2022 San Diego State

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brady Hoke.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2022, game by game: lost vs. Arizona 20–38; won vs. Idaho State 38–7; lost at No. 14 Utah 7–35; won vs. Toledo 17–14; lost at Boise State 13–35; won vs. Hawai’i 16–14; won at Nevada 23–7; lost at Fresno State 28–32; won vs. UNLV 14–10; won vs. San José State 43–27; won at New Mexico 34–10; lost vs. Air Force 3–13; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 23–25+31−28Lost 20–38 vs. Arizona-18ArizonaWon 38–7 vs. Idaho State+31Idaho StateLost 7–35 at No. 14 Utah-28No. 14 UtahWon 17–14 vs. Toledo+3ToledoLost 13–35 at Boise State-22Boise StateWon 16–14 vs. Hawai’i+2Hawai’iWon 23–7 at Nevada+16NevadaLost 28–32 at Fresno State-4Fresno StateWon 14–10 vs. UNLV+4UNLVWon 43–27 vs. San José State+16San José StateWon 34–10 at New Mexico+24New MexicoLost 3–13 vs. Air Force-10Air ForceLost 23–25 vs. Middle Tennessee-2Middle Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsArizonaL 20–⁠3883%
Sep 10vsIdaho StateW 38–⁠791%
Sep 17at14UtahL 7–⁠3529%
Sep 24vsToledoW 17–⁠1458%
Sep 30atBoise StateL 13–⁠3539%
Oct 8vsHawai’iW 16–⁠1475%
Oct 22atNevadaW 23–⁠754%
Oct 29atFresno StateL 28–⁠3244%
Nov 5vsUNLVW 14–⁠1071%
Nov 12vsSan José StateW 43–⁠2756%
Nov 18atNew MexicoW 34–⁠1078%
Nov 26vsAir ForceL 3–⁠1350%
Dec 24vsMiddle TennesseeHawai’i BowlL 23–⁠2557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middle Tennessee 25–⁠23 in the Hawai’i Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠267
Coach
Brady Hoke
Elo
1532 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-4.4 No. 84 of 131; offense No. 122, defense No. 35, special teams No. 13
SRS
−6.8 No. 95 of 131 in FBS
Returning
34% of last season’s EPA, No. 102 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 114 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Hecklinski
Defensive coordinator
Kurt Mattix
Captains
Jesse Matthews, Patrick McMorris, Jonah Tavai and Alama Uluave
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 131
  • Defense17th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted106th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0337%1.3090th of 131
Defense0.0139%1.1917th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.04 def
37% off
40% def
—106th off
28th 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
Offense2.8own 3019% allowed
Defense3.2own 2918% caused

CORE rating -4.4, 85th of 131 (offense -6.9, defense -2.5).

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 yardsJalen Mayden QB2,018 yds
Passing touchdownsJalen Mayden QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Byrd RB390 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Mayden QB3 TD
Receiving yardsTyrell Shavers WR631 yds
Receiving touchdownsJesse Matthews WR3 TD
TacklesMichael Shawcroft LB78 tkl
SacksJonah Tavai DL10.5 sacks
InterceptionsDallas Branch CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Lucky Sutton RB★★★No. 593
Hassan Mahasin ATH★★★No. 756
Jacoby Kelly WR★★★No. 967
Josh Hunter CB★★★No. 1040
Max Garrison ATH★★★No. 1116

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.828
Running backs23.00.863
Receivers33.00.848
Offensive line33.00.840
Defensive line13.00.845
Linebackers13.00.826
Defensive backs33.00.850
Athletes and specialists23.00.863
Whole class173.00.847

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 115

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 6

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 9

Chris Martinez OT★★★to Arizona State
Kaegun Williams RB★★★no new school on file
Rashad Scott WR★★★no new school on file
Hunter Kaupiko LB★★no new school on file
Ilaisa Gonebure DL★★★no new school on file
Joey Capra OL★★★to Nevada
Jordon Brookshire QB★★★no new school on file
Lucas Johnson QB★★★no new school on file
Allan Mwata S★★no new school on file

2022 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠010–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠424
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠10
Nevada0–⁠82–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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