2022 Iowa State

4–⁠8 (1–⁠8 Big 12), coached by Matt Campbell.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Southeast Missouri State 42–10; won at Iowa 10–7; won vs. Ohio 43–10; lost vs. No. 17 Baylor 24–31; lost at Kansas 11–14; lost vs. No. 20 Kansas State 9–10; lost at No. 22 Texas 21–24; lost vs. Oklahoma 13–27; won vs. West Virginia 31–14; lost at Oklahoma State 14–20; lost vs. Texas Tech 10–14; lost at No. 4 TCU 14–62+33−48Won 42–10 vs. Southeast Missouri State+32Southeast Misso…Won 10–7 at Iowa+3IowaWon 43–10 vs. Ohio+33OhioLost 24–31 vs. No. 17 Baylor-7No. 17 BaylorLost 11–14 at Kansas-3KansasLost 9–10 vs. No. 20 Kansas State-1No. 20 Kansas StateLost 21–24 at No. 22 Texas-3No. 22 TexasLost 13–27 vs. Oklahoma-14OklahomaWon 31–14 vs. West Virginia+17West VirginiaLost 14–20 at Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateLost 10–14 vs. Texas Tech-4Texas TechLost 14–62 at No. 4 TCU-48No. 4 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 62–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠8 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
242–⁠243
Coach
Matt Campbell
Elo
1505 −76 this season
SP+ rating
5.3 No. 53 of 131; offense No. 107, defense No. 7, special teams No. 127
SRS
8.0 No. 30 of 131 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 107 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 39 roster talent No. 64 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tom Manning
Defensive coordinator
Jon Heacock
Captains
Trevor Downing, Xavier Hutchinson, Anthony Johnson Jr. and O’Rien Vance
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3-high safety

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 131
  • Defense26th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0238%1.20116th of 131
Defense0.0240%1.0426th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.01 def
39% off
39% def
—103rd off
19th 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
Offense3.5own 2815% allowed
Defense3.3own 2917% caused

CORE rating 7.9, 34th of 131 (offense -4.6, defense -12.5).

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 yardsHunter Dekkers QB3,044 yds
Passing touchdownsHunter Dekkers QB19 TD
Rushing yardsJirehl Brock RB445 yds
Rushing touchdownsDeon Silas RB3 TD
Receiving yardsXavier Hutchinson WR1,171 yds
Receiving touchdownsXavier Hutchinson WR6 TD
TacklesGerry Vaughn LB71 tkl
SacksWill McDonald DE5 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Johnson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Hunter Deyo DL★★★★No. 301
Greg Gaines III WR★★★★No. 342
Jacob Imming LB★★★No. 464
Domonique Orange DL★★★No. 483
Andrew Keller TE★★★No. 494

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.880
Running backs23.00.869
Receivers43.30.880
Offensive line13.00.859
Defensive line43.30.871
Linebackers33.00.870
Defensive backs23.00.873
Athletes and specialists33.00.833
Whole class203.10.867

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 1Will McDonald IV OLBNew York Jets
Rd 6Xavier Hutchinson WRHouston Texans
Rd 7Anthony Johnson Jr. SGreen Bay Packers

Roster 128

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 21

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU9–⁠013–⁠22
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠414
Texas6–⁠38–⁠525
Texas Tech5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠56–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠66–⁠7
Oklahoma3–⁠66–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠84–⁠8

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