2022 Colorado State

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jay Norvell.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 2022, game by game: lost at No. 8 Michigan 7–51; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 19–34; lost at Washington State 7–38; lost vs. Sacramento State 10–41; won at Nevada 17–14; lost vs. Utah State 13–17; won vs. Hawai’i 17–13; lost at Boise State 10–49; lost at San José State 16–28; lost vs. Wyoming 13–14; lost at Air Force 12–24; won vs. New Mexico 17–0+17−44Lost 7–51 at No. 8 Michigan-44No. 8 MichiganLost 19–34 vs. Middle Tennessee-15Middle TennesseeLost 7–38 at Washington State-31Washington StateLost 10–41 vs. Sacramento State-31Sacramento StateWon 17–14 at Nevada+3NevadaLost 13–17 vs. Utah State-4Utah StateWon 17–13 vs. Hawai’i+4Hawai’iLost 10–49 at Boise State-39Boise StateLost 16–28 at San José State-12San José StateLost 13–14 vs. Wyoming-1WyomingLost 12–24 at Air Force-12Air ForceWon 17–0 vs. New Mexico+17New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠323
Coach
Jay Norvell
Elo
1353 −69 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 125 of 131; offense No. 129, defense No. 76, special teams No. 98
SRS
−17.1 No. 126 of 131 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 78 roster talent No. 101 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Matt Mumme
Defensive coordinator
Freddie Banks
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 131
  • Defense60th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted129th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0433%1.40120th of 131
Defense0.1042%1.1760th of 131
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.14 def
34% off
44% def
—129th off
87th 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
Offense2.0own 2923% allowed
Defense4.2own 3017% caused

CORE rating -15.1, 117th of 131 (offense -14.4, defense 0.7).

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 yardsClay Millen QB1,910 yds
Passing touchdownsClay Millen QB10 TD
Rushing yardsAvery Morrow RB834 yds
Rushing touchdownsAvery Morrow RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTory Horton WR1,131 yds
Receiving touchdownsTory Horton WR8 TD
TacklesJack Howell DB108 tkl
SacksMohamed Kamara DL8 sacks
InterceptionsAyden Hector DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Mekhi Fox ATH★★★No. 448
DeAndre Gill LB★★★No. 997
Jackson Stratton QB★★★No. 1019
Corey Lambert Jr. S★★★No. 1376
Jordan Williams TE★★★No. 1395

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.853
Receivers53.00.832
Offensive line23.00.830
Linebackers13.00.860
Defensive backs13.00.847
Athletes and specialists23.00.844
Whole class133.00.840

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 111

The 2022 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 21

Brian Polendey TE★★★to West Virginia
Mike Ciaffoni OL★★★to Rutgers
Ellison Hubbard DL★★★to Sam Houston
Kyle Helbig TE★★★no new school on file
Marcus McElroy RB★★to McNeese
Branden Coleman CB★★★no new school on file
Dylan Walker TE★★★no new school on file
Elijah Johnson OT★★★no new school on file
Evan Olaes QB★★★no new school on file
Matt Valecce QB★★★to UAlbany
Rashad Ajayi CB★★★to West Virginia
Tai Marks OL★★★no new school on file

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠010–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠424
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠10
Nevada0–⁠82–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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