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2022 Florida Atlantic

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Conference USA), coached by Willie Taggart.

Schedule and results

Florida Atlantic in 2022, game by game: won vs. Charlotte 43–13; lost at Ohio 38–41; won vs. SE Louisiana 42–9; lost vs. UCF 14–40; lost at Purdue 26–28; lost at North Texas 28–45; won vs. Rice 17–14; lost at UTEP 21–24; won vs. UAB 24–17; won at Florida International 52–7; lost at Middle Tennessee 21–49; lost vs. Western Kentucky 31–32+45−28Won 43–13 vs. Charlotte+30CharlotteLost 38–41 at Ohio-3OhioWon 42–9 vs. SE Louisiana+33SE LouisianaLost 14–40 vs. UCF-26UCFLost 26–28 at Purdue-2PurdueLost 28–45 at North Texas-17North TexasWon 17–14 vs. Rice+3RiceLost 21–24 at UTEP-3UTEPWon 24–17 vs. UAB+7UABWon 52–7 at Florida International+45Florida Interna…Lost 21–49 at Middle Tennessee-28Middle TennesseeLost 31–32 vs. Western Kentucky-1Western Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsCharlotteW 43–⁠1365%
Sep 3atOhioL 38–⁠4149%
Sep 10vsSE LouisianaW 42–⁠967%
Sep 17vsUCFL 14–⁠4047%
Sep 24atPurdueL 26–⁠2831%
Oct 1atNorth TexasL 28–⁠4546%
Oct 15vsRiceW 17–⁠1454%
Oct 22atUTEPL 21–⁠2443%
Oct 29vsUABW 24–⁠1736%
Nov 12atFlorida InternationalW 52–⁠761%
Nov 19atMiddle TennesseeL 21–⁠4945%
Nov 26vsWestern KentuckyL 31–⁠3245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Kentucky 32–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
357–⁠319
Coach
Willie Taggart
Elo
1445 −10 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 90 of 131; offense No. 81, defense No. 86, special teams No. 103
SRS
−5.9 No. 89 of 131 in FBS
Returning
83% of last season’s EPA, No. 14 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 124 roster talent No. 71 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Dearmon
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 131
  • Defense71st of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted85th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1442%1.2848th of 131
Defense0.1244%1.3271st of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.13 def		40% off
44% def		—72nd off
85th 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
Offense3.9own 2813% allowed
Defense3.7own 2715% caused

CORE rating -11.3, 111th of 131 (offense -2.9, defense 8.3).

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 yardsN’Kosi Perry QB2,701 yds
Passing touchdownsN’Kosi Perry QB25 TD
Rushing yardsLarry McCammon III RB1,008 yds
Rushing touchdownsLarry McCammon III RB7 TD
Receiving yardsLaJohntay Wester WR719 yds
Receiving touchdownsLaJohntay Wester WR8 TD
TacklesArmani Adams S69 tkl
SacksLatrell Jean DT3 sacks
InterceptionsDwight Toombs II S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jayshon Platt WR★★★No. 965
Wyatt Sullivan ATH★★★No. 1198
Donovan Giles WR★★★No. 1525
Michael Boone CB★★★No. 1767
A’Ceon Cobb WR★★★No. 2197

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.798
Receivers33.00.837
Defensive line12.00.778
Linebackers22.50.796
Defensive backs13.00.831
Athletes and specialists13.00.852
Whole class92.80.818

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 115

The 2022 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 12

The 2022 portal
Marvin Scott III RB★★★from Nebraska
Brendan Bordner OL★★★from Rutgers
Morven Joseph LB★★★from Tennessee
Jaleel McRae LB★★★from Florida State
Carter Boatwright TE★★★from Florida State
Jamie Pettway LB★★★from Missouri
Jahkeem Green DL★★★★from South Carolina
Daemon Hill CB★★★from Central Michigan
Dorian Hinton OL★★★from Middle Tennessee
Jordan Young WR★★★from Florida State
Josh Moore S★★★from UCLA
Michal Antoine Jr. CB★★★from Iowa State

Transfers out 12

Chase Lasater DE★★★to Eastern Kentucky
Tyrek Tisdale RB★★★to St. Thomas University
Eli Fields OT★★no new school on file
Ahman Ross S★★★no new school on file
Anthony Earle OG★★★no new school on file
D’Marcus Adams WR★★★to Syracuse
Diamante Howard LB★★★no new school on file
Malcom Davidson RB★★★no new school on file
Rahmod Smith TE★★★no new school on file
Sebastien Dolcine OG★★★no new school on file
Dacoda Weaver OT★★to Delta State
Matt Hayball Pto Vanderbilt

2022 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UTSA8–⁠011–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠5
North Texas6–⁠27–⁠7
Middle Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
UAB4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida Atlantic4–⁠45–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠55–⁠7
Rice3–⁠55–⁠8
Florida International2–⁠64–⁠8
Charlotte2–⁠63–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠63–⁠9

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