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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

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September 2 – December 11

Alabama

December 18, 2010 – January 10, 2011

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Cam Newton (quarterback, Auburn)

University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona

Auburn

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.

Wedge blocks are now banned on kickoffs.

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

Tim Tebow

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

Alabama

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

East Carolina

: 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.

Louisville

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

Michigan

: 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.

Texas Tech

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

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]

USC

On September 11, , 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.[5]

Virginia Tech

The 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]

University of Texas

The CBS telecast of the 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]

Iron Bowl

Boise State

Alabama

Alabama

Auburn

TCU

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.

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

Connecticut

Awards and honors[edit]

Heisman Trophy voting[edit]

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

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.

Penn State

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.

Kyle Brotzman

became the first team in FBS history to win 10 or more games after losing 10 or more games in the previous season.

Miami (Ohio)

Coaching changes[edit]

Preseason and in-season[edit]

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.

1. November 26 - /The Cam-Back - CBS - 2 Auburn vs 9 Alabama - 12.5 Million viewers

Iron Bowl

2. December 4 - 2010 - CBS - 1 Auburn vs 19 South Carolina - 10.1 Million viewers

SEC Championship

3. September 6 - - 3 Boise State vs. 5 Virginia Tech - 9.9 Million viewers

ESPN

4. December 4 - 2010 - ESPN on ABC - 13 Nebraska vs 10 Oklahoma - 8.98 Million viewers

Big 12 Championship

5. October 2 - - 7 Florida vs 1 Alabama - 8.6 Million viewers

CBS

6. November 13 - - CBS - Georgia vs 2 Auburn - 8.3 Million viewers

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry

7. September 25 - - 1 Alabama vs 10 Arkansas - 8.2 Million viewers

CBS

8. November 26 - - 21 Arizona vs 1 Oregon - 7.8 Million viewers

ESPN

9. October 9 - - 1 Alabama vs 19 South Carolina - 7.7 Million viewers

CBS

10. September 11 - - 18 Penn State vs 1 Alabama -7.2 Million viewers

ESPN

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