2022 App State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Shawn Clark.

Schedule and results

App State in 2022, game by game: lost vs. North Carolina 61–63; won at No. 6 Texas A&M 17–14; won vs. Troy 32–28; lost vs. James Madison 28–32; won vs. The Citadel 49–0; lost at Texas State 24–36; won vs. Georgia State 42–17; won vs. Robert Morris 42–3; lost at Coastal Carolina 28–35; lost at Marshall 21–28; won vs. Old Dominion 27–14; lost at Georgia Southern 48–51+49−12Lost 61–63 vs. North Carolina-2North CarolinaWon 17–14 at No. 6 Texas A&M+3No. 6 Texas A&MWon 32–28 vs. Troy+4TroyLost 28–32 vs. James Madison-4James MadisonWon 49–0 vs. The Citadel+49The CitadelLost 24–36 at Texas State-12Texas StateWon 42–17 vs. Georgia State+25Georgia StateWon 42–3 vs. Robert Morris+39Robert MorrisLost 28–35 at Coastal Carolina-7Coastal CarolinaLost 21–28 at Marshall-7MarshallWon 27–14 vs. Old Dominion+13Old DominionLost 48–51 at Georgia Southern-3Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 51–⁠48; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
419–⁠321
Coach
Shawn Clark
Elo
1538 −57 this season
SP+ rating
1.7 No. 65 of 131; offense No. 42, defense No. 82, special teams No. 116
SRS
−0.8 No. 68 of 131 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 72 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 83 roster talent No. 93 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Barbay
Defensive coordinator
Dale Jones
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense40th of 131
  • Defense96th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1644%1.2540th of 131
Defense0.1644%1.2596th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.15 def
44% off
44% def
—39th off
97th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.2own 3211% allowed
Defense4.1own 2817% caused

CORE rating 4.3, 48th of 131 (offense 7.7, defense 3.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsChase Brice QB2,915 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Brice QB27 TD
Rushing yardsNate Noel RB604 yds
Rushing touchdownsNate Noel RB6 TD
Receiving yardsChristan Horn WR620 yds
Receiving touchdownsHenry Pearson TE5 TD
TacklesNicholas Ross S74 tkl
SacksNick Hampton LB8 sacks
InterceptionsDexter Lawson DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Santana Hopper DL★★★No. 522
Donovan Spellman DE★★★No. 926
James Edwards CB★★★No. 1136
D.J. Burks ATH★★★No. 1433
Markus Clark DL★★★No. 1433

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Running backs12.00.796
Offensive line13.00.822
Defensive line43.00.854
Linebackers13.00.827
Defensive backs33.00.834
Athletes and specialists33.00.832
Whole class142.90.835

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 5Nick Hampton OLBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Cooper Hodges OGJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 116

The 2022 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 9

T.D. Roof LB★★★to Oklahoma
Mike Smith CB★★★no new school on file
Je’Mari Littlejohn OLB★★★no new school on file
Justin Isler DE★★★no new school on file
Larry Dowdy OT★★★to Gardner-Webb
Navy Shuler QB★★★to Tennessee
Zareon Hayes LB★★★to Alabama A&M
Andre Goodman QBto Limestone College
Donte Small CBno new school on file

2022 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy7–⁠112–⁠219
South Alabama7–⁠110–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠28–⁠3
Coastal Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Marshall5–⁠39–⁠4
Southern Miss4–⁠47–⁠6
Louisiana4–⁠46–⁠7
App State3–⁠56–⁠6
Georgia Southern3–⁠56–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Georgia State3–⁠54–⁠8
Texas State2–⁠64–⁠8
Old Dominion2–⁠63–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.