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2022 Arizona State

3–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Herm Edwards, then Shaun Aguano (interim, remainder of the season). Officially 1–⁠9: the NCAA vacated two regular-season wins.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “On April 19, 2024, Arizona State vacated 2 of their 3 wins due to NCAA violations stemming from Arizona State offering recruiting inducements, impermissible tryouts and tampering.”

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 40–3; lost at No. 11 Oklahoma State 17–34; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 21–30; lost vs. No. 13 Utah 13–34; lost at No. 6 USC 25–42; won vs. No. 21 Washington 45–38; lost at Stanford 14–15; won at Colorado 42–34; lost vs. No. 10 UCLA 36–50; lost at Washington State 18–28; lost vs. No. 25 Oregon State 7–31; lost at Arizona 35–38+37−24Won 40–3 vs. Northern Arizona+37Northern ArizonaLost 17–34 at No. 11 Oklahoma State-17No. 11 Oklahoma StateLost 21–30 vs. Eastern Michigan-9Eastern MichiganLost 13–34 vs. No. 13 Utah-21No. 13 UtahLost 25–42 at No. 6 USC-17No. 6 USCWon 45–38 vs. No. 21 Washington+7No. 21 WashingtonLost 14–15 at Stanford-1StanfordWon 42–34 at Colorado+8ColoradoLost 36–50 vs. No. 10 UCLA-14No. 10 UCLALost 18–28 at Washington State-10Washington StateLost 7–31 vs. No. 25 Oregon State-24No. 25 Oregon StateLost 35–38 at Arizona-3Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorthern ArizonaW 40–⁠386%
Sep 10at11Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠3428%
Sep 17vsEastern MichiganL 21–⁠3069%
Sep 24vs13UtahL 13–⁠3436%
Oct 1at6USCL 25–⁠4230%
Oct 8vs21WashingtonW 45–⁠38vacated46%
Oct 22atStanfordL 14–⁠1553%
Oct 29atColoradoW 42–⁠34vacated59%
Nov 5vs10UCLAL 36–⁠5037%
Nov 12atWashington StateL 18–⁠2832%
Nov 19vs25Oregon StateL 7–⁠3139%
Nov 25atArizonaL 35–⁠3848%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 9th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠377
Coach
Herm Edwards, then Shaun Aguano (interim, remainder of the season)
Elo
1425 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-4.1 No. 82 of 131; offense No. 56, defense No. 107, special teams No. 25
SRS
−3.9 No. 81 of 131 in FBS
Returning
14% of last season’s EPA, No. 127 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 103 roster talent No. 40 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Glenn Thomas
Defensive coordinator
Donnie Henderson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 131
  • Defense123rd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1644%1.2745th of 131
Defense0.2448%1.24123rd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.18 def		43% off
45% def		—53rd off
120th 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
Offense4.0own 2816% allowed
Defense3.9own 3214% caused

CORE rating -4.2, 84th of 131 (offense 4.4, defense 8.5).

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 yardsEmory Jones QB1,533 yds
Passing touchdownsTrenton Bourguet QB11 TD
Rushing yardsXazavian Valladay RB1,192 yds
Rushing touchdownsXazavian Valladay RB16 TD
Receiving yardsElijhah Badger WR866 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijhah Badger WR7 TD
TacklesKyle Soelle LB110 tkl
SacksAnthonie Cooper DL2.5 sacks
InterceptionsChris Edmonds DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Tevin White RB★★★★No. 255
Jake Newell TE★★★No. 1064
Bennett Meredith QB★★★No. 1116
Robby Harrison DL★★★No. 1433
Blazen Lono-Wong DE★★★No. 1464

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.856
Running backs14.00.909
Receivers13.00.858
Defensive line23.00.844
Athletes and specialists23.00.828
Whole class73.10.852

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 7Nesta Jade Silvera DTLas Vegas Raiders

Roster 112

The 2022 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2022 portal
Nesta Silvera DL★★★★from Miami
Khoury Bethley S★★★from Hawai’i
Xazavian Valladay RB★★★from Wyoming
Cam Johnson WR★★★from Vanderbilt
Chris Edmonds S★★★from Samford
Joey Ramos OT★★★from Iowa State
Messiah Swinson TE★★★from Missouri
Ro Torrence CB★★★from Auburn
Emmit Bohle OT★★★from Northern State
Emory Jones QB★★★from Florida
Paul Tyson QB★★★from Alabama
Des Holmes OL★★★from Penn State

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Eric Gentry LB★★★★to USC
Jermayne Lole DL★★★★to Louisville
Jayden Daniels QB★★★★to LSU
Tommi Hill CB★★★★to Nebraska
Ricky Pearsall WR★★★to Florida
DeaMonte Trayanum LB★★★to Ohio State
Ezra Dotson-Oyetade OL★★★to TCU
L.V. Bunkley-Shelton WR★★★to Oklahoma
Lonyatta Alexander WR★★★to Washington
Johnny Wilson WR★★★to Florida State
Jordan Banks DE★★★to Northwestern State
Geordon Porter WR★★★to New Mexico

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠211–⁠28
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠315
Utah7–⁠210–⁠410
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠317
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠421
Washington State4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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