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2010 UNLV

2–⁠11 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bobby Hauck.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2010, game by game: lost vs. No. 12 Wisconsin 21–41; lost at No. 20 Utah 10–38; lost at Idaho 7–30; won vs. New Mexico 45–10; lost vs. No. 25 Nevada 26–44; lost at West Virginia 10–49; lost at Colorado State 10–43; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 6–48; lost at BYU 7–55; won vs. Wyoming 42–16; lost vs. Air Force 20–35; lost at San Diego State 14–48; lost at No. 25 Hawai’i 21–59+35−48Lost 21–41 vs. No. 12 Wisconsin-20No. 12 WisconsinLost 10–38 at No. 20 Utah-28No. 20 UtahLost 7–30 at Idaho-23IdahoWon 45–10 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoLost 26–44 vs. No. 25 Nevada-18No. 25 NevadaLost 10–49 at West Virginia-39West VirginiaLost 10–43 at Colorado State-33Colorado StateLost 6–48 vs. No. 4 TCU-42No. 4 TCULost 7–55 at BYU-48BYUWon 42–16 vs. Wyoming+26WyomingLost 20–35 vs. Air Force-15Air ForceLost 14–48 at San Diego State-34San Diego StateLost 21–59 at No. 25 Hawai’i-38No. 25 Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs12WisconsinL 21–⁠4135%
Sep 11at20UtahL 10–⁠3816%
Sep 18atIdahoL 7–⁠3038%
Sep 25vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠1066%
Oct 2vs25NevadaL 26–⁠4429%
Oct 9atWest VirginiaL 10–⁠4918%
Oct 16atColorado StateL 10–⁠4349%
Oct 30vs4TCUL 6–⁠4811%
Nov 6atBYUL 7–⁠5521%
Nov 13vsWyomingW 42–⁠1650%
Nov 18vsAir ForceL 20–⁠3524%
Nov 27atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠4823%
Dec 4at25Hawai’iL 21–⁠5914%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 59–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠11
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
239–⁠516
Coach
Bobby Hauck
Elo
1323 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-24.0 No. 111 of 120; offense No. 103, defense No. 118, special teams No. 99
SRS
−13.8 No. 104 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 103
Offensive coordinator
Rob Phenicie
Defensive coordinator
Kraig Paulson
Captains
Alex De Giacomo, John Gianninoto, Matt Murphy and Ronnie Paulo
Offense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense106th of 120
  • Defense116th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted118th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0435%0.91106th of 120
Defense0.1451%0.80116th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.10 def		37% off
48% def		—118th off
127th 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-0.4own 303% allowed
Defense-0.2own 362% 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 UNLV are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Kurt Davis WR★★★No. 1052
Dionza Bradford RB★★★No. 1180
Ian Bobak SDE★★★No. 1271
Desmond Tautofi DT★★★No. 1450
Tim Cornett RB★★★No. 1492

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs23.00.842
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line22.50.792
Defensive line42.50.813
Linebackers22.50.796
Defensive backs32.30.785
Athletes and specialists23.00.814
Whole class182.60.807

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 100

The 2010 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠013–⁠02
Utah7–⁠110–⁠3
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
San Diego State5–⁠39–⁠4
BYU5–⁠37–⁠6
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV2–⁠62–⁠11
Wyoming1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11

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