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2022 Shepherd

14–⁠1 (10–⁠0 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Shepherd in 2022, game by game: won at Southern Connecticut State 48–7; won vs. Edinboro 41–7; won vs. California (PA) 26–23; won at Kutztown 42–35; won at Shippensburg 30–13; won vs. Lock Haven 72–7; won vs. Millersville 55–17; won at West Chester 47–14; won vs. Bloomsburg 55–10; won at East Stroudsburg 37–14; won at Mercyhurst 16–13; won vs. New Haven 16–13; won vs. Slippery Rock 37–27; won at IU Pennsylvania 48–13; lost at Colorado School of Mines 13–44+65−31Won 48–7 at Southern Connecticut State+41Southern Connec…Won 41–7 vs. Edinboro+34EdinboroWon 26–23 vs. California (PA)+3California (PA)Won 42–35 at Kutztown+7KutztownWon 30–13 at Shippensburg+17ShippensburgWon 72–7 vs. Lock Haven+65Lock HavenWon 55–17 vs. Millersville+38MillersvilleWon 47–14 at West Chester+33West ChesterWon 55–10 vs. Bloomsburg+45BloomsburgWon 37–14 at East Stroudsburg+23East StroudsburgWon 16–13 at Mercyhurst+3MercyhurstWon 16–13 vs. New Haven+3New HavenWon 37–27 vs. Slippery Rock+10Slippery RockWon 48–13 at IU Pennsylvania+35IU PennsylvaniaLost 13–44 at Colorado School of Mines-31Colorado School…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSouthern Connecticut StateW 48–⁠766%
Sep 10vsEdinboroW 41–⁠778%
Sep 17vsCalifornia (PA)W 26–⁠2367%
Sep 24atKutztownW 42–⁠3548%
Oct 1atShippensburgW 30–⁠1365%
Oct 8vsLock HavenW 72–⁠796%
Oct 15vsMillersvilleW 55–⁠1790%
Oct 22atWest ChesterW 47–⁠1473%
Oct 29vsBloomsburgW 55–⁠1090%
Nov 5atEast StroudsburgW 37–⁠1476%
Nov 12atMercyhurstW 16–⁠1388%
Nov 19vsNew HavenDivision II Championship – First RoundW 16–⁠1369%
Nov 26vsSlippery RockDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 37–⁠2768%
Dec 3atIU PennsylvaniaDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 48–⁠1357%
Dec 10atColorado School of MinesDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 13–⁠4443%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado School of Mines 44–⁠13 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
14–⁠1
Conference
10–⁠0 first in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
583–⁠257
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +162 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 0

The 2022 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 0

No transfers out.

2022 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Shepherd10–⁠014–⁠1
IU Pennsylvania9–⁠110–⁠2
Slippery Rock8–⁠210–⁠3
Kutztown8–⁠28–⁠3
Gannon7–⁠38–⁠3
West Chester6–⁠47–⁠4
California (PA)5–⁠56–⁠5
Millersville5–⁠55–⁠6
Shippensburg5–⁠55–⁠6
Edinboro4–⁠65–⁠6
East Stroudsburg4–⁠64–⁠7
Clarion3–⁠73–⁠8
Bloomsburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Seton Hill2–⁠82–⁠9
Mercyhurst1–⁠92–⁠9
Lock Haven0–⁠101–⁠10

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