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2010 Virginia Tech

11–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2010, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 Boise State 30–33; lost vs. James Madison 16–21; won vs. East Carolina 49–27; won at Boston College 19–0; won at No. 23 NC State 41–30; won vs. Central Michigan 45–21; won vs. Wake Forest 52–21; won vs. Duke 44–7; won vs. Georgia Tech 28–21; won at North Carolina 26–10; won at No. 24 Miami 31–17; won vs. Virginia 37–7; won vs. No. 20 Florida State 44–33; lost vs. No. 5 Stanford 12–40+37−28Lost 30–33 vs. No. 3 Boise State-3No. 3 Boise StateLost 16–21 vs. James Madison-5James MadisonWon 49–27 vs. East Carolina+22East CarolinaWon 19–0 at Boston College+19Boston CollegeWon 41–30 at No. 23 NC State+11No. 23 NC StateWon 45–21 vs. Central Michigan+24Central MichiganWon 52–21 vs. Wake Forest+31Wake ForestWon 44–7 vs. Duke+37DukeWon 28–21 vs. Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechWon 26–10 at North Carolina+16North CarolinaWon 31–17 at No. 24 Miami+14No. 24 MiamiWon 37–7 vs. Virginia+30VirginiaWon 44–33 vs. No. 20 Florida State+11No. 20 Florida StateLost 12–40 vs. No. 5 Stanford-28No. 5 Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs3Boise StateL 30–⁠3342%
Sep 11vsJames MadisonL 16–⁠2183%
Sep 18vsEast CarolinaW 49–⁠2762%
Sep 25atBoston CollegeW 19–⁠051%
Oct 2at23NC StateW 41–⁠3054%
Oct 9vsCentral MichiganW 45–⁠2176%
Oct 16vsWake ForestW 52–⁠2183%
Oct 23vsDukeW 44–⁠790%
Nov 4vsGeorgia TechW 28–⁠2173%
Nov 13atNorth CarolinaW 26–⁠1057%
Nov 20at24MiamiW 31–⁠1754%
Nov 27vsVirginiaW 37–⁠792%
Dec 4vs20Florida StateACC Championship GameW 44–⁠3360%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs5StanfordOrange BowlL 12–⁠4057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 40–⁠12 in the Orange Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 8: 23
  4. Wk 9: 21
  5. Wk 10: 20
  6. Wk 11: 16
  7. Wk 12: 14
  8. Wk 13: 13
  9. Wk 14: 12
  10. Wk 15: 12
  11. Final: 16

Atlantic Coast Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the ACC Championship Game

Record
11–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 10
Points
474–⁠288
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1758 +103 this season
SP+ rating
21.2 No. 14 of 120; offense No. 12, defense No. 31, special teams No. 13
SRS
15.3 No. 13 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 28
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Stinespring
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 120
  • Defense46th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted20th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9623rd of 120
Defense0.0336%1.1746th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.02 def		44% off
35% def		—20th off
34th 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
Offense0.1own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 273% 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 yardsTyrod Taylor QB2,743 yds
Passing touchdownsTyrod Taylor QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDarren Evans 854 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarren Evans 11 TD
Receiving yardsJarrett Boykin 847 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarrett Boykin 6 TD
InterceptionsJayron Hosley CB9 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Nick Dew S★★★★No. 113
Zach McCray WDE★★★★No. 184
Zack McCray WDE★★★★No. 186
Laurence Gibson OG★★★★No. 284
Mark Shuman OT★★★★No. 330

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.864
Offensive line33.70.892
Defensive line43.50.893
Linebackers13.00.882
Defensive backs43.30.865
Whole class143.40.880

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 2Ryan Williams RBArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Rashad Carmichael CBHouston Texans
Rd 6Tyrod Taylor QBBaltimore Ravens

Roster 120

The 2010 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech8–⁠011–⁠316
Florida State6–⁠210–⁠417
NC State5–⁠39–⁠425
Maryland5–⁠39–⁠423
Miami5–⁠37–⁠6
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Clemson4–⁠46–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠74–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9

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