2022 Arkansas State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Butch Jones.

Schedule and results

Arkansas State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Grambling 58–3; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 12–45; lost at Memphis 32–44; lost at Old Dominion 26–29; won vs. UL Monroe 45–28; lost vs. James Madison 20–42; lost at Southern Miss 19–20; lost at Louisiana 18–38; lost vs. South Alabama 3–31; won vs. Massachusetts 35–33; lost at Texas State 13–16; lost vs. Troy 19–48+55−33Won 58–3 vs. Grambling+55GramblingLost 12–45 at No. 3 Ohio State-33No. 3 Ohio StateLost 32–44 at Memphis-12MemphisLost 26–29 at Old Dominion-3Old DominionWon 45–28 vs. UL Monroe+17UL MonroeLost 20–42 vs. James Madison-22James MadisonLost 19–20 at Southern Miss-1Southern MissLost 18–38 at Louisiana-20LouisianaLost 3–31 vs. South Alabama-28South AlabamaWon 35–33 vs. Massachusetts+2MassachusettsLost 13–16 at Texas State-3Texas StateLost 19–48 vs. Troy-29Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 48–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).

Led the nationJohnnie Lang: kickoff return yards (886 yds)

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 14th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
300–⁠377
Coach
Butch Jones
Elo
1328 −64 this season
SP+ rating
-13.0 No. 106 of 131; offense No. 89, defense No. 117, special teams No. 1
SRS
−11.4 No. 109 of 131 in FBS
Returning
20% of last season’s EPA, No. 123 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 67 roster talent No. 87 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Keith Heckendorf
Defensive coordinator
Rob Harley
Offense
Power spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 131
  • Defense113th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted89th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted127th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0234%1.35103rd of 131
Defense0.1944%1.29113th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.20 def
36% off
46% def
—89th off
127th 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
Offense3.5own 2921% allowed
Defense4.6own 2718% caused

CORE rating -18.3, 124th of 131 (offense -6.3, defense 12.0).

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 yardsJames Blackman QB2,473 yds
Passing touchdownsJames Blackman QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJohnnie Lang RB419 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrian Snead RB6 TD
Receiving yardsSeydou Traore TE655 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeff Foreman WR4 TD
TacklesJordan Carmouche LB83 tkl
SacksKivon Bennett LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsEddie Smith S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Miller McCrumby TE★★★No. 766
Elijah Zollicoffer DL★★★No. 799
Jaxon Dailey QB★★★No. 821
Ahmad Robinson CB★★★No. 841
Keyron Crawford DE★★★No. 987

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.868
Running backs13.00.827
Receivers33.00.855
Offensive line43.00.826
Defensive line53.00.845
Defensive backs33.00.852
Whole class173.00.844

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 126

The 2022 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 24

Corey Rucker WR★★★to South Carolina
Layne Hatcher QB★★★to Texas State
Anthony Switzer S★★★to Utah State
Corbet Mims DL★★★to Memphis
Antonio Fletcher S★★★to Southern Illinois
Detravion Green S★★★to Central Arkansas
Akeem Hayes WR★★★no new school on file
Javan Hawes WR★★no new school on file
Nick Lewis OT★★no new school on file
Anthony Price RB★★no new school on file
Jalil Muhammad OL★★★no new school on file
Jarius Reimonenq CB★★★to James Madison

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

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.