2010 Big East Conference football season

March 2012 2010 Big East Conference football season #2B366E #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football Big East Conference logo.svg 175px September 2, 2010through January 8, 2011 8 ESPN-Big East Network Regular season Connecticut, West Virginia & Pitt Champions Football 2009 2011 The 2010 Big East football season was the NCAA football season of the Big East Conference. Conference members began regular-season play on September 2, but did not begin conference play until October 8; the regular season continued through December 4. Following the regular season, six conference teams played in bowl games; although the bowl season concluded with the BCS National Championship Game on January 10, 2011, the last date on which a Big East team played was January 8, when Pittsburgh defeated Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama. The conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia. The Big East title race came down to the last minute of the final game of the season on December 4 between UConn and South Florida. West Virginia and Pitt had claimed shares of the conference title with wins earlier that day. A UConn win would leave the Huskies tied with WVU and Pitt for the title, but UConn would claim the automatic Big East BCS berth by virtue of victories over both schools. A field goal in the last minute gave the Huskies a 19–16 win and their first-ever trip to a BCS game. Previous season Cincinnati (12–1) was the Big East champions and received the conference's automatic bid into the BCS and went to the Sugar Bowl, losing to SEC runner-up Florida, 51–24. Five other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2010, finishing bowl play with a record of 4–2 as a conference. Rutgers (9–4) beat Central Florida 45–24 in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Pittsburgh (10–3) defeated North Carolina 19–17 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. West Virginia (9–4) lost to Florida State 33–21 in the Konica-Minolta Gator Bowl. South Florida (8–5) beat Northern Illinois 27–3 in the International Bowl. And, Connecticut (8–5) beat South Carolina 20–7 in the Papajohns.com Bowl. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Louisville (4–8) and Syracuse (4–8). Preseason Coaching changes Three teams have new head coaches for the 2010 season. Charlie Strong replaces Steve Kragthorpe at Louisville, Butch Jones replaces Brian Kelly at Cincinnati, and Skip Holtz replaces Jim Leavitt at South Florida. Preseason poll The 2010 Big East preseason poll was announced at the Big East Media Day in Newport, RI on August 3.Pittsburgh Chosen As 2010 BIG EAST Football Favorite http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/118494/pittsburgh-chosen-as-2010-big-east-football-favorite.aspx Big East Conference August 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100818031720/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/118494/pittsburgh-chosen-as-2010-big-east-football-favorite.aspx August 18, 2010 dead Pittsburgh was chosen as the favorite to win the conference. Big East media poll Pittsburgh – 190 (22) West Virginia – 142 (1) Cincinnati – 142 Connecticut – 131 (1) Rutgers – 99 South Florida – 79 Syracuse – 41 Louisville – 40 Award watch lists The following Big East players listed below have been named to the preseason award watch lists. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award:Watch List for the 2010 Golden Arm Award http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/ 9 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100728142415/http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/ July 28, 2010 live mdy Zach Frazer, Connecticut Lombardi Award:2010 Rotary Lombardi Award Preliminary Watch List http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/pdf/2010watchlistpressrelease.pdf May 25, 2010 https://www.webcitation.org/5ynN5SLdW?url=http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/pdf/2010watchlistpressrelease.pdf May 19, 2011 dead mdy-all Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh J.T. Thomas, West Virginia Outland Trophy:2010 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST ANNOUNCED http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2010/outland100621.html OutlandTrophy.com August 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804115538/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2010/outland100621.html August 4, 2010 live Zach Hurd, Connecticut Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh Art Forst, Rutgers Rimington Trophy:2010 Spring Watch List Released http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/news/?id=9301 May 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100525031135/http://www.rimingtontrophy.com/news/?id=9301 May 25, 2010 live Moe Petrus, Connecticut Mario Benevides, Louisville Ryan Bartholomew, Syracuse Bednarik Award:Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell And Bednarik Watch Lists http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/maxwell-football-club-announces-maxwell-and-bednarik-watch-lists MaxwellFootballClub.com August 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814162810/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/maxwell-football-club-announces-maxwell-and-bednarik-watch-lists