2022 Fresno State

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Jeff Tedford, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Cal Poly 35–7; lost vs. Oregon State 32–35; lost at No. 7 USC 17–45; lost at UConn 14–19; lost at Boise State 20–40; won vs. San José State 17–10; won at New Mexico 41–9; won vs. San Diego State 32–28; won vs. Hawai’i 55–13; won at UNLV 37–30; won at Nevada 41–14; won vs. Wyoming 30–0; won at Boise State 28–16; won vs. Washington State 29–6+42−28Won 35–7 vs. Cal Poly+28Cal PolyLost 32–35 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon StateLost 17–45 at No. 7 USC-28No. 7 USCLost 14–19 at UConn-5UConnLost 20–40 at Boise State-20Boise StateWon 17–10 vs. San José State+7San José StateWon 41–9 at New Mexico+32New MexicoWon 32–28 vs. San Diego State+4San Diego StateWon 55–13 vs. Hawai’i+42Hawai’iWon 37–30 at UNLV+7UNLVWon 41–14 at Nevada+27NevadaWon 30–0 vs. Wyoming+30WyomingWon 28–16 at Boise State+12Boise StateWon 29–6 vs. Washington State+23Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCal PolyW 35–⁠793%
Sep 10vsOregon StateL 32–⁠3563%
Sep 17at7USCL 17–⁠4548%
Oct 1atUConnL 14–⁠1974%
Oct 8atBoise StateL 20–⁠4032%
Oct 15vsSan José StateW 17–⁠1049%
Oct 22atNew MexicoW 41–⁠967%
Oct 29vsSan Diego StateW 32–⁠2856%
Nov 5vsHawai’iW 55–⁠1379%
Nov 11atUNLVW 37–⁠3062%
Nov 19atNevadaW 41–⁠1469%
Nov 25vsWyomingW 30–⁠068%
Dec 3atBoise StateMountain West Championship GameW 28–⁠1636%
Dec 17vsWashington StateLA BowlW 29–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 29–⁠6 in the LA Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 24

Mountain West Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the Mountain West Championship Game

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 24
Points
428–⁠272
Coach
Jeff Tedford
Elo
1664 +91 this season
SP+ rating
3.3 No. 59 of 131; offense No. 64, defense No. 46, special teams No. 43
SRS
2.5 No. 59 of 131 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 6 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 72 roster talent No. 78 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kirby Moore
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 131
  • Defense44th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted57th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1746%1.1231st of 131
Defense0.0739%1.2644th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.09 def
45% off
41% def
—42nd off
57th 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 3112% allowed
Defense3.3own 2719% caused

CORE rating 6.6, 43rd of 131 (offense 3.9, defense -2.8).

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 yardsJake Haener QB2,888 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Haener QB20 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Mims RB1,371 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Mims RB18 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Cropper WR1,000 yds
Receiving touchdownsNikko Remigio WR6 TD
TacklesLevelle Bailey LB75 tkl
SacksDavid Perales DE10.5 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Lockridge DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jalen Moss WR★★★No. 616
Joshua Wood QB★★★No. 706
Jacob Holmes DL★★★No. 1168
Jomarion Briggs CB★★★No. 1236
Miles Bailey DL★★★No. 1335

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.873
Receivers43.00.842
Offensive line42.50.810
Defensive line52.80.829
Linebackers13.00.837
Defensive backs22.50.820
Whole class172.80.830

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 4Jake Haener QBNew Orleans Saints

Roster 108

The 2022 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 14

Jordan Wilmore RB★★★no new school on file
Alex Dumais DL★★★no new school on file
Isaac Garcia LB★★★no new school on file
Kamron Forest CB★★no new school on file
Jordan Hornbeak RB★★★to Northern Colorado
Julius Lewis DL★★★to Jackson State
Matt Lowe OL★★★no new school on file
Rodney Wright III WR★★★no new school on file
Rory Hanson TE★★★no new school on file
Wylan Free CB★★★to Georgia Southern
Randy Jordan CB★★no new school on file
Sherwin King Jr. S★★no new school on file

And 2 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.