2010 Ncaa Division I Fbs Football Season

The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

2010 NCAA Division I FBS season
2010 Ncaa Division I Fbs Football Season
Number of teams120
DurationSeptember 2 – December 11
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama
Post-season
DurationDecember 18, 2010 – January 10, 2011
Bowl games35
Heisman TrophyCam Newton (quarterback, Auburn)
Bowl Championship Series
2011 BCS Championship Game
SiteUniversity of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
Champion(s)Auburn
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
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2011 →

The regular season began on September 2, 2010, and ended on December 11, 2010. The postseason concluded on January 10, 2011, with the BCS National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks to complete an undefeated season and win their sixth national title in school history.

Rule changes

Conference realignment

Multiple conferences announced changes in membership throughout 2010, triggering a major realignment that would eventually affect all 11 FBS leagues. Due to conference notice requirements, these changes would not take effect until 2011 at the earliest.

The first change came on June 10, when the Pacific-10 Conference announced that Colorado had accepted their invitation to join from the Big 12.

The following day, June 11, saw two schools change conferences. The Mountain West Conference announced that Boise State had accepted their invitation to join from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), while Nebraska ended its longstanding affiliation with the Big Eight/Big 12 to join the Big Ten Conference. Both moves would take effect starting with the 2011–2012 academic year.

In the following days, it was widely speculated that the five public schools in the Big 12 South Division (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State) would leave for the Pac-10 to create a 16-team "superconference." However, a last-minute deal announced on June 14 saw Texas remain in the Big 12, prompting the other four schools to follow suit. The Pac-10 then extended an invitation to Utah on June 16, who accepted the next day. With the addition of Colorado and Utah, the Pac-10 announced that the conference would change its name to the Pac-12 upon the two new members joining in July 2011.

On August 18, the Mountain West responded to rumors of the imminent departure of Brigham Young by inviting WAC members Fresno State, Nevada, and Utah State. Utah State declined the offer[citation needed], but Fresno State and Nevada accepted later that day. Following threats of legal action by the WAC, the two schools agreed to stay in the WAC through the 2011–12 season in exchange for a greatly reduced exit fee. BYU officially announced their departure from the Mountain West on September 1. The BYU football team would become an FBS Independent while all other sports would move West Coast Conference for the 2011–12 season.

On November 11, the Western Athletic Conference announced that Texas State, then a member of the FCS Southland Conference, and UTSA, which planned to launch a football team in 2011, would upgrade their football programs to FBS level, join the WAC in 2012, and become full FBS members in 2013.

On November 29, TCU announced it would leave the Mountain West to join the Big East in 2012. The Mountain West replaced TCU by adding Hawaiʻi as a football-only member on December 10; Hawaiʻi's other sports would join the Big West Conference.

New and updated stadiums

No new stadiums opened in the 2010 season. However, expansion projects at several stadiums were completed in time for the season:

Season notes

  • USC was not eligible to be ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll due to NCAA sanctions. They were also prohibited from playing in a bowl.
  • On September 11, Virginia Tech, then No. 13 in the AP Poll, was stunned at home by in-state FCS team James Madison. The Dukes' 21–16 victory was only the second by an FCS school over a ranked FBS team, after Appalachian State's historic upset of Michigan in 2007.
  • The University of Texas reached an agreement with ESPN to distribute the Longhorn Network on cable systems in the fall of 2011. The deal is for 10 years and guarantees Texas $12 million annually on top of the television revenue UT would receive as part of the Big 12's current television contracts with ABC/ESPN and Fox. The Longhorn Network would be the first sports-centric network for a university and was slated to broadcast third-tier programming, but UT men's athletic director DeLoss Dodds has asked the Big 12 to be allowed to air one football game, and a smattering of men's basketball games.[1]
  • The CBS telecast of the Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn on November 26, 2010, earned a 7.5 rating, the highest for any game of the 2010 college football season through week 13.

