2022 BYU

8–⁠5, coached by Kalani Sitake.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2022, game by game: won at South Florida 50–21; won vs. No. 9 Baylor 26–20; lost at No. 25 Oregon 20–41; won vs. Wyoming 38–24; won vs. Utah State 38–26; lost vs. Notre Dame 20–28; lost vs. Arkansas 35–52; lost at Liberty 14–41; lost vs. East Carolina 24–27; won at Boise State 31–28; won vs. Utah Tech 52–26; won at Stanford 35–26; won vs. SMU 24–23+29−27Won 50–21 at South Florida+29South FloridaWon 26–20 vs. No. 9 Baylor+6No. 9 BaylorLost 20–41 at No. 25 Oregon-21No. 25 OregonWon 38–24 vs. Wyoming+14WyomingWon 38–26 vs. Utah State+12Utah StateLost 20–28 vs. Notre Dame-8Notre DameLost 35–52 vs. Arkansas-17ArkansasLost 14–41 at Liberty-27LibertyLost 24–27 vs. East Carolina-3East CarolinaWon 31–28 at Boise State+3Boise StateWon 52–26 vs. Utah Tech+26Utah TechWon 35–26 at Stanford+9StanfordWon 24–23 vs. SMU+1SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠2173%
Sep 10vs9BaylorW 26–⁠2056%
Sep 17at25OregonL 20–⁠4152%
Sep 24vsWyomingW 38–⁠2472%
Sep 29vsUtah StateW 38–⁠2678%
Oct 8vsNotre DameL 20–⁠2848%
Oct 15vsArkansasL 35–⁠5265%
Oct 22atLibertyL 14–⁠4139%
Oct 28vsEast CarolinaL 24–⁠2759%
Nov 5atBoise StateW 31–⁠2831%
Nov 19vsUtah TechW 52–⁠2692%
Nov 26atStanfordW 35–⁠2671%
Dec 17vsSMUNew Mexico BowlW 24–⁠2350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 24–⁠23 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 16
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
407–⁠383
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1584 −32 this season
SP+ rating
-1.4 No. 72 of 131; offense No. 35, defense No. 102, special teams No. 91
SRS
−0.2 No. 67 of 131 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 61 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 55 roster talent No. 106 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator
Ilaisa Tuiaki
Offense
Power spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 131
  • Defense114th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted113th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2045%1.3623rd of 131
Defense0.2048%1.14114th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.17 def
44% off
47% def
—31st off
113th 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 2812% allowed
Defense4.6own 2812% caused

CORE rating -3.5, 81st of 131 (offense 5.9, defense 9.4).

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 yardsJaren Hall QB3,171 yds
Passing touchdownsJaren Hall QB31 TD
Rushing yardsChristopher Brooks RB817 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristopher Brooks RB6 TD
Receiving yardsPuka Nacua WR625 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeanu Hill TE7 TD
TacklesBen Bywater LB87 tkl
SacksJohn Nelson DT3 sacks
InterceptionsBen Bywater LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Aisea Moa DL★★★★No. 342
Cody Hagen WR★★★★No. 364
Dominique McKenzie WR★★★No. 735
Marcus McKenzie ATH★★★No. 902
Noah Moeaki LB★★★No. 1198

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers63.20.840
Offensive line43.00.833
Defensive line33.30.848
Linebackers43.00.831
Defensive backs33.00.836
Athletes and specialists73.00.834
Whole class273.10.836

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 4Blake Freeland OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Jaren Hall QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Puka Nacua WRLos Angeles Rams

Roster 124

The 2022 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 80 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 10

Bentley Hanshaw TE★★to Liberty
Jacques Wilson CB★★no new school on file
Baylor Romney QB★★★no new school on file
Cade Parrish OT★★★to Utah State
Caleb Christensen CB★★★returned to BYU
Chris Jackson WR★★★to Hawai’i
Sione Finau RB★★★no new school on file
Victory Vaka DL★★★no new school on file
Viliami Tausinga LB★★★no new school on file
Rhett Reilly QBno new school on file