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2022 Baylor

6–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Dave Aranda.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2022, game by game: won vs. UAlbany 69–10; lost at No. 21 BYU 20–26; won vs. Texas State 42–7; won at Iowa State 31–24; lost vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State 25–36; lost at West Virginia 40–43; won vs. Kansas 35–23; won at Texas Tech 45–17; won at Oklahoma 38–35; lost vs. No. 23 Kansas State 3–31; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 28–29; lost at No. 24 Texas 27–38; lost vs. Air Force 15–30+59−28Won 69–10 vs. UAlbany+59UAlbanyLost 20–26 at No. 21 BYU-6No. 21 BYUWon 42–7 vs. Texas State+35Texas StateWon 31–24 at Iowa State+7Iowa StateLost 25–36 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State-11No. 9 Oklahoma StateLost 40–43 at West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 35–23 vs. Kansas+12KansasWon 45–17 at Texas Tech+28Texas TechWon 38–35 at Oklahoma+3OklahomaLost 3–31 vs. No. 23 Kansas State-28No. 23 Kansas StateLost 28–29 vs. No. 4 TCU-1No. 4 TCULost 27–38 at No. 24 Texas-11No. 24 TexasLost 15–30 vs. Air Force-15Air Force
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUAlbanyW 69–⁠1093%
Sep 10at21BYUL 20–⁠2644%
Sep 17vsTexas StateW 42–⁠784%
Sep 24atIowa StateW 31–⁠2445%
Oct 1vs9Oklahoma StateL 25–⁠3655%
Oct 13atWest VirginiaL 40–⁠4362%
Oct 22vsKansasW 35–⁠2377%
Oct 29atTexas TechW 45–⁠1754%
Nov 5atOklahomaW 38–⁠3547%
Nov 12vs23Kansas StateL 3–⁠3166%
Nov 19vs4TCUL 28–⁠2947%
Nov 25at24TexasL 27–⁠3838%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsAir ForceArmed Forces BowlL 15–⁠3043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Air Force 30–⁠15 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 16
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
418–⁠349
Coach
Dave Aranda
Elo
1577 −62 this season
SP+ rating
11.7 No. 30 of 131; offense No. 22, defense No. 61, special teams No. 58
SRS
9.2 No. 28 of 131 in FBS
Returning
21% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 37 roster talent No. 41 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Grimes
Defensive coordinator
Ron Roberts
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 131
  • Defense61st of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted61st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0944%1.2466th of 131
Defense0.1145%1.1961st of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.07 def		45% off
44% def		—61st off
47th 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
Offense4.3own 3013% allowed
Defense4.1own 2817% caused

CORE rating 2.4, 56th of 131 (offense -1.0, 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 yardsBlake Shapen QB2,790 yds
Passing touchdownsBlake Shapen QB18 TD
Rushing yardsRichard Reese RB972 yds
Rushing touchdownsRichard Reese RB14 TD
Receiving yardsMonaray Baldwin WR565 yds
Receiving touchdownsGavin Holmes WR4 TD
TacklesAl Walcott DB80 tkl
SacksGabe Hall DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsChristian Morgan S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Armani Winfield WR★★★★No. 211
Kaian Roberts-Day DE★★★★No. 275
George Maile OL★★★★No. 391
Alfonzo Allen Jr. S★★★No. 458
LaKelsey Johnson Jr. TE★★★No. 545

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.873
Receivers43.30.881
Offensive line63.20.865
Defensive line53.20.873
Linebackers13.00.878
Defensive backs52.80.851
Whole class223.10.867

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 3Siaki Ika DTCleveland Browns

Roster 112

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 3

The 2022 portal
Jaxon Player DL★★★★from Tulsa
Josh White LB★★★from LSU
Luke Anthony QB★★from Louisiana Tech

Transfers out 7

Gerry Bohannon QB★★★to South Florida
Jacob Zeno QB★★★to UAB
R.J. Sneed II WR★★★to Colorado
Josh Landry DL★★★to Missouri
Tyrone Brown S★★★returned to Baylor
C.J. Rogers QBto Texas State
Kolby White WRno new school on file

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU9–⁠013–⁠22
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠414
Texas6–⁠38–⁠525
Texas Tech5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠56–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠66–⁠7
Oklahoma3–⁠66–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠84–⁠8

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