Regular season top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

Conference standings

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x   6 2     10 4  
No. 23 Maryland   5 3     9 4  
No. 25 NC State   5 3     9 4  
Boston College   4 4     7 6  
Clemson   4 4     6 7  
Wake Forest   1 7     3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$   8 0     11 3  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4     6 7  
North Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Duke   1 7     3 9  
Virginia   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Connecticut $+   5 2     8 5  
West Virginia +   5 2     9 4  
Pittsburgh +   5 2     8 5  
Syracuse   4 3     8 5  
South Florida   3 4     8 5  
Louisville   3 4     7 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 8  
Rutgers   1 6     4 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan State +   7 1     11 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+   7 1     11 2  
Iowa   4 4     8 5  
Illinois   4 4     7 6  
Penn State   4 4     7 6  
Michigan   3 5     7 6  
Northwestern   3 5     7 6  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     5 7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %   0 1     0 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 18 Missouri x   6 2     10 3  
Kansas State   3 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 5     5 7  
Colorado   2 6     5 7  
Kansas   1 7     3 9  
South Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$   6 2     12 2  
No. 13 Oklahoma State x   6 2     11 2  
No. 19 Texas A&M x   6 2     9 4  
Baylor   4 4     7 6  
Texas Tech   3 5     8 5  
Texas   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 1     11 3  
East Carolina   5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss   5 3     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
Memphis   0 8     1 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 2     7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 2     10 3  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   3 5     6 7  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   6 2     8 5  
Temple   5 3     8 4  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green   1 7     2 10  
Buffalo   1 7     2 10  
Akron   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     11 3  
Toledo   7 1     8 5  
Western Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Ball State   3 5     4 8  
Central Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     2 10  
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU $   8 0     13 0  
Utah   7 1     10 3  
Air Force   5 3     9 4  
San Diego State   5 3     9 4  
BYU   5 3     7 6  
Colorado State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   2 6     2 11  
Wyoming   1 7     3 9  
New Mexico   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon $   9 0     12 1  
No. 4 Stanford  %   8 1     12 1  
USC   5 4     8 5  
Washington   5 4     7 6  
Arizona   4 5     7 6  
Arizona State   4 5     6 6  
Oregon State   4 5     5 7  
California   3 6     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Washington State   1 8     2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x   5 3     9 5  
Florida   4 4     8 5  
Georgia   3 5     6 7  
Tennessee   3 5     6 7  
Kentucky   2 6     6 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#   8 0     14 0  
No. 12 Arkansas %   6 2     10 3  
No. 8 LSU   6 2     11 2  
No. 10 Alabama   5 3     10 3  
No. 15 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss*   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   6 2     8 5  
FIU +   6 2     7 6  
Middle Tennessee   5 3     6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 4     5 7  
Arkansas State   4 4     4 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     4 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 5     3 9  
North Texas   3 5     3 9  
Western Kentucky   2 6     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2010 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Nevada +   7 1     13 1  
No. 9 Boise State +   7 1     12 1  
Hawaii +   7 1     10 4  
Fresno State   5 3     8 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 4     5 7  
Idaho   3 5     6 7  
Utah State   2 6     4 8  
New Mexico State   1 7     2 10  
San Jose State   0 8     1 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Navy           9 4  
Notre Dame           8 5  
Army           7 6  
Rankings from AP Poll

Conference summaries

Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played.

Conference championship games

Conference Champion Runner-up Score Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
ACC No. 12 Virginia Tech No. 20 Florida State 44–33 Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
Big 12 No. 10 Oklahoma No. 13 Nebraska 23–20 Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
C-USA UCF SMU 17–7 Dwayne Harris, WR/KR, East Carolina (MVP)
G.J. Kinne, QB, Tulsa
Bruce Miller, DE, UCF George O'Leary, UCF
MAC Miami (OH) No. 24 Northern Illinois 26–21 Chad Spann, RB, Northern Illinois Roosevelt Nix, DT, Kent State Mike Haywood, Miami
SEC No. 2 Auburn No. 18 South Carolina 56–17 Cam Newton, QB, Auburn Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU Steve Spurrier, South Carolina

Other conference champions

Conference Champion Record Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Big East Connecticut*
Pittsburgh

