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2022 Missouri State

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2022, game by game: won at Central Arkansas 27–14; won vs. UT Martin 35–30; lost at No. 10 Arkansas 27–38; lost vs. South Dakota State 14–28; lost at North Dakota 31–48; lost vs. Southern Illinois 21–38; lost at Northern Iowa 20–41; won vs. Western Illinois 64–14; lost at South Dakota 13–20; won vs. Youngstown State 25–22; won at Indiana State 24–7+50−21Won 27–14 at Central Arkansas+13Central ArkansasWon 35–30 vs. UT Martin+5UT MartinLost 27–38 at No. 10 Arkansas-11No. 10 ArkansasLost 14–28 vs. South Dakota State-14South Dakota St…Lost 31–48 at North Dakota-17North DakotaLost 21–38 vs. Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Lost 20–41 at Northern Iowa-21Northern IowaWon 64–14 vs. Western Illinois+50Western IllinoisLost 13–20 at South Dakota-7South DakotaWon 25–22 vs. Youngstown State+3Youngstown StateWon 24–7 at Indiana State+17Indiana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atCentral ArkansasW 27–⁠1450%
Sep 8vsUT MartinW 35–⁠3062%
Sep 17at10ArkansasL 27–⁠3819%
Sep 24vsSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠2848%
Oct 1atNorth DakotaL 31–⁠4850%
Oct 8vsSouthern IllinoisL 21–⁠3853%
Oct 22atNorthern IowaL 20–⁠4139%
Oct 29vsWestern IllinoisW 64–⁠1479%
Nov 5atSouth DakotaL 13–⁠2046%
Nov 12vsYoungstown StateW 25–⁠2249%
Nov 19atIndiana StateW 24–⁠757%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana State 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1334 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 28 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 165
Offensive coordinator
Nick Petrino
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Beard
Captains
Landon Bebee, Jason Shelley, Kevin Ellis and Kyriq McDonald
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsJason Shelley QB2,643 yds
Passing touchdownsJason Shelley QB18 TD
Rushing yardsJacardia Wright RB711 yds
Rushing touchdownsJacardia Wright RB9 TD
Receiving yardsTyrone Scott WR674 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyrone Scott WR5 TD
TacklesFerrin Manuleleua LB8 tkl
InterceptionsTahj Chambers LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jmariyae Robinson WR★★★No. 1637
Eric Hemphill CB★★★No. 1637
Jayson McGaskey-Caldwell DE
Cristian Loaiza OT
JJ O’Neal S

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.837
Defensive backs13.00.837
Whole class23.00.837

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 102

The 2022 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 49 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal
Tico Brown DL★★★from Central Michigan
Jacardia Wright RB★★★from Kansas State
Jacob Clark QB★★★from Minnesota
Khameron Taylor TE★★from Indiana

Transfers out 2

Dimitri Moore LB★★★to Texas Tech
Jordan Murray TEto Hawai’i

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Dakota State8–⁠014–⁠1
North Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
Youngstown State5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Iowa5–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠6
South Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State1–⁠72–⁠9
Western Illinois0–⁠80–⁠11

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