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2010 Virginia

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike London.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2010, game by game: won vs. Richmond 34–13; lost at No. 16 USC 14–17; won vs. VMI 48–7; lost vs. Florida State 14–34; lost at Georgia Tech 21–33; lost vs. North Carolina 10–44; won vs. Eastern Michigan 48–21; won vs. No. 22 Miami 24–19; lost at Duke 48–55; lost vs. Maryland 23–42; lost at Boston College 13–17; lost at No. 13 Virginia Tech 7–37+41−34Won 34–13 vs. Richmond+21RichmondLost 14–17 at No. 16 USC-3No. 16 USCWon 48–7 vs. VMI+41VMILost 14–34 vs. Florida State-20Florida StateLost 21–33 at Georgia Tech-12Georgia TechLost 10–44 vs. North Carolina-34North CarolinaWon 48–21 vs. Eastern Michigan+27Eastern MichiganWon 24–19 vs. No. 22 Miami+5No. 22 MiamiLost 48–55 at Duke-7DukeLost 23–42 vs. Maryland-19MarylandLost 13–17 at Boston College-4Boston CollegeLost 7–37 at No. 13 Virginia Tech-30No. 13 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsRichmondW 34–⁠1351%
Sep 11at16USCL 14–⁠1721%
Sep 25vsVMIW 48–⁠786%
Oct 2vsFlorida StateL 14–⁠3438%
Oct 9atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠3325%
Oct 16vsNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠4437%
Oct 23vsEastern MichiganW 48–⁠2179%
Oct 30vs22MiamiW 24–⁠1929%
Nov 6atDukeL 48–⁠5551%
Nov 13vsMarylandL 23–⁠4249%
Nov 20atBoston CollegeL 13–⁠1728%
Nov 27at13Virginia TechL 7–⁠378%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 37–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠339
Coach
Mike London
Elo
1398 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 68 of 120; offense No. 53, defense No. 80, special teams No. 63
SRS
−3.9 No. 73 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lazor
Defensive coordinator
Jim Reid
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 120
  • Defense97th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9659th of 120
Defense0.1043%1.0097th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.08 def		42% off
42% def		—61st off
103rd 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 291% allowed
Defense0.0own 314% 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 yardsMarc Verica QB2,799 yds
Passing touchdownsMarc Verica QB14 TD
Rushing yardsKeith Payne RB749 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeith Payne RB14 TD
Receiving yardsDontrelle Inman WR815 yds
Receiving touchdownsKris Burd WR5 TD
InterceptionsChase Minnifield CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Morgan Moses OT★★★★No. 231
Kevin Parks RB★★★No. 496
Michael Strauss PRO★★★No. 815
Zach Swanson TE★★★No. 996
E.J. Scott WR★★★No. 1123

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks32.70.812
Running backs13.00.879
Receivers33.00.853
Offensive line43.30.845
Defensive line13.00.800
Linebackers33.00.827
Defensive backs23.00.852
Whole class173.00.838

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 2Ras-I Dowling CBNew England Patriots

Roster 116

The 2010 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 35 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.