#23 West Virginia

8–4

7–5 9–3

Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh Randy Edsall, Connecticut and Charlie Strong, Louisville
Big Ten No. 7 Michigan State
No. 6 Ohio State (vacated)
No. 4 Wisconsin*
11–1

11–1 11–1

Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
MWC No. 3 TCU 12–0 Andy Dalton, QB, TCU Tank Carder, LB, TCU Brady Hoke, San Diego State
Pac-10 No. 1 Oregon 12–0 Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State Chip Kelly, Oregon
Sun Belt FIU
Troy
6–6

7–5

T. Y. Hilton, WR/KR, FIU (Player of the Year)
Bobby Rainey, RB, Western Kentucky (Offensive POY)
Jamari Lattimore, DE, Middle Tennessee Mario Cristobal, FIU
WAC No. 9 Boise State

#25 Hawaiʻi

#14 Nevada

11–1

10–3

12–1

Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State and Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada Chris Carter, DE, Fresno State Chris Ault, Nevada

* Received conference's automatic BCS bowl bid.

In 2011, Ohio State vacated all twelve wins and their share of the Big Ten title from the 2010 season after it was revealed that several players had committed NCAA violations by receiving improper benefits from a local business owner.

Final BCS rankings

BCS School Record BCS Bowl Game
1 Auburn 13–0 BCS National Championship
2 Oregon 12–0 BCS National Championship
3 TCU 12–0 Rose
4 Stanford 11–1 Orange
5 Wisconsin 11–1 Rose
6 Ohio State 11–1 Sugar
7 Oklahoma 11–2 Fiesta
8 Arkansas 10–2 Sugar
9 Michigan State 11–1
10 Boise State 11–1
11 LSU 10–2
12 Missouri 10–2
13 Virginia Tech 11–2 Orange
14 Oklahoma State 10–2
15 Nevada 12–1
16 Alabama 9–3
17 Texas A&M 9–3
18 Nebraska 10–3
19 Utah 10–2
20 South Carolina 9–4
21 Mississippi State 8–4
22 West Virginia 9–3
23 Florida State 9–4
24 Hawaiʻi 10–3
25 UCF 10–3

