2022 Florida International

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Conference USA), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Florida International in 2022, game by game: won vs. Bryant 38–37; lost at Texas State 12–41; lost at Western Kentucky 0–73; won at New Mexico State 21–7; lost vs. UConn 12–33; lost vs. UTSA 10–30; won at Charlotte 34–15; won vs. Louisiana Tech 42–34; lost at North Texas 14–52; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 7–52; lost at UTEP 6–40; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 28–33+19−73Won 38–37 vs. Bryant+1BryantLost 12–41 at Texas State-29Texas StateLost 0–73 at Western Kentucky-73Western KentuckyWon 21–7 at New Mexico State+14New Mexico StateLost 12–33 vs. UConn-21UConnLost 10–30 vs. UTSA-20UTSAWon 34–15 at Charlotte+19CharlotteWon 42–34 vs. Louisiana Tech+8Louisiana TechLost 14–52 at North Texas-38North TexasLost 7–52 vs. Florida Atlantic-45Florida AtlanticLost 6–40 at UTEP-34UTEPLost 28–33 vs. Middle Tennessee-5Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
224–⁠447
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1262 −42 this season
SP+ rating
-25.5 No. 129 of 131; offense No. 104, defense No. 127, special teams No. 125
SRS
−22.8 No. 130 of 131 in FBS
Returning
44% of last season’s EPA, No. 91 of 130
Recruiting class
— roster talent No. 91 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
David Yost
Defensive coordinator
Jovan Dewitt
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense127th of 131
  • Defense119th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted135th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0937%1.28127th of 131
Defense0.2246%1.20119th of 131
Opponent-adjusted-0.09 off
0.23 def
35% off
48% def
—135th off
129th 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
Offense3.1own 2818% allowed
Defense4.2own 3114% caused

CORE rating -25.4, 129th of 131 (offense -11.2, defense 14.2).

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 yardsGrayson James QB1,962 yds
Passing touchdownsGrayson James QB11 TD
Rushing yardsLexington Joseph RB536 yds
Rushing touchdownsLexington Joseph RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTyrese Chambers WR544 yds
Receiving touchdownsKris Mitchell WR4 TD
TacklesGaethan Bernadel LB102 tkl
SacksShaun Peterson Jr. DE6 sacks
InterceptionsDorian Hall DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Mike Jackson WR★★★No. 1368
Semaj Flagg S★★★No. 1473
Antonio Patterson RB★★★No. 1851
D.J. Aiken DL★★★No. 1861
John Bock II OL★★★No. 2000

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.807
Running backs13.00.828
Receivers13.00.847
Offensive line22.50.806
Defensive line32.70.803
Defensive backs32.70.811
Athletes and specialists22.50.774
Whole class132.70.807

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; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 16

Miles Frazier OT★★★★to LSU
Sione Finau OL★★★to Purdue
Shaun Peterson Jr. RB★★★returned to Florida International
Jason Mercier DE★★★to Jackson State
Benny McCray CB★★★no new school on file
Katravis Geter RB★★★no new school on file
Kaylan Wiggins QB★★★no new school on file
David Reynolds DE★★★no new school on file
Jakovi Bryant CB★★no new school on file
Joel Felder ATH★★no new school on file
Donovan Georges LB★★★no new school on file
Isaiah Velez QB★★★no new school on file

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Conference USA standings

Conference page
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.