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2022 Minnesota

9–⁠4 (5–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by P.J. Fleck.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 2022, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 38–0; won vs. Western Illinois 62–10; won vs. Colorado 49–7; won at Michigan State 34–7; lost vs. Purdue 10–20; lost at No. 24 Illinois 14–26; lost at No. 16 Penn State 17–45; won vs. Rutgers 31–0; won at Nebraska 20–13; won vs. Northwestern 31–3; lost vs. Iowa 10–13; won at Wisconsin 23–16; won vs. Syracuse 28–20+52−28Won 38–0 vs. New Mexico State+38New Mexico StateWon 62–10 vs. Western Illinois+52Western IllinoisWon 49–7 vs. Colorado+42ColoradoWon 34–7 at Michigan State+27Michigan StateLost 10–20 vs. Purdue-10PurdueLost 14–26 at No. 24 Illinois-12No. 24 IllinoisLost 17–45 at No. 16 Penn State-28No. 16 Penn StateWon 31–0 vs. Rutgers+31RutgersWon 20–13 at Nebraska+7NebraskaWon 31–3 vs. Northwestern+28NorthwesternLost 10–13 vs. Iowa-3IowaWon 23–16 at Wisconsin+7WisconsinWon 28–20 vs. Syracuse+8Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠086%
Sep 10vsWestern IllinoisW 62–⁠1094%
Sep 17vsColoradoW 49–⁠782%
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 34–⁠744%
Oct 1vsPurdueL 10–⁠2072%
Oct 15at24IllinoisL 14–⁠2646%
Oct 22at16Penn StateL 17–⁠4537%
Oct 29vsRutgersW 31–⁠074%
Nov 5atNebraskaW 20–⁠1363%
Nov 12vsNorthwesternW 31–⁠387%
Nov 19vsIowaL 10–⁠1353%
Nov 26atWisconsinW 23–⁠1644%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsSyracusePinstripe BowlW 28–⁠2068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Syracuse 28–⁠20 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 21

Led the nationMohamed Ibrahim: rushing touchdowns (20 TD)

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
367–⁠180
Coach
P.J. Fleck
Elo
1633 +39 this season
SP+ rating
16.0 No. 16 of 131; offense No. 90, defense No. 5, special teams No. 25
SRS
10.7 No. 20 of 131 in FBS
Returning
87% of last season’s EPA, No. 4 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 49 roster talent No. 50 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kirk Ciarrocca and Matt Simon
Defensive coordinators
Joe Rossi and Paul Haynes
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 131
  • Defense29th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted37th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted46th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1647%1.1138th of 131
Defense0.0438%1.2729th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.07 def		47% off
38% def		—37th off
46th 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
Offense4.4own 3012% allowed
Defense2.8own 2613% caused

CORE rating 8.7, 30th of 131 (offense 6.0, 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 yardsTanner Morgan QB1,382 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Morgan QB9 TD
Rushing yardsMohamed Ibrahim RB1,665 yds
Rushing touchdownsMohamed Ibrahim RB20 TD
Receiving yardsDaniel Jackson WR557 yds
Receiving touchdownsDaniel Jackson WR5 TD
TacklesMariano Sori-Marin LB79 tkl
SacksDanny Striggow DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsTyler Nubin DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Trey Bixby DL★★★★No. 311
Anthony Smith DL★★★★No. 326
Zach Evans RB★★★No. 664
Hayden Schwartz DL★★★No. 678
Cade McConnell OL★★★No. 720

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.867
Running backs22.50.832
Receivers33.00.859
Offensive line43.00.851
Defensive line33.70.891
Linebackers33.00.828
Defensive backs33.00.855
Athletes and specialists22.50.811
Whole class213.00.850

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 2John Michael Schmitz CNew York Giants
Rd 5Jordan Howden SNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Terell Smith CBChicago Bears

Roster 108

The 2022 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Chuck Filiaga OL★★★from Michigan
Quinn Carroll OT★★★from Notre Dame
Ryan Stapp CB★★★from Abilene Christian
Shannon Bishop CB★★★from Western Kentucky
Darnell Jefferies DL★★★from Clemson
Lorenza Surgers DL★★★from Vanderbilt
Jacob Lewis Kfrom Ball State
Kyler Baugh DLfrom Houston Christian

Transfers out 23

Bucky Irving RB★★★★to Oregon
Ky Thomas RB★★★to Kansas
Curtis Dunlap Jr. OL★★★to Rutgers
Douglas Emilien WR★★★to Kansas
Jaqwondis Burns LB★★★to SMU
Brady Boyd WR★★★to Texas Tech
M.J. Anderson DL★★★to Iowa State
Austin Henderson TE★★★to Liberty
James Gordon Iv LB★★★to South Florida
Zack Annexstad QB★★★to Illinois State
Jacob Clark QB★★★to Missouri State
Rashad Cheney Jr. DL★★★to South Florida

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 1 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan9–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠24
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠27
Purdue6–⁠38–⁠6
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois5–⁠48–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin4–⁠57–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana2–⁠74–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠84–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠81–⁠11

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