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2022 LSU

10–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Brian Kelly, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

LSU in 2022, game by game: lost vs. Florida State 23–24; won vs. Southern 65–17; won vs. Mississippi State 31–16; won vs. New Mexico 38–0; won at Auburn 21–17; lost vs. No. 8 Tennessee 13–40; won at Florida 45–35; won vs. No. 7 Ole Miss 45–20; won vs. No. 6 Alabama 32–31; won at Arkansas 13–10; won vs. UAB 41–10; lost at Texas A&M 23–38; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 30–50; won vs. Purdue 63–7+56−27Lost 23–24 vs. Florida State-1Florida StateWon 65–17 vs. Southern+48SouthernWon 31–16 vs. Mississippi State+15Mississippi Sta…Won 38–0 vs. New Mexico+38New MexicoWon 21–17 at Auburn+4AuburnLost 13–40 vs. No. 8 Tennessee-27No. 8 TennesseeWon 45–35 at Florida+10FloridaWon 45–20 vs. No. 7 Ole Miss+25No. 7 Ole MissWon 32–31 vs. No. 6 Alabama+1No. 6 AlabamaWon 13–10 at Arkansas+3ArkansasWon 41–10 vs. UAB+31UABLost 23–38 at Texas A&M-15Texas A&MLost 30–50 vs. No. 1 Georgia-20No. 1 GeorgiaWon 63–7 vs. Purdue+56Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFlorida StateL 23–⁠2454%
Sep 10vsSouthernW 65–⁠1782%
Sep 17vsMississippi StateW 31–⁠1652%
Sep 24vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠077%
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠1748%
Oct 8vs8TennesseeL 13–⁠4055%
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠3542%
Oct 22vs7Ole MissW 45–⁠2042%
Nov 5vs6AlabamaW 32–⁠3134%
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠1044%
Nov 19vsUABW 41–⁠1069%
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠3863%
Dec 3vs1GeorgiaSEC Championship GameL 30–⁠5021%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsPurdueCitrus BowlW 63–⁠755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 63–⁠7 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 9: 18
  3. Wk 10: 15
  4. Wk 11: 7
  5. Wk 12: 6
  6. Wk 13: 6
  7. Wk 14: 11
  8. Wk 15: 16
  9. Final: 16

SEC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Alabama

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 6
Points
483–⁠315
Coach
Brian Kelly
Elo
1653 +126 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 14 of 131; offense No. 37, defense No. 23, special teams No. 82
SRS
14.8 No. 11 of 131 in FBS
Returning
48% of last season’s EPA, No. 85 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 8 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Denbrock
Defensive coordinator
Matt House
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 131
  • Defense39th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2451%1.1813th of 131
Defense0.0540%1.2639th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.00 def		51% off
36% def		—8th off
15th 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
Offense4.6own 2813% allowed
Defense3.3own 2915% caused

CORE rating 27.0, 4th of 131 (offense 15.1, defense -11.9).

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 yardsJayden Daniels QB2,913 yds
Passing touchdownsJayden Daniels QB17 TD
Rushing yardsJayden Daniels QB885 yds
Rushing touchdownsJayden Daniels QB11 TD
Receiving yardsMalik Nabers WR1,017 yds
Receiving touchdownsJaray Jenkins WR6 TD
TacklesMicah Baskerville LB82 tkl
SacksHarold Perkins LB7.5 sacks
InterceptionsGreg Brooks Jr. S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Harold Perkins Jr. LB★★★★★No. 8
Will Campbell OT★★★★No. 36
Walker Howard QB★★★★No. 40
Quency Wiggins DL★★★★No. 76
Emery Jones Jr. OL★★★★No. 110
Laterrance Welch CB★★★★No. 127
DeMario Tolan LB★★★★No. 204

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.981
Receivers23.00.886
Offensive line33.70.937
Defensive line33.30.904
Linebackers24.50.958
Defensive backs33.30.908
Athletes and specialists13.00.827
Whole class153.50.916

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 2B.J. Ojulari OLBArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Anthony Bradford OGSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Jay Ward SMinnesota Vikings
Rd 5Jaquelin Roy DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Kayshon Boutte WRNew England Patriots
Rd 6Jarrick Bernard-Converse CBNew York Jets

Roster 113

The 2022 roster

113 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
Jarrick Bernard-Converse CB★★★★from Oklahoma State
Mekhi Wingo DL★★★★from Missouri
Greg Brooks Jr. CB★★★★from Arkansas
Jayden Daniels QB★★★★from Arizona State
Joseph Foucha S★★★★from Arkansas
Miles Frazier OT★★★★from Florida International
Kyren Lacy WR★★★from Louisiana
Mekhi Williams-Garner S★★★from Louisiana
Noah Cain RB★★★from Penn State
Tre’Mond Shorts OL★★★from East Tennessee State
Sevyn Banks CB★★★from Ohio State
West Weeks ATH★★★from Virginia

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 18

Eli Ricks CB★★★★★to Alabama
Max Johnson QB★★★★to Texas A&M
Deion Smith WR★★★★no new school on file
Dwight McGlothern CB★★★★to Arkansas
Corey Kiner RB★★★★to Cincinnati
Landon Jackson DE★★★★to Arkansas
Josh White LB★★★to Baylor
Trey Palmer WR★★★to Nebraska
Myles Brennan QB★★★no new school on file
Koy Moore WR★★★to Auburn
Alex Adams WR★★★to Akron
Navonteque Strong LB★★★no new school on file

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠015–⁠01
Tennessee6–⁠211–⁠26
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠416
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠420
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠48–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠56–⁠7
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠65–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7

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