2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season


















2010 NCAA Division I FBS season
Auburn offense 2010-11-26.jpg
Number of teams120
DurationSeptember 2 – December 11
Preseason AP No. 1Alabama Crimson Tide
Post-season
DurationDecember 18, 2010 – January 10, 2011
Bowl games35
Heisman Trophy
Cam Newton, Auburn
Bowl Championship Series
2011 BCS Championship Game
Site
University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
WinnerAuburn Tigers
Division I FBS football seasons

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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).


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 second national title in school history.




Contents





  • 1 Rule changes


  • 2 Conference realignment


  • 3 New and updated stadiums


  • 4 Season notes


  • 5 Conference standings


  • 6 Conference summaries

    • 6.1 Conference championship games


    • 6.2 Other conference champions



  • 7 Final BCS rankings


  • 8 Bowl games


  • 9 Awards and honors

    • 9.1 Heisman Trophy voting


    • 9.2 Other award winners

      • 9.2.1 Overall


      • 9.2.2 Offense


      • 9.2.3 Defense


      • 9.2.4 Special teams


      • 9.2.5 Coaches



    • 9.3 All-Americans



  • 10 Records


  • 11 Coaching changes

    • 11.1 Preseason and in-season


    • 11.2 End of season



  • 12 TV ratings

    • 12.1 Ten most watched regular season games in 2010



  • 13 Notes and references


  • 14 External links




Rule changes


  • Wedge blocks are now banned on kickoffs.

  • Messages on eye-black, such as those worn by Tim Tebow, Reggie Bush, and Case Keenum are no longer allowed.[1][2]


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.[3]


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:



  • Alabama: The seventh major expansion of Bryant–Denny Stadium increased the capacity from 92,138 to 101,821.


  • East Carolina: The east end zone at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium was enclosed, increasing capacity from 43,000 to 50,000.


  • Louisville: A second deck was added to the east side of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, increasing capacity from its original 42,000 to over 56,000.


  • Michigan: Michigan Stadium once again claimed the title of largest college football stadium. The new capacity was officially announced on July 14 as 109,901.


  • Texas Tech: Renovations to Jones AT&T Stadium increased the capacity to 60,454 and a new building on the stadium's eastern side added an additional 26 suites and 500 club seats.


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.[4]

  • On September 11, Virginia Tech, then #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.[5]

  • 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.[6]


Conference standings






























































































































































































2010 ACC 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
 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 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 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 7 Wisconsin $+
 7
1
    11
2
 
No. 14 Michigan State +
 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

  • *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated

Rankings from AP Poll[7][8]
















































































































































































2010 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 

Northern 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
 

Southern 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 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 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 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 SEC 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

Rankings from AP Poll









































































































































2010 Sun Belt football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 

FIU +
 6
2
    7
6
 

Troy +
 6
2
    8
5
 

Middle Tennessee
 5
3
    6
7
 

Arkansas State
 4
4
    4
8
 

Louisiana–Monroe
 4
4
    5
7
 

Florida Atlantic
 3
5
    4
8
 

Louisiana–Lafayette
 3
5
    3
9
 

North Texas
 3
5
    3
9
 

WKU
 2
6
    2
10
 


  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll









































































































































2010 WAC 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 Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 

Navy
  
 
    9
4
 

Notre Dame
  
 
    8
5
 

Army
  
 
    7
6
 

As of January 11, 2011; 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
#12 Virginia Tech
#20 Florida State
44–33

Tyrod Taylor, QB, Virginia Tech[9]

Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson[9]

Ralph Friedgen, Maryland[10]

Big 12
#10 Oklahoma
#13 Nebraska
23–20

Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State[11]

Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska[11]

Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State[11]

C-USA

UCF

SMU
17–7
Dwayne Harris, WR/KR, East Carolina (MVP)[12]
G.J. Kinne, QB, Tulsa[12]
Bruce Miller, DE, UCF[12]
George O'Leary, UCF[13]

MAC

Miami (OH)
#24 Northern Illinois
26–21
Chad Spann, RB, Northern Illinois[14]Roosevelt Nix, DT, Kent State[14]
Mike Haywood, Miami[14]