August 14, 2010 dead mdy Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh Derrell Smith, Syracuse Robert Sands, West Virginia Maxwell Award: Zach Collaros, Cincinnati Isaiah Pead, Cincinnati Jordan Todman, Connecticut Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Tom Savage, Rutgers Noel Devine, West Virginia Walter Camp Award:2010 Player of the Year Watch List Announced http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2010_player_of_the_year_watch_list_announced/ WalterCamp.org August 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100904070721/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2010_player_of_the_year_watch_list_announced/ September 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Noel Devine, West Virginia Davey O'Brien Award:2010 Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award Watch List Announced http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2010/07/14/2010-davey-o%E2%80%99brien-quarterback-award%C2%AE-watch-list-announced/ August 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100718074321/http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2010/07/14/2010-davey-o%E2%80%99brien-quarterback-award%C2%AE-watch-list-announced/ July 18, 2010 dead mdy-all Zach Collaros, Cincinnati Tom Savage, Rutgers Biletnikoff Award:2010 Biletnikoff Award Watch List http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/candidates.htm August 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20080907103049/http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/candidates.htm September 7, 2008 dead mdy-all Armon Binns, Cincinnati Jon Baldwin, Pittsburgh Butkus Award: The Butkus Award 2010 Collegiate Finalist http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/view.aspx?t=c August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100820080704/http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/view.aspx?t=c August 20, 2010 live Greg Lloyd, Connecticut Scott Lutrus, Connecticut Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut Doug Hogue, Syracuse Derrell Smith, Syracuse Lou Groza Award:Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2010 Preseason Watch List http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html August 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090817150753/http://www.lougrozaaward.com/Current_Watch_List.html August 17, 2009 dead Dan Hutchins, Pittsburgh Tyler Bitancurt, West Virginia John Mackey Award:2010 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released http://www.nassausports.org/downloads/2010_John_Mackey_Award_Preseason_Watch_List.pdf August 22, 2010 Ben Guidulgi, Cincinnati Ryan Griffin, Connecticut Cameron Graham, Louisville D.C. Jefferson, Rutgers Doak Walker Award:2010 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2010DWACandidates.pdf SMU.edu August 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101117052140/http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/2010DWACandidates.pdf November 17, 2010 dead mdy-all Jordan Todman, Connecticut Victor Anderson, Louisville Bilal Powell, Louisville Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh Noel Devine, West Virginia Jim Thorpe Award:JIM THORPE AWARD NAMES 2010 PRE-SEASON "WATCH LIST" http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/News/Jim%20Thorpe%20Award%20Watch%20List%20Pre-season%202010.html Jim Thorpe Association August 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100809160305/http://www.jimthorpeassoc.org/News/Jim%20Thorpe%20Award%20Watch%20List%20Pre-season%202010.html August 9, 2010 dead Johnny Patrick, Louisville Dom DeCicco, Pittsburgh Brandon Hogan, West Virginia Robert Sands, West Virginia Regular season Index to colors and formattingBig East member wonBig East member lostBig East teams in bold All times Eastern time. Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used. Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 2 7:30 pm Norfolk State Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ espn3.com W 31–0 46,311 September 2 7:30 pm No. 15 Pittsburgh Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT Versus L 24–27OT 45,730 September 4 3:30 pm Connecticut Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 10–30 113,090 September 4 3:30 pm Kentucky Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC L 16–23 55,327 September 4 3:30 pm Coastal Carolina No. 25 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 31–0 57,867 September 4 6:00 pm Syracuse Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 W 29–3 15,969 September 4 7:05 pm Stony Brook South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 59–14 40,201 September 4 10:00 pm Cincinnati Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPN2 L 14–28 37,238 Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Sept. 6 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134360/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Sept.-6.aspx The BIG EAST Conference September 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909223402/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134360/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Sept.