# 2010 Big East Conference football season

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 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.

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Big East member won
* Big East member lost
* Big 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 24–27$^{OT}$ | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 24–21$^{OT}$ | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 23–20$^{OT}$ | 41,292 |
Week off: Connecticut
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 16–13$^{OT}$ | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 24–21$^{OT}$ | 43,887 |
| November 13 | 3:30 pm | Syracuse | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | SYR 13–10 | 49,911 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 23–20$^{OT}$ | 41,148 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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."
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 |
| 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:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Dion Lewis | Pittsburgh | J.T. Thomas | West Virginia | David Teggart | Connecticut |

## 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 | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 |
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cincinnati | C | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cincinnati | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Connecticut | AP | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | 25 |
| Connecticut | C | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV |
| Connecticut | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Louisville | AP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Louisville | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Louisville | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pittsburgh | AP | 15 | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | – | – | – | RV |
| Pittsburgh | C | 15 | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | – | RV | – | – |
| Pittsburgh | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | AP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rutgers | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Florida | AP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Florida | C | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | – |
| South Florida | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | AP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | C | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | – | RV | – | – | – |
| Syracuse | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| West Virginia | AP | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | RV | 25 | 20 | 25 | 20 | RV | – | – | – | RV | 23 | 22 |
| West Virginia | C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | RV | 25 | 19 | 25 | 20 | RV | – | – | – | RV | 24 | 21 |
| West Virginia | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 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 Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchups/Results | Attendance | Payout (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

| Team | Stadium (Capacity) | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium (35,098) | 30,807 | 58,253$^§$ | 33,909 | 32,670 | 32,072 | 30,265 | 27,496 | 245,472 | 35,067 | 88.9 |
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field (40,000) | 37,359 | 36,738 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 35,391 | 40,000 | – | 229,488 | 38,248 | 95.6 |
| Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (57,000) | 55,327 | 51,427 | 48,427 | 55,106 | 48,591 | 43,887 | 51,772 | 354,537 | 50,648 | 88.9 |
| Pittsburgh | Heinz Field (65,050) | 50,120 | 58,115 | 45,207 | 50,425 | 48,562 | 60,562 | – | 312,911 | 52,165 | 80.2 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium (52,454) | 46,311 | 52,038 | 47,963 | 48,431 | 41,292$^†$ | 49,911 | 37,422 | 323,368 | 46,195 | 88.1 |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium (65,857) | 40,201 | 40,206 | 38,434 | 41,917 | 39,465 | 43,844 | 41,809 | 285,876 | 40,839 | 62.0 |
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome (49,250) | 37,758 | 38,068 | 40,168 | 40,735 | 41,465 | 42,191 | – | 240,385 | 40,064 | 81.3 |
| West Virginia | Mountaineer 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.
2010 Big East football individual awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Jordan Todman$^†$, RB, CONNECTICUT |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jabaal Sheard, DE, PITTSBURGH |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Lindsey Lamar, KR, SOUTH FLORIDA |
| Rookie of the Year | Hakeem Smith, S, LOUISVILLE |
| Coach of the Year | Randy Edsall, CONNECTICUT Charlie 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. 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 | First-team | Second-team | Second-team |
| Offense | Defense | Offense | Defense |
| QB – Zach Collaros$^†$, JR, CINCINNATI RB – Jordan Todman$^†$, JR, CONNECTICUT RB – Bilal Powell, SR, LOUISVILLE WR – Armon Binns, SR, CINCINNATI WR – Jon Baldwin, JR, PITTSBURGH TE – Cameron Graham, JR, LOUISVILLE OT – Mike Ryan, JR, CONNECTICUT OT – Jason Pinkston, SR, PITTSBURGH OG – Zach Hurd$^†$, SR, CONNECTICUT OG – Mark Wetterer$^†$, SR, LOUISVILLE C – Sampson Genus, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA K – Dave Teggart, JR, CONNECTICUT RS – Lindsey Lamar, SO, SOUTH FLORIDA | DL – Kendall Reyes, JR, CONNECTICUT DL – Jabaal Sheard$^†$, SR, PITTSBURGH DL – Terrell McClain, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA DL – Chris Neild, SR, WEST VIRGINIA LB – Lawrence Wilson, SR, CONNECTICUT LB – Doug Hogue, SR, SYRACUSE LB – J. T. Thomas, SR, WEST VIRGINIA CB – Johnny Patrick, SR, LOUISVILLE CB – Keith Tandy, JR, WEST VIRGINIA S – Dom DeCicco, SR, PITTSBURGH S – Robert Sands, JR, WEST VIRGINIA P – Dan Hutchins, SR, PITTSBURGH | QB – Geno Smith, SO, WEST VIRGINIA RB – Isaiah Pead, JR, CINCINNATI RB – Delone Carter, SR, SYRACUSE WR – D. J. Woods, JR, CINCINNATI WR – Dontavia Bogan, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA WR – Tavon Austin, SO, WEST VIRGINIA WR – Jock Sanders, SR, WEST VIRGINIA TE – Benjamin Guidugli, SR, CINCINNATI OT – Justin Pugh, SO, SYRACUSE OT – Don Barclay, JR, WEST VIRGINIA OL – Jason Kelce, JR, CINCINNATI OL – Byron Stingily, SR, LOUISVILLE OL – Jacob Sims, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA C – Moe Petrus, JR, CONNECTICUT K – Ross Krautman, FR, SYRACUSE RS – Nick Williams, SO, CONNECTICUT | DL – Brandon Lindsey, JR, PITTSBURGH DL – Chandler Jones, JR, SYRACUSE DL – Scooter Berry, SR, WEST VIRGINIA DL – Bruce Irvin, JR, WEST VIRGINIA LB – J. K. Schaffer, JR, CINCINNATI LB – Jacquian Williams, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA LB – Derrell Smith, SR, SYRACUSE CB – Mistral Raymond, SR, SOUTH FLORIDA CB – Brandon Hogan, SR, WEST VIRGINIA S – Hakeem Smith, FR, LOUISVILLE S – Jared Holley, SO, PITTSBURGH S – Joe Lefeged, SR, RUTGERS P – Rob Long, SR, SYRACUSE |
| $^†$ - denotes unanimous selection ||||