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2022 Stanford

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Pac-12), coached by David Shaw.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2022, game by game: won vs. Colgate 41–10; lost vs. No. 10 USC 28–41; lost at No. 18 Washington 22–40; lost at No. 13 Oregon 27–45; lost vs. Oregon State 27–28; won at Notre Dame 16–14; won vs. Arizona State 15–14; lost at No. 12 UCLA 13–38; lost vs. Washington State 14–52; lost at No. 13 Utah 7–42; lost at California 20–27; lost vs. BYU 26–35+31−38Won 41–10 vs. Colgate+31ColgateLost 28–41 vs. No. 10 USC-13No. 10 USCLost 22–40 at No. 18 Washington-18No. 18 WashingtonLost 27–45 at No. 13 Oregon-18No. 13 OregonLost 27–28 vs. Oregon State-1Oregon StateWon 16–14 at Notre Dame+2Notre DameWon 15–14 vs. Arizona State+1Arizona StateLost 13–38 at No. 12 UCLA-25No. 12 UCLALost 14–52 vs. Washington State-38Washington StateLost 7–42 at No. 13 Utah-35No. 13 UtahLost 20–27 at California-7CaliforniaLost 26–35 vs. BYU-9BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsColgateW 41–⁠1078%
Sep 10vs10USCL 28–⁠4150%
Sep 24at18WashingtonL 22–⁠4025%
Oct 1at13OregonL 27–⁠4516%
Oct 8vsOregon StateL 27–⁠2835%
Oct 15atNotre DameW 16–⁠1412%
Oct 22vsArizona StateW 15–⁠1447%
Oct 29at12UCLAL 13–⁠3817%
Nov 5vsWashington StateL 14–⁠5241%
Nov 12at13UtahL 7–⁠4211%
Nov 19atCaliforniaL 20–⁠2736%
Nov 26vsBYUL 26–⁠3529%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 35–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 tied for 11th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠386
Coach
David Shaw
Elo
1344 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-7.2 No. 93 of 131; offense No. 71, defense No. 100, special teams No. 13
SRS
−5.1 No. 86 of 131 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 7 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 22 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tavita Pritchard
Defensive coordinator
Lance Anderson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 131
  • Defense126th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%1.18100th of 131
Defense0.2748%1.28126th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.18 def		40% off
44% def		—97th off
114th 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
Offense4.2own 2518% allowed
Defense4.0own 3015% caused

CORE rating -16.6, 122nd of 131 (offense -8.4, defense 8.3).

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 yardsTanner McKee QB2,947 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner McKee QB13 TD
Rushing yardsCasey Filkins RB478 yds
Rushing touchdownsCasey Filkins RB4 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Higgins WR704 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Wilson WR4 TD
TacklesLevani Damuni LB76 tkl
SacksStephen Herron DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsAlaka’i Gilman S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

David Bailey DE★★★★No. 66
Ernest Cooper IV DL★★★★No. 154
Tevarua Tafiti LB★★★★No. 264
Fisher Anderson OT★★★★No. 268
Sam Roush TE★★★★No. 296
Lucas Heyer OT★★★★No. 305
Arlen Harris Jr. RB★★★★No. 337

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.845
Running backs14.00.898
Receivers63.00.859
Offensive line43.50.887
Defensive line63.30.892
Linebackers33.30.865
Defensive backs23.00.873
Athletes and specialists13.00.866
Whole class253.20.874

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 3Michael Wilson WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Kyu Blu Kelly CBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Tanner McKee QBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Elijah Higgins WRMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Kendall Williamson CBChicago Bears

Roster 109

The 2022 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal
Patrick Fields S★★★from Oklahoma

Transfers out 9

Austin Jones RB★★★to USC
Nathaniel Peat RB★★★to Missouri
Joshua Pakola DE★★★to Fresno State
Gabe Reid LB★★★to Utah
Houston Heimuli RB★★★to BYU
Ryan Johnson DL★★★to Northwestern
Trey LaBounty WDE★★no new school on file
Andres Fox DE★★★★to Fresno State
Justus Woods RB★★★no new school on file

2022 Pac-12 standings

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.