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2022 Ohio State

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Ryan Day, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2022, game by game: won vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 21–10; won vs. Arkansas State 45–12; won vs. Toledo 77–21; won vs. Wisconsin 52–21; won vs. Rutgers 49–10; won at Michigan State 49–20; won vs. Iowa 54–10; won at No. 13 Penn State 44–31; won at Northwestern 21–7; won vs. Indiana 56–14; won at Maryland 43–30; lost vs. No. 3 Michigan 23–45; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 41–42+56−22Won 21–10 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame+11No. 5 Notre DameWon 45–12 vs. Arkansas State+33Arkansas StateWon 77–21 vs. Toledo+56ToledoWon 52–21 vs. Wisconsin+31WisconsinWon 49–10 vs. Rutgers+39RutgersWon 49–20 at Michigan State+29Michigan StateWon 54–10 vs. Iowa+44IowaWon 44–31 at No. 13 Penn State+13No. 13 Penn StateWon 21–7 at Northwestern+14NorthwesternWon 56–14 vs. Indiana+42IndianaWon 43–30 at Maryland+13MarylandLost 23–45 vs. No. 3 Michigan-22No. 3 MichiganLost 41–42 vs. No. 1 Georgia-1No. 1 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs5Notre DameW 21–⁠1062%
Sep 10vsArkansas StateW 45–⁠1289%
Sep 17vsToledoW 77–⁠2180%
Sep 24vsWisconsinW 52–⁠2174%
Oct 1vsRutgersW 49–⁠1089%
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠2071%
Oct 22vsIowaW 54–⁠1080%
Oct 29at13Penn StateW 44–⁠3160%
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠792%
Nov 12vsIndianaW 56–⁠1494%
Nov 19atMarylandW 43–⁠3077%
Nov 26vs3MichiganL 23–⁠4564%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs1GeorgiaPeach Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 41–⁠4238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 42–⁠41 in the Peach Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Heisman voteC.J. Stroud, third

Led the nationC.J. Stroud: passer rating (177.7)

2 consensus All-AmericansMarvin Harrison Jr., WR; Paris Johnson Jr., OL

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 2
Points
575–⁠273
Coach
Ryan Day
Elo
1780 +87 this season
SP+ rating
31.1 No. 3 of 131; offense No. 4, defense No. 15, special teams No. 3
SRS
22.5 No. 2 of 131 in FBS
Returning
75% of last season’s EPA, No. 29 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 4 roster talent No. 3 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Captains
Kamryn Babb, Tommy Eichenberg, Tyler Friday, Teradja Mitchell, Cade Stover and C.J. Stroud
Most valuable player
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Offense
West Coast spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense2nd of 131
  • Defense10th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted1st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3551%1.312nd of 131
Defense-0.0334%1.3610th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.35 off
0.00 def		52% off
35% def		—1st off
16th 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
Offense5.2own 3112% allowed
Defense4.0own 2619% caused

CORE rating 32.6, 3rd of 131 (offense 22.3, defense -10.2).

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 yardsC.J. Stroud QB3,688 yds
Passing touchdownsC.J. Stroud QB41 TD
Rushing yardsMiyan Williams RB825 yds
Rushing touchdownsMiyan Williams RB14 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin Harrison Jr. WR1,263 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarvin Harrison Jr. WR14 TD
TacklesTommy Eichenberg LB112 tkl
SacksJack Sawyer DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsTanner McCalister S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

C.J. Hicks LB★★★★★No. 7
Sonny Styles S★★★★★No. 12
Devin Brown QB★★★★No. 43
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE★★★★No. 60
Omari Abor DE★★★★No. 63
Kaleb Brown WR★★★★No. 79
Kyion Grayes WR★★★★No. 88
Gabe Powers LB★★★★No. 101

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.981
Running backs14.00.904
Receivers54.00.942
Offensive line43.80.917
Defensive line44.00.962
Linebackers24.50.976
Defensive backs34.30.938
Athletes and specialists14.00.897
Whole class214.00.942

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 1C.J. Stroud QBHouston Texans
Rd 1Paris Johnson Jr. OTArizona Cardinals
Rd 1Jaxon Smith-Njigba WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 3Zach Harrison DEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Dawand Jones OTCleveland Browns
Rd 6Luke Wypler CCleveland Browns

Roster 120

The 2022 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2022 portal
Tanner McCalister CB★★★★from Oklahoma State
DeaMonte Trayanum LB★★★from Arizona State
Parker Lewis K★★★from USC

Transfers out 20

Quinn Ewers QB★★★★★to Texas
Bryson Shaw S★★★to USC
Darrion Henry DL★★★to Kentucky
Jacolbe Cowan DL★★★to North Carolina
Ryan Watts CB★★★to Texas
Lejond Cavazos CB★★★to North Carolina
Sevyn Banks CB★★★to LSU
Andre Turrentine CB★★★to Tennessee
Craig Young S★★★to Kansas
Cormontae Hamilton DL★★★no new school on file
Jack Miller III QB★★★to Florida
Dallas Gant LB★★★to Toledo

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

7 first team, 3 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.