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2022 Kansas

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Lance Leipold.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2022, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 56–10; won at West Virginia 55–42; won at Houston 48–30; won vs. Duke 35–27; won vs. Iowa State 14–11; lost vs. No. 17 TCU 31–38; lost at Oklahoma 42–52; lost at Baylor 23–35; won vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State 37–16; lost at Texas Tech 28–43; lost vs. Texas 14–55; lost at No. 15 Kansas State 27–47; lost vs. Arkansas 53–55+46−41Won 56–10 vs. Tennessee Tech+46Tennessee TechWon 55–42 at West Virginia+13West VirginiaWon 48–30 at Houston+18HoustonWon 35–27 vs. Duke+8DukeWon 14–11 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 31–38 vs. No. 17 TCU-7No. 17 TCULost 42–52 at Oklahoma-10OklahomaLost 23–35 at Baylor-12BaylorWon 37–16 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State+21No. 18 Oklahoma StateLost 28–43 at Texas Tech-15Texas TechLost 14–55 vs. Texas-41TexasLost 27–47 at No. 15 Kansas State-20No. 15 Kansas StateLost 53–55 vs. Arkansas-2Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsTennessee TechW 56–⁠1075%
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠4224%
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠3019%
Sep 24vsDukeW 35–⁠2759%
Oct 1vsIowa StateW 14–⁠1141%
Oct 8vs17TCUL 31–⁠3842%
Oct 15atOklahomaL 42–⁠5229%
Oct 22atBaylorL 23–⁠3523%
Nov 5vs18Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠1628%
Nov 12atTexas TechL 28–⁠4342%
Nov 19vsTexasL 14–⁠5537%
Nov 26at15Kansas StateL 27–⁠4717%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsArkansasLiberty BowlL 53–⁠5527%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 55–⁠53 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 19
  2. Wk 7: 19
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
463–⁠461
Coach
Lance Leipold
Elo
1435 +94 this season
SP+ rating
2.9 No. 61 of 131; offense No. 14, defense No. 108, special teams No. 127
SRS
7.6 No. 31 of 131 in FBS
Returning
73% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 116 roster talent No. 69 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andy Kotelnicki
Defensive coordinator
Brian Borland
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 131
  • Defense122nd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2644%1.428th of 131
Defense0.2448%1.22122nd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.18 def		45% off
46% def		—7th off
115th 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
Offense4.5own 3013% allowed
Defense4.0own 3412% caused

CORE rating 7.0, 41st of 131 (offense 13.5, defense 6.5).

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 yardsJalon Daniels QB2,014 yds
Passing touchdownsJalon Daniels QB18 TD
Rushing yardsDevin Neal RB1,090 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevin Neal RB9 TD
Receiving yardsLawrence Arnold WR716 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Grimm WR6 TD
TacklesKenny Logan Jr. S96 tkl
SacksLonnie Phelps DE7 sacks
InterceptionsCobee Bryant CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Quinton Conley WR★★★No. 601
Brian Dilworth CB★★★No. 664
Kaleb Purdy S★★★No. 855
Joey Baker OT★★★No. 1168
James Livingston OT★★★No. 1257

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.837
Receivers13.00.878
Offensive line23.00.852
Defensive backs23.00.871
Athletes and specialists13.00.804
Whole class73.00.852

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; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2022 portal
Ky Thomas RB★★★from Minnesota
Lonnie Phelps DE★★★from Miami (OH)
Lorenzo McCaskill LB★★★from Louisiana
Marvin Grant S★★★from Purdue
Craig Young S★★★from Ohio State
Sevion Morrison RB★★★from Nebraska
Douglas Emilien WR★★★from Minnesota
Kalon Gervin CB★★★from Michigan State
Jarrett Paul S★★★from Eastern Michigan
Deondre Doiron OL★★★from Buffalo
Nolan Gorczyca OT★★★from Buffalo
Eriq Gilyard LB★★★from UCF

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

Jordan Brown ATH★★★to Texas Tech
Amauri Pesek-Hickson RB★★★to Northern Iowa
Miles Kendrick QB★★★to New Mexico
Velton Gardner RB★★★to Grambling
Steven Parker DE★★★★to Incarnate Word
Alonso Person LB★★★no new school on file
Conrad Hawley QB★★★to Iowa State
Corey Robinson II OT★★★to Georgia Tech
DeVonte Wilson CB★★★to Florida A&M
Duece Mayberry CB★★★to UL Monroe
Garrett Jones OL★★★no new school on file
Johnquai Lewis CB★★★to McNeese

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Cobee BryantDBCoaches-1; Media-2

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.