Bowl games

Non-BCS Bowls
Date Game Site Television Participants and Results
Dec. 18 New Mexico Bowl University Stadium
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
2:00 pm
ESPN Brigham Young (6–6) 52
UTEP (6–6) 24
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl Bronco Stadium
Boise State University
Boise, ID
5:30 pm
Northern Illinois (10–3) 40
Fresno State (8–4) 17
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
9:00 pm
Troy (7–5) 48
Ohio (8–4) 21
Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, FL
8:00 pm
Southern Mississippi (8–4) 28
Louisville (6–6) 31
Dec. 22 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Whitney, NV
8:00 pm
No. 19 Utah (10–2) 3
No. 10 Boise State (11–1) 26
Dec. 23 SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
8:00 pm
Navy (9–3) 14
San Diego State (8–4) 35
Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, HI
8:00 pm
No. 24 Hawaiʻi (10–3) 35
Tulsa (9–3) 62
Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Ford Field
Detroit, MI
8:30 pm
Florida International (6–6) 34
Toledo (8–4) 32
Dec. 27 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, LA
5:00 pm
ESPN2 Air Force (8–4) 14
Georgia Tech (6–6) 7
Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
6:30 pm
ESPN No. 22 West Virginia (9–3) 7
North Carolina State (9–3) 23
Insight Bowl Sun Devil Stadium
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
10:00 pm
No. 12 Missouri (10–2) 24
Iowa (7–5) 27
Dec. 29 Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman RFK Stadium
Washington D.C.
2:30 pm
East Carolina (6–6) 20
Maryland (8–4) 51
Texas Bowl Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX
6:00 pm
Illinois (6–6) 38
Baylor (7–5) 14
Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, TX
9:15 pm
No. 14 Oklahoma State (10–2) 36
Arizona (7–5) 10
Dec. 30 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Southern Methodist University
University Park, TX
12:00 pm
Army (6–6) 16
Southern Methodist (7–6) 14
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York, NY
3:20 pm
Kansas State (7–5) 34
Syracuse (7–5) 36
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl LP Field
Nashville, TN
6:40 pm
North Carolina (7–5) 30
Tennessee (6–6) 27 (2OT)
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, CA
10:00 pm
No. 18 Nebraska (10–3) 7
Washington (6–6) 19
Dec. 31 Meineke Car Care Bowl Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, NC
12:00 pm
South Florida (7–5) 31
Clemson (6–6) 26
Hyundai Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
2:00 pm
CBS Notre Dame (7–5) 33
Miami (FL) (7–5) 17
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
3:30 pm
ESPN Georgia (6–6) 6
No. 25 Central Florida (10–3) 10
Chick-fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
7:30 pm
No. 20 South Carolina (9–4) 17
No. 23 Florida State (9–4) 26
Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl Cotton Bowl
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
12:00 pm
ESPNU Northwestern (7–5) 38
Texas Tech (7–5) 45
Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
1:00 pm
ABC Florida (8–4) 37
Penn State (7–5) 24
Capital One Bowl Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
1:00 pm
ESPN No. 16 Alabama (9–3) 49
No. 9 Michigan State (11–1) 7
Progressive Gator Bowl EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL
1:30 pm
ESPN2 No. 21 Mississippi State (8–4) 52
Michigan (7–5) 14
Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL
8:00 pm
ESPN Middle Tennessee (6–6) 21
Miami (OH) (9–4) 35
Jan. 7 AT&T Cotton Bowl Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, TX
8:00 pm
Fox No. 11 LSU (10–2) 41
No. 17 Texas A&M (9–3) 24
Jan. 8 BBVA Compass Bowl Legion Field
Birmingham, AL
12:00 pm
ESPN Pittsburgh (7–5) 27
Kentucky (6–6) 10
Jan. 9 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl AT&T Park
San Francisco, CA
9:00 pm
No. 15 Nevada (12–1) 20
Boston College (7–5) 13
Bowl Championship Series
Date Game Site Television Participants and Results
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
4:30 pm
ESPN No. 5 Wisconsin (11–1) 19
No. 3 TCU (12–0) 21
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8:30 pm
Connecticut (8–4) 20
No. 7 Oklahoma (11–2) 48
Jan. 3 Discover Orange Bowl Sun Life Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
8:30 pm
No. 4 Stanford (11–1) 40
No. 13 Virginia Tech (11–2) 12
Jan. 4 Allstate Sugar Bowl Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
8:30 pm
No. 6 Ohio State (11–1) 31
No. 8 Arkansas (10–2) 26
Jan. 10 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8:30 pm
No. 2 Oregon (12–0) 19
No. 1 Auburn (13–0) 22

Awards and honors

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Cam Newton Auburn QB 729 24 28 2,263
Andrew Luck Stanford QB 78 309 227 1,079
LaMichael James Oregon RB 22 313 224 916
Kellen Moore Boise State QB 40 165 185 635
Justin Blackmon Oklahoma State WR 1 23 56 105
Denard Robinson Michigan QB 6 16 34 84
Ryan Mallett Arkansas QB 0 11 19 41
Colin Kaepernick Nevada QB 0 7 17 31
Andy Dalton TCU QB 4 3 12 30
Owen Marecic Stanford FB/LB 3 1 5 16

Source:

Other award winners

Overall

Niche

Offense

Quarterback

Running Back

Wide Receiver

Tight End

Lineman

2010 Ncaa Division I Fbs Football Season 
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Defense

Defensive Line

Linebacker

Defensive Back

Special teams

Coaches

Assistant

All-Americans

Records

  • Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno, in his 45th season, has achieved a feat that no coach in major college football history has ever reached: the 400-win mark. Paterno already held records for the most wins in major college football history as well as the most bowl wins (24) in college football history.
  • Kyle Brotzman of Boise State set a new Division I record for most career points by a kicker. His 439 career points surpassed the former record of 433 by Art Carmody of Louisville.
  • Miami (Ohio) became the first team in FBS history to win 10 or more games after losing 10 or more games in the previous season.

