 No. 43 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable

How good, play by play

  • Offense37th of 120
  • Defense31st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted33rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0746%0.8237th of 120
Defense0.0139%0.9731st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.02 def		44% off
40% def		—50th off
33rd 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 363% allowed
Defense-0.2own 252% 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 UCF are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Joshua Reese WR★★★★No. 214
Torrian Wilson OG★★★★No. 301
Jeffrey Godfrey DUAL★★★No. 801
Jeff Godfrey DUAL★★★No. 801
Cornelius Whitehead WR★★★No. 928

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.866
Receivers33.30.870
Offensive line63.00.842
Defensive line33.00.826
Linebackers23.00.822
Defensive backs53.00.820
Whole class213.00.839

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 3Jah Reid OTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Bruce Miller DESan Francisco 49ers

Roster 98

The 2010 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 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.