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2022 Oregon State

10–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Pac-12), coached by Jonathan Smith, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Boise State 34–17; won at Fresno State 35–32; won vs. Montana State 68–28; lost vs. No. 7 USC 14–17; lost at No. 12 Utah 16–42; won at Stanford 28–27; won vs. Washington State 24–10; won vs. Colorado 42–9; lost at Washington 21–24; won vs. California 38–10; won at Arizona State 31–7; won vs. No. 10 Oregon 38–34; won vs. Florida 30–3+40−26Won 34–17 vs. Boise State+17Boise StateWon 35–32 at Fresno State+3Fresno StateWon 68–28 vs. Montana State+40Montana StateLost 14–17 vs. No. 7 USC-3No. 7 USCLost 16–42 at No. 12 Utah-26No. 12 UtahWon 28–27 at Stanford+1StanfordWon 24–10 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateWon 42–9 vs. Colorado+33ColoradoLost 21–24 at Washington-3WashingtonWon 38–10 vs. California+28CaliforniaWon 31–7 at Arizona State+24Arizona StateWon 38–34 vs. No. 10 Oregon+4No. 10 OregonWon 30–3 vs. Florida+27Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBoise StateW 34–⁠1745%
Sep 10atFresno StateW 35–⁠3237%
Sep 17vsMontana StateW 68–⁠2859%
Sep 24vs7USCL 14–⁠1763%
Oct 1at12UtahL 16–⁠4229%
Oct 8atStanfordW 28–⁠2765%
Oct 15vsWashington StateW 24–⁠1057%
Oct 22vsColoradoW 42–⁠982%
Nov 4atWashingtonL 21–⁠2447%
Nov 12vsCaliforniaW 38–⁠1076%
Nov 19atArizona StateW 31–⁠761%
Nov 26vs10OregonW 38–⁠3447%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsFloridaLas Vegas BowlW 30–⁠363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 30–⁠3 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 24
  2. Wk 12: 25
  3. Wk 13: 22
  4. Wk 14: 16
  5. Wk 15: 17
  6. Final: 17

Paul Hornung AwardJack Colletto, QB/FB/LB/ST

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 5th in Pac-12
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 16
Points
419–⁠260
Coach
Jonathan Smith
Elo
1658 +149 this season
SP+ rating
14.3 No. 22 of 131; offense No. 41, defense No. 24, special teams No. 113
SRS
14.7 No. 12 of 131 in FBS
Returning
70% of last season’s EPA, No. 38 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 56 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Lindgren
Defensive coordinator
Trent Bray
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense51st of 131
  • Defense27th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted63rd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted14th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1348%1.1751st of 131
Defense0.0338%1.2427th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.00 def		46% off
37% def		—63rd off
14th 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
Offense4.5own 3413% allowed
Defense3.1own 2818% caused

CORE rating 14.7, 13th of 131 (offense 2.2, defense -12.5).

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 yardsBen Gulbranson QB1,455 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Gulbranson QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDamien Martinez RB982 yds
Rushing touchdownsDamien Martinez RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTre’Shaun Harrison WR604 yds
Receiving touchdownsSilas Bolden WR4 TD
TacklesOmar Speights LB77 tkl
SacksRiley Sharp TE3 sacks
InterceptionsJaydon Grant DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Mathias Malaki-Donaldson DE★★★No. 452
Melvin Jordan IV LB★★★No. 483
Damien Martinez RB★★★No. 601
Quincy Wright DL★★★No. 690
Dylan Lopez OL★★★No. 735

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.843
Running backs13.00.878
Receivers23.00.863
Offensive line43.00.857
Defensive line33.00.871
Linebackers33.00.832
Defensive backs33.00.859
Athletes and specialists13.00.845
Whole class193.00.855

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 2Luke Musgrave TEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Alex Austin CBBuffalo Bills

Roster 121

The 2022 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 2

The 2022 portal
Jamious Griffin RB★★★from Georgia Tech
Andrew Chatfield Jr. DE★★★★from Florida

Transfers out 10

Sam Vidlak QB★★★to Boise State
Champ Flemings WR★★★to Arkansas State
Kelsen Hennessy DL★★no new school on file
Cooper Darling OL★★★no new school on file
Damir Collins RB★★★to Idaho State
Jojo Forest CB★★★to Hawai’i
Junior Walling LB★★★no new school on file
Ta’Ron Madison RB★★★no new school on file
Zeriah Beason WR★★★to Washington State
Fred Martin CBno new school on file

2022 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠211–⁠28
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠315
Utah7–⁠210–⁠410
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠317
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠421
Washington State4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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