2010 Western Kentucky

2–⁠10 (2–⁠6 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Willie Taggart. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Louisiana 54–⁠21Oct 23
By 33 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 4	at8Nebraska	L 10–⁠49	8%
Sep 11	atKentucky	L 28–⁠63	13%
Sep 18	vsIndiana	L 21–⁠38	35%
Sep 25	atSouth Florida	L 12–⁠24	11%
Oct 9	atFlorida International	L 21–⁠28	29%
Oct 16	vsUL Monroe	L 30–⁠35	34%
Oct 23	atLouisiana	W 54–⁠21	22%
Oct 30	vsNorth Texas	L 6–⁠33	60%
Nov 6	vsFlorida Atlantic	L 16–⁠17	36%
Nov 13	atArkansas State	W 36–⁠35	18%
Nov 20	vsMiddle Tennessee	L 26–⁠27	34%
Nov 27	atTroy	L 14–⁠28	14%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 28–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record: 2–⁠10
Conference: 2–⁠6 9th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final: Unranked
Points: 274–⁠398
Coach: Willie Taggart
Elo: 1238 −44 this season
SP+ rating: -27.6 No. 116 of 120; offense No. 117, defense No. 109, special teams No. 120
SRS: −17.3 No. 111 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class: No. 107

Defensive coordinator: Clint Bowen
Offense: West Coast
Defense: 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

Offense71st of 120
Defense110th of 120
Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
Defense, opponent-adjusted122nd of 120

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	0.02	37%	0.95	71st of 120
Defense	0.12	47%	0.86	110th of 120
Opponent-adjusted	0.03 off 0.10 def	37% off 46% def	—	78th off 122nd 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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		-0.5	own 32	2% allowed
Defense		-0.2	own 32	2% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Western Kentucky are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Cameron Clemmons OT	★★★	No. 1052
Rico Brown WR	★★★	No. 1450
Xavius Boyd S	★★★	No. 1492
Cam Thomas S	★★★	No. 1492
Antonio Andrews APB	★★★	No. 1658

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

The 2010 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Running backs	2	2.5	0.808
Receivers	2	2.5	0.812
Offensive line	2	2.5	0.822
Linebackers	2	2.5	0.800
Defensive backs	5	2.8	0.816
Whole class	13	2.6	0.812

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 101

The 2010 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Sun Belt Conference standings

Team	Conf.	Overall
Troy	6–⁠2	8–⁠5
Florida International	6–⁠2	7–⁠6
Middle Tennessee	5–⁠3	6–⁠7
UL Monroe	4–⁠4	5–⁠7
Arkansas State	4–⁠4	4–⁠8
Florida Atlantic	3–⁠5	4–⁠8
Louisiana	3–⁠5	3–⁠9
North Texas	3–⁠5	3–⁠9
Western Kentucky	2–⁠6	2–⁠10

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