SEC
#2 Auburn
#18 South Carolina
56–17

Cam Newton, QB, Auburn[15]

Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU[15]

Steve Spurrier, South Carolina[15]


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[16]

Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh[16]

Randy Edsall, Connecticut and Charlie Strong, Louisville[16]
Big Ten
#7 Michigan State
#6 Ohio State (vacated)
#4 Wisconsin*
11–1

11–1 11–1



Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan[17]

Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Purdue[17]

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State[17]
MWC
#3 TCU
12–0

Andy Dalton, QB, TCU[18]

Tank Carder, LB, TCU[18]

Brady Hoke, San Diego State[18]
Pac-10
#1 Oregon
12–0

Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford[19]

Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State[19]

Chip Kelly, Oregon[19]
Sun Belt

FIU
Troy

6–6

7–5



T. Y. Hilton, WR/KR, FIU (Player of the Year)[20]
Bobby Rainey, RB, Western Kentucky (Offensive POY)[20]
Jamari Lattimore, DE, Middle Tennessee[20]
Mario Cristobal, FIU[20]
WAC
#9 Boise State

#25 Hawaiʻi


#14 Nevada


11–1

10–3


12–1



Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State and Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada[21]
Chris Carter, DE, Fresno State[21]
Chris Ault, Nevada[21]

* 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.[22]





Final BCS rankings











































































































BCS

School

Record

BCS Bowl Game
1

Auburn
13–0

BCS National Championship
2

Oregon
12–1
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

  • Despite not being in the BCS rankings, Connecticut (8–4) played in the Fiesta Bowl by virtue of being the Big East Conference Champion.


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
#19 Utah (10-2) 3
#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
#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
#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
#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

#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
#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
#25 Central Florida (10-3) 10

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
7:30 pm
#20 South Carolina (9-4) 17
#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

#16 Alabama (9-3) 49
#9 Michigan State (11-1) 7

Progressive Gator Bowl

EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL
1:30 pm
ESPN2

#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

#11 LSU (10-2) 41
#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

#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
#5 Wisconsin (11-1) 19
#3 TCU (12-0) 21

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8:30 pm

Connecticut (8-4) 20
#7 Oklahoma (11-2) 48
Jan. 3

Discover Orange Bowl

Sun Life Stadium
Miami Gardens, FL
8:30 pm

#4 Stanford (11-1) 40
#13 Virginia Tech (11-2) 12
Jan. 4

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
8:30 pm

#6 Ohio State (11-1) 31
#8 Arkansas (10-2) 26
Jan. 10

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8:30 pm
#2 Oregon (12-0) 19
#1 Auburn (13-0) 22


Awards and honors



Heisman Trophy voting


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





































PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Cam NewtonAuburnQB72924282263
Andrew LuckStanfordQB783092271079
LaMichael JamesOregonRB22313224916
Kellen MooreBoise StateQB40165122635[23]


Other award winners



Overall



  • AP Player of the Year: Cameron Newton, Auburn


  • Maxwell Award (top player): Cameron Newton, Auburn


  • Walter Camp Award (top player): Cameron Newton, Auburn

Niche



  • Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman", formerly the Draddy Trophy): Sam Acho, Texas


  • Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete): Sam Acho, Texas


  • Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player): Owen Marecic, Stanford


  • Burlsworth Trophy (top player who began as walk-on): Sean Bedford, Georgia Tech


Offense


Quarterback



  • Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Cameron Newton, Auburn


  • Johnny Unitas Award (senior quarterback): Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin


  • Manning Award (quarterback): Cameron Newton, Auburn


  • Sammy Baugh Trophy (quarterback, specifically passer): Landry Jones, Oklahoma

Running Back



  • Doak Walker Award (running back): LaMichael James, Oregon

Wide Receiver



  • Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State

Tight End



  • John Mackey Award (tight end): D.J. Williams, Arkansas

Lineman





Gabe Carimi



  • Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU


  • Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin


Defense



  • Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson


  • Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Patrick Peterson, LSU


  • Lott Trophy (defensive impact): J. J. Watt, Wisconsin

Defensive Line



  • Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson


  • Rotary Lombardi Award (defensive lineman): Nick Fairley, Auburn

Linebacker



  • Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Von Miller, Texas A&M

Defensive Back



  • Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Patrick Peterson, LSU


Special teams



  • Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Dan Bailey, Oklahoma State


  • Ray Guy Award (punter): Chas Henry, Florida


Coaches



  • AP Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly, Oregon


  • Paul "Bear" Bryant Award: Gene Chizik, Auburn


  • The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Gene Chizik, Auburn


  • Walter Camp Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly, Oregon


  • Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year: Chip Kelly, Oregon


  • Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award: Chris Petersen, Boise State


  • Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award: Gene Chizik, Auburn

Assistant



  • Broyles Award (assistant coach): Gus Malzahn, Auburn


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.



























School
Outgoing coach
Date
Reason
Replacement

Vanderbilt

Bobby Johnson
July 14
Retired

Robbie Caldwell[24]

Minnesota

Tim Brewster
October 17
Fired after 1–6 start

Jeff Horton (interim)[25]

North Texas

Todd Dodge
October 20
Fired after 1–6 start

Mike Canales (interim)[26]

Colorado

Dan Hawkins
November 9
Fired after 3–6 start

Brian Cabral (interim)[27]


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.

















































































































































School
Outgoing coach
Date of departure
Reason
Replacement
Date of replacement

Kent State

Doug Martin
November 21 (effective November 27)[28]Resigned

Darrell Hazell
December 20

Ball State

Stan Parrish
November 22[29]Fired

Pete Lembo[30]
December 20

Vanderbilt

Robbie Caldwell
November 27[31]Resigned

James Franklin[32]
December 17

Miami (FL)

Randy Shannon
November 27[33]Fired

Al Golden[34]
December 12

Indiana

Bill Lynch
November 28[35]Fired

Kevin Wilson[36]
December 7

Arkansas State

Steve Roberts
November 29[37]Resigned/fired[38]
Hugh Freeze[38]
December 2

Louisiana-Lafayette

Rickey Bustle
November 29[39]Fired

Mark Hudspeth[40]
December 13

North Texas

Mike Canales (interim)
November 30[41]Permanent replacement

Dan McCarney[41]
November 30

Minnesota

Jeff Horton (interim)
December 5[42]Permanent replacement

Jerry Kill[42]
December 5

Northern Illinois

Jerry Kill
December 5[42]Hired by Minnesota[42]
Tom Matukewicz (interim)[43]
December 9

Dave Doeren (permanent)[44]
December 13 (effective January 2)

Colorado

Brian Cabral (interim)
December 6[45]Permanent replacement

Jon Embree
December 6

Florida

Urban Meyer
December 8 (effective January 2)[46]Resigned

Will Muschamp[47]
December 11 (effective January 2)

Pittsburgh

Dave Wannstedt
December 7[48]Resigned/fired

Mike Haywood[49]
December 16 (fired on Jan. 1)

Temple

Al Golden
December 12
Hired by Miami (FL)[34]
Steve Addazio[50]
December 22 (effective date TBA)

Miami (OH)

Mike Haywood
December 16
Hired by Pittsburgh[49]
Lance Guidry (interim)[51]
December 16

Don Treadwell (permanent)[52]
December 31 (effective January 10)

Maryland

Ralph Friedgen
December 20
Fired

Randy Edsall[53]
January 2

Pittsburgh

Mike Haywood
January 1
Fired[54]
Phil Bennett (interim)
January 3

Todd Graham (permanent)[55]
January 10

Connecticut

Randy Edsall
January 2
Hired by Maryland[53]
Paul Pasqualoni[56]
January 13

Michigan

Rich Rodriguez
January 5
Fired[57]
Brady Hoke[58]
January 11

Stanford

Jim Harbaugh
January 7
Hired by San Francisco 49ers[59]
David Shaw[60]
January 13

Tulsa

Todd Graham
January 10
Hired by Pittsburgh[55]
Bill Blankenship[61]
January 14

San Diego State

Brady Hoke
January 11
Hired by Michigan[58]
Rocky Long[62]
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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External links



  • Media related to 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season at Wikimedia Commons








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