-6.aspx September 9, 2010 dead Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ryan Nassib Syracuse Mike Holmes Syracuse Brandon Bing Rutgers Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 10 7:00 pm No. 23 West Virginia Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN2 W 24–21OT 41,382 September 11 12:00 pm South Florida No. 8 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL Big East Network L 14–38 90,612 September 11 12:00 pm Indiana State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH FSOHIO W 40–7 30,807 September 11 12:00 pm Texas Southern Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT Big East Network W 62–3 37,359 September 11 1:00 pm New Hampshire Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA espn3.com W 38–16 50,120 September 11 3:30 pm Eastern Kentucky Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY Big East Network W 23–13 51,427 September 11 7:00 pm Syracuse Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FSN Northwest L 20–41 62,418 September 11 8:00 pm Rutgers Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL Big East Network W 19–14 19,872 Players of the week:Devine, Lefeged Earn Weekly Football Honors http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134485/Devine,-Lefeged-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx Big East Conference September 15, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318152616/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134485/Devine,-Lefeged-Earn-Weekly-Football-Honors.aspx March 18, 2012 dead Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Noel Devine West Virginia Joe Lefeged Rutgers Joe Lefeged Rutgers Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 16 7:30 pm Cincinnati NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN L 19–30 55,934 September 18 12:00 pm Maryland #21 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPNU W31–17 60,122 September 18 12:00 pm Connecticut Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA Big East Network L 16–30 18,702 September 18 5:30 pm Louisville No. 25 Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FSN Northwest L 28–35 45,379 September 18 7:15 pm Maine Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY W 38–14 37,758 Week off: Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida Players of the week:WVU's Smith, Irvin Join Syracuse's Holmes As Weekly Honorees http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134650/WVU%27s-Smith,-Irvin-Join-Syracuse%27s-Holmes-As-Weekly-Honorees.aspx https://archive.today/20120720035208/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/134650/WVU's-Smith,-Irvin-Join-Syracuse's-Holmes-As-Weekly-Honorees.aspx dead 20 July 2012 The BIG EAST Conference 20 September 2010 Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Geno Smith West Virginia Bruce Irvin West Virginia Mike Holmes Syracuse Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 23 7:30 pm No. 19 Miami Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 3–31 58,115 September 25 12:00 pm Buffalo Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT Big East Network W 45–21 36,738 September 25 3:30 pm Colgate Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY Espn3.com W 42–7 38,068 September 25 3:30 pm North Carolina Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU L 13–17 52,038 September 25 6:00 pm No. 8 Oklahoma Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, ESPN 2 L 29–31 58,253 September 25 7:00 pm Western Kentucky South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL Big East Network W 24–12 40,206 September 25 9:00 pm No. 22 West Virginia No. 15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN 2 L 14–20 92,575 Week off: Louisville Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Sept. 27 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/193578/big-east-weekly-football-honors-sept-27.aspx The BIG EAST Conference September 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318152627/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/193578/big-east-weekly-football-honors-sept-27.aspx March 18, 2012 dead mdy-all Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Delone Carter Syracuse Sio Moore Connecticut Terrence Mitchell South Florida Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 2 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT Big East Network W 40–21 40,000 October 2 2:00 pm Tulane Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ Espn3.com L 14–17 47,963 October 2 3:30 pm Florida International Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA Espn3.com W 44–17 45,207 October 2 7:00 pm Louisville Arkansas State ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, AR Espn3.com W 34–24 25,219 October 2 7:05 pm Florida Atlantic South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL Espn3.com W 31–3 38,434 Week off: Cincinnati, Syracuse, West Virginia Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Oct. 4 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/193708/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Oct.-4.aspx The BIG EAST Conference October 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101102083622/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/193708/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Oct.