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2010 Western Illinois

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Illinois in 2010, game by game: won vs. Valparaiso 45–0; lost at Purdue 21–31; won vs. Sam Houston 56–14; won vs. Indiana State 40–7; won at North Dakota State 28–16; lost vs. South Dakota State 29–33; won vs. Youngstown State 40–38; lost at Missouri State 28–31; won vs. Illinois State 65–38; lost at Southern Illinois 10–20; won vs. Northern Iowa 30–14; won at Coastal Carolina 17–10; lost at App State 14–42+45−28Won 45–0 vs. Valparaiso+45ValparaisoLost 21–31 at Purdue-10PurdueWon 56–14 vs. Sam Houston+42Sam HoustonWon 40–7 vs. Indiana State+33Indiana StateWon 28–16 at North Dakota State+12North Dakota St…Lost 29–33 vs. South Dakota State-4South Dakota St…Won 40–38 vs. Youngstown State+2Youngstown StateLost 28–31 at Missouri State-3Missouri StateWon 65–38 vs. Illinois State+27Illinois StateLost 10–20 at Southern Illinois-10Southern Illino…Won 30–14 vs. Northern Iowa+16Northern IowaWon 17–10 at Coastal Carolina+7Coastal CarolinaLost 14–42 at App State-28App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsValparaisoW 45–⁠071%
Sep 11atPurdueL 21–⁠3116%
Sep 18vsSam HoustonW 56–⁠1451%
Sep 25vsIndiana StateW 40–⁠772%
Oct 2atNorth Dakota StateW 28–⁠1632%
Oct 9vsSouth Dakota StateL 29–⁠3350%
Oct 16vsYoungstown StateW 40–⁠3854%
Oct 23atMissouri StateL 28–⁠3148%
Oct 30vsIllinois StateW 65–⁠3862%
Nov 13atSouthern IllinoisL 10–⁠2039%
Nov 20vsNorthern IowaW 30–⁠1436%
Nov 27atCoastal CarolinaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 17–⁠1042%
Dec 4atApp StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 14–⁠4222%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 42–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
423–⁠294
Coach
—
Elo
1361 +142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.9 No. 12 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Ruse
Defensive coordinator
Thomas Casey

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State4–⁠45–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Youngstown State1–⁠73–⁠8

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