The 2010 Shepherd Rams football team represented Shepherd University as a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) during the

2010 NCAA Division II football season The 2010 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on September 4, 2010, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Foot ...

. Led by 24th-year head coach

Monte Cater Monte Cater (born July 7, 1949) is a former American football coach. From 1987 to 2017, he was the head football coach at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. From 1981 to 1986, Cater was the head football coach at Lakeland Colle ...

, the Rams compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, winning the WVIAC title. Shepherd advanced to the

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, where they beat in the first round, in the second round, and in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals at . The Rams played their home games at

Ram Stadium Ram Stadium is a 5,000-seat stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It is home to the Shepherd University Rams football and lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized ...

in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

Regular season

The 2010 regular season for the Rams consisted of eight games against WVIAC conference opponents and two non-conference games against and . The Rams went 9–1 in the regular season and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Division II football playoffs.

Playoffs

The Rams won their first playoff game, at home against . The team then went on to win two straight games on the road, against and , before losing in the semifinal round to .

Schedule

References

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Shepherd Rams football seasons West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons

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