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2010 UTEP

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Mike Price.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 2010, game by game: won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–10; lost at Houston 24–54; won vs. New Mexico State 42–10; won vs. Memphis 16–13; won at New Mexico 38–20; won vs. Rice 44–24; lost at UAB 6–21; lost vs. Tulane 24–34; lost at Marshall 12–16; won vs. SMU 28–14; lost at No. 14 Arkansas 21–58; lost at Tulsa 28–31; lost vs. BYU 24–52+32−37Won 31–10 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+21Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 24–54 at Houston-30HoustonWon 42–10 vs. New Mexico State+32New Mexico StateWon 16–13 vs. Memphis+3MemphisWon 38–20 at New Mexico+18New MexicoWon 44–24 vs. Rice+20RiceLost 6–21 at UAB-15UABLost 24–34 vs. Tulane-10TulaneLost 12–16 at Marshall-4MarshallWon 28–14 vs. SMU+14SMULost 21–58 at No. 14 Arkansas-37No. 14 ArkansasLost 28–31 at Tulsa-3TulsaLost 24–52 vs. BYU-28BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠1081%
Sep 10atHoustonL 24–⁠5430%
Sep 18vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠1076%
Sep 25vsMemphisW 16–⁠1368%
Oct 2atNew MexicoW 38–⁠2065%
Oct 9vsRiceW 44–⁠2477%
Oct 16atUABL 6–⁠2155%
Oct 23vsTulaneL 24–⁠3476%
Oct 30atMarshallL 12–⁠1649%
Nov 6vsSMUW 28–⁠1446%
Nov 13at14ArkansasL 21–⁠5816%
Nov 20atTulsaL 28–⁠3125%
Dec 18Bowls & playoffvsBYUNew Mexico BowlL 24–⁠5231%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 52–⁠24 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Led the nationKris Adams: yards per catch (22.8)

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
338–⁠357
Coach
Mike Price
Elo
1404 −46 this season
SP+ rating
-11.2 No. 90 of 120; offense No. 81, defense No. 94, special teams No. 78
SRS
−11.6 No. 100 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 85
Offensive coordinator
Bob Connelly
Defensive coordinator
Andre Patterson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 120
  • Defense111th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0240%0.9177th of 120
Defense0.1347%0.88111th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.11 def		39% off
47% def		—97th off
129th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.0own 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 yardsTrevor Vittatoe QB2,756 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevor Vittatoe QB22 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Banyard RB623 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoe Banyard RB8 TD
Receiving yardsKris Adams WR1,070 yds
Receiving touchdownsKris Adams WR14 TD
InterceptionsTravaun Nixon DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

DeAndre Little ILB★★★No. 804
Marcus Bagley DT★★★No. 1052
Chad Moncure S★★★No. 1103
Javia Hall PRO★★★No. 1103
Darius Tubbs WR★★★No. 1103

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.854
Receivers92.60.813
Offensive line22.50.799
Defensive line52.80.812
Linebackers13.00.866
Defensive backs32.30.803
Whole class212.60.814

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 107

The 2010 roster

107 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.