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2022 Arizona

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Pac-12), coached by Jedd Fisch.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2022, game by game: won at San Diego State 38–20; lost vs. Mississippi State 17–39; won vs. North Dakota State 31–28; lost at California 31–49; won vs. Colorado 43–20; lost vs. No. 12 Oregon 22–49; lost at Washington 39–49; lost vs. No. 10 USC 37–45; lost at No. 12 Utah 20–45; won at No. 9 UCLA 34–28; lost vs. Washington State 20–31; won vs. Arizona State 38–35+23−27Won 38–20 at San Diego State+18San Diego StateLost 17–39 vs. Mississippi State-22Mississippi Sta…Won 31–28 vs. North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Lost 31–49 at California-18CaliforniaWon 43–20 vs. Colorado+23ColoradoLost 22–49 vs. No. 12 Oregon-27No. 12 OregonLost 39–49 at Washington-10WashingtonLost 37–45 vs. No. 10 USC-8No. 10 USCLost 20–45 at No. 12 Utah-25No. 12 UtahWon 34–28 at No. 9 UCLA+6No. 9 UCLALost 20–31 vs. Washington State-11Washington StateWon 38–35 vs. Arizona State+3Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠2017%
Sep 10vsMississippi StateL 17–⁠3940%
Sep 17vsNorth Dakota StateW 31–⁠2836%
Sep 24atCaliforniaL 31–⁠4930%
Oct 1vsColoradoW 43–⁠2062%
Oct 8vs12OregonL 22–⁠4929%
Oct 15atWashingtonL 39–⁠4927%
Oct 29vs10USCL 37–⁠4529%
Nov 5at12UtahL 20–⁠4511%
Nov 12at9UCLAW 34–⁠2812%
Nov 19vsWashington StateL 20–⁠3136%
Nov 25vsArizona StateW 38–⁠3552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 38–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠438
Coach
Jedd Fisch
Elo
1411 +45 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 78 of 131; offense No. 22, defense No. 126, special teams No. 58
SRS
−1.9 No. 73 of 131 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 71 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 22 roster talent No. 48 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brennan Carroll
Defensive coordinator
Johnny Nansen
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense37th of 131
  • Defense127th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1647%1.3537th of 131
Defense0.2853%1.11127th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.20 def		46% off
49% def		—40th off
126th 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
Offense3.9own 2816% allowed
Defense4.5own 3013% caused

CORE rating -1.5, 73rd of 131 (offense 11.7, defense 13.2).

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 yardsJayden de Laura QB3,685 yds
Passing touchdownsJayden de Laura QB25 TD
Rushing yardsMichael Wiley RB771 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Wiley RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDorian Singer WR1,105 yds
Receiving touchdownsTetairoa McMillan WR8 TD
TacklesJaxen Turner DB79 tkl
SacksHunter Echols DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsJaxen Turner DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Tetairoa McMillan WR★★★★No. 51
Rayshon Luke RB★★★★No. 212
Keyan Burnett TE★★★★No. 236
Ephesians Prysock CB★★★★No. 262
Sterling Lane II LB★★★★No. 311

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.874
Running backs23.50.901
Receivers73.10.871
Offensive line43.00.850
Defensive line63.00.848
Linebackers43.00.855
Defensive backs33.30.854
Athletes and specialists13.00.849
Whole class283.10.860

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.

Roster 110

The 2022 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Jacob Cowing WR★★★★from UTEP
Jayden de Laura QB★★★from Washington State
Tiaoalil Savea DL★★★from UCLA
Anthony Solomon LB★★★from Michigan
D.J. Warnell S★★★from UCLA
D.J. Williams RB★★★from Florida State
Hunter Echols DE★★★from USC
Jeremy Mercier LB★★★from Utah

Transfers out 27

Jalen Curry WR★★★to Buffalo
Regen Terry DE★★★to Boston College
Edgar Burrola OT★★★no new school on file
Javione Carr CB★★★to Kansas State
Zach Williams WR★★★no new school on file
Malik Hausman CB★★★no new school on file
Myles Tapusoa DL★★★no new school on file
Jack Buford OT★★★★to Lindenwood University
Alex Navarro-Silva DL★★★no new school on file
Brian Casteel WR★★★to Nevada
Colby Powers TE★★★no new school on file
Darrius Smith RB★★★no new school on file

And 15 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.