-4.aspx November 2, 2010 dead mdy-all Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ray Graham Pittsburgh Blidi Wreh-Wilson Connecticut Dan Hutchins Pittsburgh Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 8 7:30 pm Connecticut Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN RUT 27–24 48,431 October 9 12:00 pm Syracuse South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL Big East Network SYR 13–9 41,917 October 9 2:00 pm Memphis Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN3.com W 56–0 48,427 October 9 3:30 pm Pittsburgh Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 17–23 80,795 October 9 3:30 pm UNLV West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 49–10 58,234 October 9 7:00 pm Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3.com W 45–3 33,909 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Chas Dodd Rutgers Max Suter Syracuse San San Te Rutgers Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 14 7:30 pm South Florida No. 25 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN WV 20–6 54,955 October 15 8:00 pm Cincinnati Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN CIN 35–27 55,106 October 16 12:00 pm Pittsburgh Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY Big East Network PITT 45–15 40,168 October 16 2:00 pm Army Rutgers New Meadowlands Stadium • East Rutherford, N.J. ESPN3.com RUT 23–20OT 41,292 Week off: Connecticut Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Armon Binns Cincinnati Keith Tandy West Virginia Dan Hutchins Pittsburgh Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 22 7:30 pm South Florida Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 USF 38–30 32,670 October 23 12:00 pm Rutgers Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network PITT 41–21 50,425 October 23 12:00 pm Syracuse No. 20 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 SYR 19–14 58,122 October 23 3:30 pm Connecticut Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU LOU 26–0 48,591 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team B.J. Daniels South Florida Doug Hogue Syracuse Chris Philpott Louisville Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 29 8:00 pm West Virginia Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 CONN 16–13OT 40,000 October 30 12:00 pm Syracuse Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU SYR 31–7 32,072 October 30 12:00 pm Louisville Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA Big East Network PITT 20–3 48,562 Week off: Rutgers, South Florida Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jordan Todman Connecticut Sio Moore Connecticut Dave Teggart Connecticut Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 3 7:00 pm Rutgers South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 USF 28–27 39,465 November 6 12:00 pm Louisville Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY Big East Network LOU 28–20 40,735 Week off: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, West Virginia Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jeremy Wright Louisville Jacquain Williams South Florida Maikon Bonani South Florida Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 11 7:30 pm Pittsburgh Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN CONN 30–28 35,391 November 13 12:00 pm Cincinnati West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV Big East Network WVU 37–10 56,593 November 13 12:00 pm South Florida Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPNU USF 24–21OT 43,887 November 13 3:30 pm Syracuse Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU SYR 13–10 49,911 Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Nov. 15 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/215928/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Nov.-15.aspx BIG EAST Conference November 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101120162050/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/215928/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Nov.-15.aspx November 20, 2010 dead mdy-all Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Geno Smith West Virginia Lawrence Wilson Connecticut Ross Krautman Syracuse Week Twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 20 12:00 pm West Virginia Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY Big East Network WVU 17–10 51,772 November 20 12:00 pm Pittsburgh South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 PITT 17–10 43,844 November 20 7:00 pm Connecticut Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPNU CONN 23–6 41,465 November 20 7:30 pm Rutgers Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH Big East Network CIN 69–38 30,265 Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Nov. 22 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/216415/big-east-weekly-football-honors-nov-22.aspx The BIG EAST Conference November 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120318152846/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/216415/big-east-weekly-football-honors-nov-22.aspx March 18, 2012 dead mdy-all Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Isaiah Pead Cincinnati Brandon Mills Cincinnati Gregg Pugnetti West Virginia Week Thirteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 26 11:00 am Louisville Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 