CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2010 Wake Forest

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2010, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 53–13; won vs. Duke 54–48; lost at No. 19 Stanford 24–68; lost at Florida State 0–31; lost vs. Georgia Tech 20–24; lost vs. Navy 27–28; lost at Virginia Tech 21–52; lost at Maryland 14–62; lost vs. Boston College 13–23; lost at NC State 3–38; lost vs. Clemson 10–30; won at Vanderbilt 34–13+40−48Won 53–13 vs. Presbyterian+40PresbyterianWon 54–48 vs. Duke+6DukeLost 24–68 at No. 19 Stanford-44No. 19 StanfordLost 0–31 at Florida State-31Florida StateLost 20–24 vs. Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechLost 27–28 vs. Navy-1NavyLost 21–52 at Virginia Tech-31Virginia TechLost 14–62 at Maryland-48MarylandLost 13–23 vs. Boston College-10Boston CollegeLost 3–38 at NC State-35NC StateLost 10–30 vs. Clemson-20ClemsonWon 34–13 at Vanderbilt+21Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsPresbyterianW 53–⁠1393%
Sep 11vsDukeW 54–⁠4866%
Sep 18at19StanfordL 24–⁠6832%
Sep 25atFlorida StateL 0–⁠3131%
Oct 2vsGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2445%
Oct 9vsNavyL 27–⁠2845%
Oct 16atVirginia TechL 21–⁠5217%
Oct 30atMarylandL 14–⁠6240%
Nov 6vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2351%
Nov 13atNC StateL 3–⁠3822%
Nov 20vsClemsonL 10–⁠3033%
Nov 27atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 34–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠430
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1409 −111 this season
SP+ rating
-12.1 No. 93 of 120; offense No. 90, defense No. 82, special teams No. 77
SRS
−7.6 No. 88 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 63
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Brad Lambert
Captains
Marshall Williams, Josh Adams, Russell Nenon and Hunter Haynes
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense99th of 120
  • Defense101st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted110th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted118th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0136%0.9099th of 120
Defense0.1046%0.91101st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.09 def		38% off
45% def		—110th off
118th 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-0.1own 315% allowed
Defense0.0own 354% 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 yardsTanner Price QB1,349 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Price QB7 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Harris 720 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Harris 7 TD
Receiving yardsChris Givens WR514 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Givens WR4 TD
InterceptionsAlex Frye S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

A.J. Marshall CB★★★★No. 330
Zachary Allen ILB★★★No. 424
Colin Summers OG★★★No. 1123
Neil Basford TE★★★No. 1185
Antonio Ford DT★★★No. 1185

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.829
Receivers23.00.843
Offensive line32.70.818
Defensive line13.00.850
Linebackers22.50.836
Defensive backs23.50.866
Whole class122.90.838

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.

Roster 102

The 2010 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 30 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.