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2010 Utah

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Kyle Whittingham.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2010, game by game: won vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh 27–24; won vs. UNLV 38–10; won at New Mexico 56–14; won vs. San José State 56–3; won at Iowa State 68–27; won at Wyoming 30–6; won vs. Colorado State 59–6; won at Air Force 28–23; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 7–47; lost at Notre Dame 3–28; won at San Diego State 38–34; won vs. BYU 17–16; lost vs. No. 10 Boise State 3–26+53−40Won 27–24 vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh+3No. 15 PittsburghWon 38–10 vs. UNLV+28UNLVWon 56–14 at New Mexico+42New MexicoWon 56–3 vs. San José State+53San José StateWon 68–27 at Iowa State+41Iowa StateWon 30–6 at Wyoming+24WyomingWon 59–6 vs. Colorado State+53Colorado StateWon 28–23 at Air Force+5Air ForceLost 7–47 vs. No. 4 TCU-40No. 4 TCULost 3–28 at Notre Dame-25Notre DameWon 38–34 at San Diego State+4San Diego StateWon 17–16 vs. BYU+1BYULost 3–26 vs. No. 10 Boise State-23No. 10 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs15PittsburghW 27–⁠2460%
Sep 11vsUNLVW 38–⁠1084%
Sep 18atNew MexicoW 56–⁠1482%
Sep 25vsSan José StateW 56–⁠389%
Oct 9atIowa StateW 68–⁠2765%
Oct 16atWyomingW 30–⁠676%
Oct 23vsColorado StateW 59–⁠691%
Oct 30atAir ForceW 28–⁠2359%
Nov 6vs4TCUL 7–⁠4752%
Nov 13atNotre DameL 3–⁠2866%
Nov 20atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠3462%
Nov 27vsBYUW 17–⁠1671%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs10Boise StateMaaco Bowl Las VegasL 3–⁠2633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 26–⁠3 in the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 14
  3. Wk 4: 13
  4. Wk 5: 13
  5. Wk 6: 10
  6. Wk 7: 11
  7. Wk 8: 9
  8. Wk 9: 8
  9. Wk 10: 6
  10. Wk 11: 15
  11. Wk 12: 25
  12. Wk 13: 23
  13. Wk 14: 21
  14. Wk 15: 20
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
430–⁠264
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1649 +11 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 30 of 120; offense No. 38, defense No. 32, special teams No. 44
SRS
8.6 No. 32 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 42
Offensive coordinators
Dave Schramm and Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Captains
Matt Asiata, Christian Cox, Sealver Siliga and Zane Taylor
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense46th of 120
  • Defense22nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted51st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.8946th of 120
Defense0.0038%0.9322nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.02 def		41% off
38% def		—51st off
24th 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-0.3own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsJordan Wynn QB2,334 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan Wynn QB17 TD
Rushing yardsEddie Wide RB717 yds
Rushing touchdownsEddie Wide RB11 TD
Receiving yardsDeVonte Christopher WR660 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeVonte Christopher WR6 TD
InterceptionsBrian Blechen DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

V.J. Fehoko OLB★★★★No. 358
Terrell Reese WR★★★★No. 385
Kenneth Scott WR★★★No. 400
Tyler Shreve PRO★★★No. 451
Zach Bolton OG★★★No. 558

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.882
Running backs13.00.858
Receivers33.30.882
Offensive line13.00.876
Defensive line13.00.876
Linebackers23.50.876
Defensive backs33.00.845
Athletes and specialists13.00.847
Whole class133.20.867

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 5Brandon Burton CBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Caleb Schlauderaff OGGreen Bay Packers

Roster 123

The 2010 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mountain West Conference standings

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.