LOU 40–13 37,422 November 26 12:00 pm West Virginia Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC WVU 35–10 60,562 November 27 12:00 pm Cincinnati Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT Big East Network CONN 38–14 40,000 November 27 12:00 pm Boston College Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 L 7–16 42,191 November 27 12:00 pm South Florida Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPNU W 23–20OT 41,148 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jordan Todman Connecticut Brandon Hogan West Virginia Justin Brockhaus-Kann South Florida Week Fourteen Last week's results set up a wild final week in the Big East, with three teams—UConn, WVU, and Pitt—still in contention for the league's BCS berth, and a possibility that as many as five teams (the three aforementioned teams plus South Florida and Syracuse) could claim a share of the conference title. The conference noted in a November 29 press release, "There could be an outright winner, three different two-way ties, a three-way tie, or even a five-way tie for the title."http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/216800/Week-13-Football-Recap---Conference-Title-Race-Comes-Down-to-the-Wire.aspx Week 13 Football Recap – Conference Title Race Comes Down to the Wire Big East Conference November 29, 2010 December 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725074815/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/216800/Week-13-Football-Recap---Conference-Title-Race-Comes-Down-to-the-Wire.aspx July 25, 2011 dead Under Big East rules, the first tiebreaker is head-to-head results. In a multi-team tie, the first tiebreaker is record in games between the teams involved in the tie. Going into the final games, the scenarios were: If UConn defeated South Florida, it would claim the BCS berth regardless of any other results. The Huskies held the tiebreaker in any potential two-way or three-way tie with wins over both Pitt and WVU. If the Huskies lost, WVU would claim the BCS berth with a win over Rutgers, as the Mountaineers held the tiebreaker over Pitt due to their win last week. Pitt could only claim the BCS berth with a win over Cincinnati plus losses by UConn and WVU. If all three teams lost, it would have created a five-way tie for the conference crown between them, USF, and Syracuse. In that event, UConn would have claimed the BCS berth as the only team with a 3–1 record in games between the five teams. With Pitt and WVU both winning, they assured themselves a share of the Big East title. The BCS berth came down to the UConn-South Florida game, which itself went down to the final minute. Dave Teggart's 52-yard field goal, the longest of his career, with 17 seconds remaining gave the Huskies their first-ever BCS berth. Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance December 4 12:00 pm Pittsburgh Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH PITT 28–10 December 4 8:00 pm Connecticut South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 UCONN 19–16 December 4 12:00 pm Rutgers No. 24 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ABC WVU 35–14 Week off: Louisville, Syracuse Players of the week:BIG EAST Weekly Football Honors – Dec. 6 http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217318/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Dec.-6.aspx BIG EAST Conference December 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101211114922/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217318/BIG-EAST-Weekly-Football-Honors---Dec.-6.aspx December 11, 2010 dead Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Dion Lewis Pittsburgh J.T. Thomas West Virginia David Teggart Connecticut Rankings 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll + Ranking Movement  Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCincinnati AP RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C RV RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – –BCS Not released – – – – – – – – Connecticut AP RV – – – – – – – – – – – – – RV 25C RV RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – RV BCS Not released – – – – – – – –Louisville AP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –BCS Not released – – – – – – – –Pittsburgh AP 15 RV RV RV – – – – – – RV RV – – – RVC 15 RV RV RV – – – – – – – RV – RV – –BCS Not released – – – – – – – –Rutgers AP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – BCS Not released – – – – – – – –South Florida AP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –C RV RV – – – – – – – – – – – – RV –BCS Not released – – – – – – – –Syracuse AP – – – – – – – – – RV RV RV RV – – –C – – – – – – – – – RV RV – RV – – –BCS Not released – – – – – – – –West Virginia AP 25 23 21 22 RV 25 20 25 20 RV – – – RV 23 22C 24 22 21 21 RV 25 19 25 20 RV – – – RV 24 21BCS Not released 20 – – – – – 24 22 Records against other conferences Conference Wins Losses ACC 2 4 Big 12 0 1 Big Ten 0 1 CUSA 3 1 Independents 1 1 MAC 3 1 Mountain West 1 1 Pac-10 0 2 SEC 1 3 Sun Belt 5 0 WAC 0 1 All FCS 9 0 Against BCS 3 11 Against FBS 16 16 Overall 25 16 Bowl games Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchups/ResultsAttendancePayout (US$) Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl December 21, 2010 Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL ESPN Louisville 31, Southern Miss 28 20,017 $1,000,000 Champs Sports Bowl December 28, 2010 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL ESPN NC State 23, West Virginia 7 48,962 $2,125,000 Pinstripe Bowl December 30, 2010 Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY ESPN Syracuse 36, Kansas State 34 38,274 $2,000,000 Meineke Car Care Bowl December 31, 2010 Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN South Florida 31, Clemson 26 41,122 $1,000,000 BBVA Compass Bowl January 8, 2011 Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10 $900,000 Fiesta Bowl January 1, 2011 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ ESPN Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20 67,232 $17,000,000 Attendance TeamStadium (Capacity)Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Total Average% of CapacityCincinnatiNippert Stadium (35,098) 30,807 58,253§ 33,909 32,670 32,072 30,265 27,496 245,472 35,067 88.9ConnecticutRentschler Field (40,000) 37,359 36,738 40,000 40,000 35,391 40,000 – 229,488 38,248 95.6LouisvillePapa John's Cardinal Stadium (57,000) 55,327 51,427 48,427 55,106 48,591 43,887 51,772 354,537 50,648 88.9PittsburghHeinz Field (65,050) 50,120 58,115 45,207 50,425 48,562 60,562 – 312,911 52,165 80.2RutgersRutgers Stadium (52,454) 46,311 52,038 47,963 48,431 41,292† 49,911 37,422 323,368 46,195 88.1South FloridaRaymond James Stadium (65,857) 40,201 40,206 38,434 41,917 39,465 43,844 41,809 285,876 40,839 62.0SyracuseCarrier Dome (49,250) 37,758 38,068 40,168 40,735 41,465 42,191 – 240,385 40,064 81.3West VirginiaMountaineer Field (60,000) 57,867 60,122 58,234 54,955 58,122 56,593 48,386 394,279 56,326 93.9 §Played at Paul Brown Stadium †Played at New Meadowlands Stadium Awards and honors Big East Conference awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.BIG EAST Announces 2010 Postseason Football Honors http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/big-east-announces-2010-postseason-football-honors.aspx BIG EAST Conference December 8, 2010 January 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110121125152/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/217502/BIG-EAST-Announces-2010-Postseason-Football-Honors.aspx January 21, 2011 dead mdy-all 2010 Big East football individual awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the Year Jordan Todman†, RB, CONNECTICUTDefensive Player of the Year Jabaal Sheard, DE, PITTSBURGHSpecial Teams Player of the Year Lindsey Lamar, KR, SOUTH FLORIDARookie of the Year Hakeem Smith, S, LOUISVILLECoach of the Year Randy Edsall, CONNECTICUTCharlie Strong, LOUISVILLE † - denotes unanimous selection Todman, who became the second Connecticut running back to win the award in three years, was the unanimous choice for Offensive Player of the Year. He was the first unanimous winner of the award since Gino Torretta in 1992.Todman Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120810aaa.html UConnHuskies.com December 8, 2010 January 9, 2011 December 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213021343/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120810aaa.html dead Sheard marked the third consecutive year, and fourth time in five years, that a Pittsburgh player has won the defensive player award. 2010 All-Big East Conference football teams First-team Second-team Offense Defense Offense DefenseQB – Zach Collaros†, JR, CINCINNATIRB – Jordan Todman†, JR, CONNECTICUTRB – Bilal Powell, SR, LOUISVILLEWR – Armon Binns, SR, CINCINNATIWR – Jon Baldwin, JR, PITTSBURGHTE – Cameron Graham, JR, LOUISVILLEOT – Mike Ryan, JR, CONNECTICUTOT – Jason Pinkston, SR, PITTSBURGHOG – Zach Hurd†, SR, CONNECTICUTOG – Mark Wetterer†, SR, LOUISVILLEC – Sampson Genus, SR, SOUTH FLORIDAK – Dave Teggart, JR, CONNECTICUTRS – Lindsey Lamar, SO, SOUTH FLORIDADL – Kendall Reyes, JR, CONNECTICUTDL – Jabaal Sheard†, SR, PITTSBURGHDL – Terrell McClain, SR, SOUTH FLORIDADL – Chris Neild, SR, WEST VIRGINIALB – Lawrence Wilson, SR, CONNECTICUTLB – Doug Hogue, SR, SYRACUSELB – J. T. Thomas, SR, WEST VIRGINIACB – Johnny Patrick, SR, LOUISVILLECB – Keith Tandy, JR, WEST VIRGINIAS – Dom DeCicco, SR, PITTSBURGHS – Robert Sands, JR, WEST VIRGINIAP – Dan Hutchins, SR, PITTSBURGHQB – Geno Smith, SO, WEST VIRGINIARB – Isaiah Pead, JR, CINCINNATIRB – Delone Carter, SR, SYRACUSEWR – D. J. Woods, JR, CINCINNATIWR – Dontavia Bogan, SR, SOUTH FLORIDAWR – Tavon Austin, SO, WEST VIRGINIAWR – Jock Sanders, SR, WEST VIRGINIATE – Benjamin Guidugli, SR, CINCINNATIOT – Justin Pugh, SO, SYRACUSEOT – Don Barclay, JR, WEST VIRGINIAOL – Jason Kelce, JR, CINCINNATIOL – Byron Stingily, SR, LOUISVILLEOL – Jacob Sims, SR, SOUTH FLORIDAC – Moe Petrus, JR, CONNECTICUTK – Ross Krautman, FR, SYRACUSERS – Nick Williams, SO, CONNECTICUTDL – Brandon Lindsey, JR, PITTSBURGHDL – Chandler Jones, JR, SYRACUSEDL – Scooter Berry, SR, WEST VIRGINIADL – Bruce Irvin, JR, WEST VIRGINIALB – J. K. Schaffer, JR, CINCINNATILB – Jacquian Williams, SR, SOUTH FLORIDALB – Derrell Smith, SR, SYRACUSECB – Mistral Raymond, SR, SOUTH FLORIDACB – Brandon Hogan, SR, WEST VIRGINIAS – Hakeem Smith, FR, LOUISVILLES – Jared Holley, SO, PITTSBURGHS – Joe Lefeged, SR, RUTGERSP – Rob Long, SR, SYRACUSE † - denotes unanimous selection References 2