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2010 UConn

8–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Randy Edsall.

Schedule and results

UConn in 2010, game by game: lost at Michigan 10–30; won vs. Texas Southern 62–3; lost at Temple 16–30; won vs. Buffalo 45–21; won vs. Vanderbilt 40–21; lost at Rutgers 24–27; lost at Louisville 0–26; won vs. West Virginia 16–13; won vs. Pittsburgh 30–28; won at Syracuse 23–6; won vs. Cincinnati 38–17; won at South Florida 19–16; lost vs. No. 9 Oklahoma 20–48+59−28Lost 10–30 at Michigan-20MichiganWon 62–3 vs. Texas Southern+59Texas SouthernLost 16–30 at Temple-14TempleWon 45–21 vs. Buffalo+24BuffaloWon 40–21 vs. Vanderbilt+19VanderbiltLost 24–27 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 0–26 at Louisville-26LouisvilleWon 16–13 vs. West Virginia+3West VirginiaWon 30–28 vs. Pittsburgh+2PittsburghWon 23–6 at Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 38–17 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 19–16 at South Florida+3South FloridaLost 20–48 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma-28No. 9 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atMichiganL 10–⁠3058%
Sep 11vsTexas SouthernW 62–⁠386%
Sep 18atTempleL 16–⁠3042%
Sep 25vsBuffaloW 45–⁠2172%
Oct 2vsVanderbiltW 40–⁠2171%
Oct 8atRutgersL 24–⁠2743%
Oct 23atLouisvilleL 0–⁠2655%
Oct 29vsWest VirginiaW 16–⁠1344%
Nov 11vsPittsburghW 30–⁠2842%
Nov 20atSyracuseW 23–⁠643%
Nov 27vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠1762%
Dec 4atSouth FloridaW 19–⁠1644%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9OklahomaFiesta BowlL 20–⁠4830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 48–⁠20 in the Fiesta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 72 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 25

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Pittsburgh and West Virginia

Led the nationNick Williams: kickoff return average (35.3)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
343–⁠286
Coach
Randy Edsall
Elo
1592 +18 this season
SP+ rating
-3.6 No. 70 of 120; offense No. 104, defense No. 40, special teams No. 30
SRS
1.7 No. 55 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Joe Moorhead
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense102nd of 120
  • Defense38th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted48th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0237%0.89102nd of 120
Defense0.0241%0.8538th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.04 def		39% off
42% def		—102nd off
48th 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 342% allowed
Defense-0.3own 284% 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 yardsZach Frazer QB1,425 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Endres QB5 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Todman 1,695 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Todman 14 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Smith WR615 yds
Receiving touchdownsKashif Moore WR4 TD
InterceptionsBlidi Wreh-Wilson CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Reuben Frank FB★★★No. 954
Yawin Smallwood OLB★★★No. 1185
Greg McKee OT★★★No. 1332
Taylor Mack CB★★★No. 1340
Geremy Davis WR★★★No. 1340

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.826
Running backs22.50.823
Receivers23.00.827
Offensive line42.80.804
Defensive line42.80.809
Linebackers33.00.838
Defensive backs53.00.826
Whole class212.90.820

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 5Anthony Sherman FBArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Lawrence Wilson OLBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Jordan Todman RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Greg Lloyd ILBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 97

The 2010 roster

97 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠4
UConn5–⁠28–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠28–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠38–⁠5
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠47–⁠6
Cincinnati2–⁠54–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠8

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