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2022 Louisville

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Scott Satterfield, then Deion Branch (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2022, game by game: lost at Syracuse 7–31; won at UCF 20–14; lost vs. Florida State 31–35; won vs. South Florida 41–3; lost at Boston College 33–34; won at Virginia 34–17; won vs. Pittsburgh 24–10; won vs. No. 10 Wake Forest 48–21; won vs. James Madison 34–10; lost at No. 12 Clemson 16–31; won vs. NC State 25–10; lost at Kentucky 13–26; won vs. Cincinnati 24–7+38−24Lost 7–31 at Syracuse-24SyracuseWon 20–14 at UCF+6UCFLost 31–35 vs. Florida State-4Florida StateWon 41–3 vs. South Florida+38South FloridaLost 33–34 at Boston College-1Boston CollegeWon 34–17 at Virginia+17VirginiaWon 24–10 vs. Pittsburgh+14PittsburghWon 48–21 vs. No. 10 Wake Forest+27No. 10 Wake ForestWon 34–10 vs. James Madison+24James MadisonLost 16–31 at No. 12 Clemson-15No. 12 ClemsonWon 25–10 vs. NC State+15NC StateLost 13–26 at Kentucky-13KentuckyWon 24–7 vs. Cincinnati+17Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSyracuseL 7–⁠3150%
Sep 9atUCFW 20–⁠1427%
Sep 16vsFlorida StateL 31–⁠3558%
Sep 24vsSouth FloridaW 41–⁠372%
Oct 1atBoston CollegeL 33–⁠3451%
Oct 8atVirginiaW 34–⁠1750%
Oct 22vsPittsburghW 24–⁠1045%
Oct 29vs10Wake ForestW 48–⁠2144%
Nov 5vsJames MadisonW 34–⁠1066%
Nov 12at12ClemsonL 16–⁠3129%
Nov 19vsNC StateW 25–⁠1058%
Nov 26atKentuckyL 13–⁠2649%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiFenway BowlW 24–⁠735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 24–⁠7 in the Fenway Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠249
Coach
Scott Satterfield, then Deion Branch (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1638 +130 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 39 of 131; offense No. 65, defense No. 28, special teams No. 25
SRS
10.6 No. 21 of 131 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 54 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 51 roster talent No. 60 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Lance Taylor
Defensive coordinators
Bryan Brown and Wesley McGriff
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 131
  • Defense7th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted8th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0641%1.3479th of 131
Defense-0.0440%1.237th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
-0.03 def		43% off
39% def		—70th off
8th 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
Offense3.7own 3015% allowed
Defense2.9own 3020% caused

CORE rating 11.2, 19th of 131 (offense 0.4, defense -10.8).

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 yardsMalik Cunningham QB1,568 yds
Passing touchdownsMalik Cunningham QB8 TD
Rushing yardsJawhar Jordan RB815 yds
Rushing touchdownsMalik Cunningham QB12 TD
Receiving yardsTyler Hudson WR1,034 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarshon Ford TE3 TD
TacklesMohamed Sanogo LB87 tkl
SacksYasir Abdullah LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsQuincy Riley DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Popeye Williams DE★★★★No. 180
Bugs Mortimer WR★★★★No. 336
Selah Brown DL★★★★No. 402
Rock Caldwell S★★★★No. 402
Khalib Johnson QB★★★No. 720

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.873
Receivers53.20.866
Offensive line43.00.837
Defensive line33.70.896
Defensive backs33.30.860
Whole class163.30.864

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 3YaYa Diaby DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Yasir Abdullah OLBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Kei’Trel Clark CBArizona Cardinals

Roster 118

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 13

The 2022 portal
Jermayne Lole DL★★★★from Arizona State
Tiyon Evans RB★★★★from Tennessee
Tyler Hudson WR★★★★from Central Arkansas
Quincy Riley CB★★★from Middle Tennessee
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. CB★★★from Florida State
Mohamed Sanogo LB★★★from Ole Miss
Jalen Alexander S★★★from Duke
M.J. Griffin S★★★from Temple
Dee Wiggins WR★★★from Miami
Jayden Williams CB★★★from USC
Nicario Harper S★★from Southern Miss
Cole Hussung Kfrom Michigan

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 18

Tyler Harrell WR★★★★to Alabama
Jordan Watkins WR★★★to Ole Miss
Hassan Hall RB★★★to Georgia Tech
Justin Marshall WR★★★to Buffalo
Kani Walker CB★★★to Oklahoma
Demetrius Cannon Jr. WR★★★no new school on file
Aidan Robbins RB★★★to UNLV
Greedy Vance CB★★★to Florida State
Zay Peterson LB★★★to Middle Tennessee
Bralyn Oliver S★★★to Syracuse
Desmond Daniels TE★★★no new school on file
Gregory Desrosiers ATH★★to Massachusetts

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠011–⁠313
North Carolina6–⁠29–⁠5
Florida State5–⁠310–⁠311
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh5–⁠39–⁠422
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠58–⁠5
Miami3–⁠55–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠63–⁠9
Virginia1–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠63–⁠8

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