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2010 Washington

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Pac-10), coached by Steve Sarkisian.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2010, game by game: lost at BYU 17–23; won vs. Syracuse 41–20; lost vs. No. 8 Nebraska 21–56; won at No. 18 USC 32–31; lost vs. Arizona State 14–24; won vs. No. 24 Oregon State 35–34; lost at No. 15 Arizona 14–44; lost vs. No. 13 Stanford 0–41; lost at No. 1 Oregon 16–53; won vs. UCLA 24–7; won at California 16–13; won at Washington State 35–28; won vs. No. 17 Nebraska 19–7+21−41Lost 17–23 at BYU-6BYUWon 41–20 vs. Syracuse+21SyracuseLost 21–56 vs. No. 8 Nebraska-35No. 8 NebraskaWon 32–31 at No. 18 USC+1No. 18 USCLost 14–24 vs. Arizona State-10Arizona StateWon 35–34 vs. No. 24 Oregon State+1No. 24 Oregon StateLost 14–44 at No. 15 Arizona-30No. 15 ArizonaLost 0–41 vs. No. 13 Stanford-41No. 13 StanfordLost 16–53 at No. 1 Oregon-37No. 1 OregonWon 24–7 vs. UCLA+17UCLAWon 16–13 at California+3CaliforniaWon 35–28 at Washington State+7Washington StateWon 19–7 vs. No. 17 Nebraska+12No. 17 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atBYUL 17–⁠2321%
Sep 11vsSyracuseW 41–⁠2055%
Sep 18vs8NebraskaL 21–⁠5633%
Oct 2at18USCW 32–⁠3117%
Oct 9vsArizona StateL 14–⁠2459%
Oct 16vs24Oregon StateW 35–⁠3437%
Oct 23at15ArizonaL 14–⁠4422%
Oct 30vs13StanfordL 0–⁠4129%
Nov 6at1OregonL 16–⁠539%
Nov 18vsUCLAW 24–⁠743%
Nov 27atCaliforniaW 16–⁠1332%
Dec 4atWashington StateW 35–⁠2863%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs17NebraskaHoliday BowlW 19–⁠720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 19–⁠7 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠381
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1528 +66 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 60 of 120; offense No. 58, defense No. 56, special teams No. 63
SRS
5.2 No. 42 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 19
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinator
Nick Holt
Captains
Jake Locker, Senio Kelemete, Mason Foster and Nate Williams
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 120
  • Defense84th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted46th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%0.9763rd of 120
Defense0.0843%0.9584th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.06 def		41% off
42% def		—46th off
93rd 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 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 313% 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 yardsJake Locker QB2,265 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Locker QB17 TD
Rushing yardsChris Polk 1,415 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Polk 9 TD
Receiving yardsJermaine Kearse WR1,005 yds
Receiving touchdownsJermaine Kearse WR12 TD
InterceptionsNate Fellner LB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Sean Parker S★★★★No. 117
Sione Potoa’e DT★★★★No. 134
Josh Shirley OLB★★★★No. 166
Deontae Cooper RB★★★★No. 187
Eric Kohler OG★★★★No. 207
Kevin Smith WR★★★★No. 249
Nick Montana PRO★★★★No. 354

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.894
Running backs14.00.924
Receivers14.00.910
Offensive line53.00.847
Defensive line43.30.881
Linebackers53.20.872
Defensive backs33.30.897
Athletes and specialists32.70.833
Whole class233.20.871

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 1Jake Locker QBTennessee Titans
Rd 3Mason Foster ILBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 102

The 2010 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠012–⁠13
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠14
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington5–⁠47–⁠6
Arizona4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠6
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State1–⁠82–⁠10

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