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2010. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2010, see 2009 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

Team Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement
Vanderbilt Bobby Johnson July 14 Retired Robbie Caldwell
Minnesota Tim Brewster October 17 Fired after 1–6 start Jeff Horton (interim)
North Texas Todd Dodge October 20 Fired after 1–6 start Mike Canales (interim)
Colorado Dan Hawkins November 9 Fired after 3–6 start Brian Cabral (interim)

End of season

Note:

  • All dates in November and December are in 2010; all January dates are in 2011.
  • The "resigned/fired" listing indicates that a coach technically resigned, but at least one media report has stated that he was effectively fired.
Team Outgoing coach Date of departure Reason Replacement Date of replacement
Kent State Doug Martin November 21 (effective November 27) Resigned Darrell Hazell December 20
Ball State Stan Parrish November 22 Fired Pete Lembo December 20
Vanderbilt Robbie Caldwell November 27 Resigned James Franklin December 17
Miami (FL) Randy Shannon November 27 Fired Al Golden December 12
Indiana Bill Lynch November 28 Fired Kevin Wilson December 7
Arkansas State Steve Roberts November 29 Resigned/fired Hugh Freeze December 2
Louisiana-Lafayette Rickey Bustle November 29 Fired Mark Hudspeth December 13
North Texas Mike Canales (interim) November 30 Permanent replacement Dan McCarney November 30
Minnesota Jeff Horton (interim) December 5 Permanent replacement Jerry Kill December 5
Northern Illinois Jerry Kill December 5 Hired by Minnesota Tom Matukewicz (interim) December 9
Dave Doeren (permanent) December 13 (effective January 2)
Colorado Brian Cabral (interim) December 6 Permanent replacement Jon Embree December 6
Florida Urban Meyer December 8 (effective January 2) Resigned Will Muschamp December 11 (effective January 2)
Pittsburgh Dave Wannstedt December 7 Resigned/fired Mike Haywood December 16 (fired on Jan. 1)
Temple Al Golden December 12 Hired by Miami (FL) Steve Addazio December 22 (effective date TBA)
Miami (OH) Mike Haywood December 16 Hired by Pittsburgh Lance Guidry (interim) December 16
Don Treadwell (permanent) December 31 (effective January 10)
Maryland Ralph Friedgen December 20 Fired Randy Edsall January 2
Pittsburgh Mike Haywood January 1 Fired Phil Bennett (interim) January 3
Todd Graham (permanent) January 10
Connecticut Randy Edsall January 2 Hired by Maryland Paul Pasqualoni January 13
Michigan Rich Rodriguez January 5 Fired Brady Hoke January 11
Stanford Jim Harbaugh January 7 Hired by San Francisco 49ers David Shaw January 13
Tulsa Todd Graham January 10 Hired by Pittsburgh Bill Blankenship January 14
San Diego State Brady Hoke January 11 Hired by Michigan Rocky Long January 12

TV ratings

Ten most watched regular season games in 2010

  • 1. November 26 - Iron Bowl/The Cam-Back - CBS - 2 Auburn vs 9 Alabama - 12.5 Million viewers
  • 2. December 4 - 2010 SEC Championship - CBS - 1 Auburn vs 19 South Carolina - 10.1 Million viewers
  • 3. September 6 - ESPN - 3 Boise State vs. 5 Virginia Tech - 9.9 Million viewers
  • 4. December 4 - 2010 Big 12 Championship - ESPN on ABC - 13 Nebraska vs 10 Oklahoma - 8.98 Million viewers
  • 5. October 2 - CBS - 7 Florida vs 1 Alabama - 8.6 Million viewers
  • 6. November 13 - Deep South's Oldest Rivalry - CBS - Georgia vs 2 Auburn - 8.3 Million viewers
  • 7. September 25 - CBS - 1 Alabama vs 10 Arkansas - 8.2 Million viewers
  • 8. November 26 - ESPN - 21 Arizona vs 1 Oregon - 7.8 Million viewers
  • 9. October 9 - CBS - 1 Alabama vs 19 South Carolina - 7.7 Million viewers
  • 10. September 11 - ESPN - 18 Penn State vs 1 Alabama -7.2 Million viewers

7 of 10 games involved with SEC teams - All seven involved a team from the State of Alabama

Notes and references

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