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2022 Eastern Kentucky

7–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Atlantic Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Kentucky in 2022, game by game: lost at Eastern Michigan 34–42; won at Bowling Green 59–57; won vs. Charleston Southern 40–17; lost at Austin Peay 20–31; won vs. Southern Utah 35–28; lost vs. Sam Houston 17–25; won vs. North Alabama 56–53; won at Southeast Missouri State 28–23; won vs. Central Arkansas 42–14; lost at Jacksonville State 17–42; won vs. Kennesaw State 45–38; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 41–52+28−25Lost 34–42 at Eastern Michigan-8Eastern MichiganWon 59–57 at Bowling Green+2Bowling GreenWon 40–17 vs. Charleston Southern+23Charleston Sout…Lost 20–31 at Austin Peay-11Austin PeayWon 35–28 vs. Southern Utah+7Southern UtahLost 17–25 vs. Sam Houston-8Sam HoustonWon 56–53 vs. North Alabama+3North AlabamaWon 28–23 at Southeast Missouri State+5Southeast Misso…Won 42–14 vs. Central Arkansas+28Central ArkansasLost 17–42 at Jacksonville State-25Jacksonville St…Won 45–38 vs. Kennesaw State+7Kennesaw StateLost 41–52 vs. Gardner-Webb-11Gardner-Webb
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠4228%
Sep 10atBowling GreenW 59–⁠5736%
Sep 17vsCharleston SouthernW 40–⁠1770%
Sep 24atAustin PeayL 20–⁠3136%
Oct 1vsSouthern UtahW 35–⁠2871%
Oct 15vsSam HoustonL 17–⁠2548%
Oct 22vsNorth AlabamaW 56–⁠5375%
Oct 29atSoutheast Missouri StateW 28–⁠2332%
Nov 5vsCentral ArkansasW 42–⁠1456%
Nov 12atJacksonville StateL 17–⁠4235%
Nov 19vsKennesaw StateW 45–⁠3858%
Nov 26vsGardner-WebbFCS Championship – First RoundL 41–⁠5263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Gardner-Webb 52–⁠41 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic Sun Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Atlantic Sun Conference champions3–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Austin Peay, Central Arkansas and Jacksonville State

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
434–⁠422
Coach
—
Elo
1359 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 35 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinator
Andy Richman
Defensive coordinator
Jake Johnson

Leaders

Passing yardsParker McKinney QB3,956 yds
Passing touchdownsParker McKinney QB33 TD
Rushing yardsBraedon Sloan RB629 yds
Rushing touchdownsParker McKinney QB8 TD
Receiving yardsCornelius McCoy WR768 yds
Receiving touchdownsJayden Higgins WR10 TD
TacklesMatthew Jackson LB16 tkl
SacksEli Hairston LB1 sacks
InterceptionsJosh Hayes DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Treyveon Longmire ATH★★★★No. 391
Kyeaure Magloire CB★★★No. 2202
Cameron Hergott QB
Jeremiah Bailey LB
Brad Gurley Jr. DL

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.810
Athletes and specialists14.00.893
Whole class23.50.851

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 105

The 2022 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 43 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal
Chase Lasater DE★★★from Florida Atlantic
Willie Taylor DE★★★from Washington State
Cornelius McCoy WR★★★from Georgia State
K’Rojhn Calbert OT★★★from Tennessee

Transfers out 1

Davion Ross ATH★★to Memphis

2022 Atlantic Sun Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State5–⁠09–⁠2
Austin Peay3–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky3–⁠27–⁠5
Central Arkansas3–⁠25–⁠6
Kennesaw State1–⁠45–⁠6
North Alabama0–⁠51–⁠10

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