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2010 West Virginia

9–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Big East), coached by Bill Stewart.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 2010, game by game: won vs. Coastal Carolina 31–0; won at Marshall 24–21; won vs. Maryland 31–17; lost at No. 15 LSU 14–20; won vs. UNLV 49–10; won vs. South Florida 20–6; lost vs. Syracuse 14–19; lost at UConn 13–16; won vs. Cincinnati 37–10; won at Louisville 17–10; won at Pittsburgh 35–10; won vs. Rutgers 35–14; lost vs. NC State 7–23+39−16Won 31–0 vs. Coastal Carolina+31Coastal CarolinaWon 24–21 at Marshall+3MarshallWon 31–17 vs. Maryland+14MarylandLost 14–20 at No. 15 LSU-6No. 15 LSUWon 49–10 vs. UNLV+39UNLVWon 20–6 vs. South Florida+14South FloridaLost 14–19 vs. Syracuse-5SyracuseLost 13–16 at UConn-3UConnWon 37–10 vs. Cincinnati+27CincinnatiWon 17–10 at Louisville+7LouisvilleWon 35–10 at Pittsburgh+25PittsburghWon 35–14 vs. Rutgers+21RutgersLost 7–23 vs. NC State-16NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCoastal CarolinaW 31–⁠089%
Sep 10atMarshallW 24–⁠2162%
Sep 18vsMarylandW 31–⁠1775%
Sep 25at15LSUL 14–⁠2037%
Oct 9vsUNLVW 49–⁠1082%
Oct 14vsSouth FloridaW 20–⁠667%
Oct 23vsSyracuseL 14–⁠1978%
Oct 29atUConnL 13–⁠1656%
Nov 13vsCincinnatiW 37–⁠1065%
Nov 20atLouisvilleW 17–⁠1059%
Nov 26atPittsburghW 35–⁠1039%
Dec 4vsRutgersW 35–⁠1483%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsNC StateChamps Sports BowlL 7–⁠2363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 23–⁠7 in the Champs Sports Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 22
  5. Wk 7: 25
  6. Wk 8: 20
  7. Wk 14: 23
  8. Wk 15: 22

Big East champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Pittsburgh and UConn

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
327–⁠176
Coach
Bill Stewart
Elo
1641 +49 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 22 of 120; offense No. 68, defense No. 1, special teams No. 95
SRS
9.4 No. 29 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 32
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Mullen
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Casteel
Captains
Noel Devine, Jock Sanders, Chris Neild and J.T. Thomas
Most valuable player
Jock Sanders and Chris Neild
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 120
  • Defense2nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9060th of 120
Defense-0.0733%0.952nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
-0.03 def		41% off
35% def		—60th off
3rd 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 293% 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 yardsGeno Smith QB2,763 yds
Passing touchdownsGeno Smith QB24 TD
Rushing yardsNoel Devine RB936 yds
Rushing touchdownsRyan Clarke RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTavon Austin WR787 yds
Receiving touchdownsTavon Austin WR8 TD
InterceptionsKeith Tandy DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Ivan McCartney WR★★★★No. 66
Barry Brunetti DUAL★★★★No. 180
Quinton Spain OG★★★★No. 188
Jeremy Johnson ATH★★★★No. 316
Quantavious Leslie WR★★★No. 951

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.926
Running backs13.00.847
Receivers33.00.864
Offensive line23.50.890
Defensive line13.00.833
Linebackers13.00.857
Defensive backs32.70.819
Athletes and specialists14.00.899
Whole class133.20.861

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 4Brandon Hogan CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Robert Sands SCincinnati Bengals
Rd 6J.T. Thomas OLBChicago Bears
Rd 7Christopher Neild DTWashington Redskins

Roster 103

The 2010 roster

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

2010 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠4
UConn5–⁠28–⁠5
Pittsburgh5–⁠28–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠38–⁠5
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠47–⁠6
Cincinnati2–⁠54–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠64–⁠8

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