2022 San José State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brent Brennan.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Portland State 21–17; lost at Auburn 16–24; won vs. Western Michigan 34–6; won at Wyoming 33–16; won vs. UNLV 40–7; lost at Fresno State 10–17; won vs. Nevada 35–28; won vs. Colorado State 28–16; lost at San Diego State 27–43; lost at Utah State 31–35; won vs. Hawai’i 27–14; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 27–41+33−16Won 21–17 vs. Portland State+4Portland StateLost 16–24 at Auburn-8AuburnWon 34–6 vs. Western Michigan+28Western MichiganWon 33–16 at Wyoming+17WyomingWon 40–7 vs. UNLV+33UNLVLost 10–17 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateWon 35–28 vs. Nevada+7NevadaWon 28–16 vs. Colorado State+12Colorado StateLost 27–43 at San Diego State-16San Diego StateLost 31–35 at Utah State-4Utah StateWon 27–14 vs. Hawai’i+13Hawai’iLost 27–41 vs. Eastern Michigan-14Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsPortland StateW 21–⁠1777%
Sep 10atAuburnL 16–⁠2431%
Sep 24vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠649%
Oct 1atWyomingW 33–⁠1641%
Oct 7vsUNLVW 40–⁠763%
Oct 15atFresno StateL 10–⁠1751%
Oct 29vsNevadaW 35–⁠2873%
Nov 5vsColorado StateW 28–⁠1679%
Nov 12atSan Diego StateL 27–⁠4344%
Nov 19atUtah StateL 31–⁠3544%
Nov 26vsHawai’iW 27–⁠1477%
Dec 20vsEastern MichiganFamous Idaho Potato BowlL 27–⁠4151%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 41–⁠27 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠264
Coach
Brent Brennan
Elo
1486 +33 this season
SP+ rating
-4.3 No. 83 of 131; offense No. 101, defense No. 37, special teams No. 131
SRS
−6.4 No. 92 of 131 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 75 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 75 roster talent No. 104 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin McGiven
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Odum
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 131
  • Defense35th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted70th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1545%1.2447th of 131
Defense0.0539%1.2735th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.11 def
43% off
43% def
—62nd off
70th 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
Offense4.3own 3119% allowed
Defense3.4own 2919% caused

CORE rating -1.6, 75th of 131 (offense 0.3, defense 1.9).

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 yardsChevan Cordeiro QB3,242 yds
Passing touchdownsChevan Cordeiro QB23 TD
Rushing yardsKairee Robinson RB762 yds
Rushing touchdownsKairee Robinson RB10 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Cooks WR1,082 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijah Cooks WR10 TD
TacklesKyle Harmon LB93 tkl
SacksJunior Fehoko DL10 sacks
InterceptionsChase Williams DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Dejon Roney DL★★★No. 522
Jakob Galloway ATH★★★No. 1147
Jabari Bates RB★★★No. 1188
Cieonta Davis WR★★★No. 1261
Jairus Satele DL★★★No. 1261

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.840
Running backs43.00.824
Receivers32.70.810
Offensive line33.00.827
Defensive line23.00.866
Linebackers42.80.828
Athletes and specialists32.70.817
Whole class212.90.828

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 4Viliami Fehoko DEDallas Cowboys

Roster 106

The 2022 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2022 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
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.