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2022 TCU

13–⁠2 (9–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Sonny Dykes, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2022, game by game: won at Colorado 38–13; won vs. Tarleton State 59–17; won at SMU 42–34; won vs. No. 18 Oklahoma 55–24; won at No. 19 Kansas 38–31; won vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State 43–40; won vs. No. 17 Kansas State 38–28; won at West Virginia 41–31; won vs. Texas Tech 34–24; won at No. 18 Texas 17–10; won at Baylor 29–28; won vs. Iowa State 62–14; lost vs. No. 13 Kansas State 28–31; won vs. No. 2 Michigan 51–45; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 7–65+48−58Won 38–13 at Colorado+25ColoradoWon 59–17 vs. Tarleton State+42Tarleton StateWon 42–34 at SMU+8SMUWon 55–24 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma+31No. 18 OklahomaWon 38–31 at No. 19 Kansas+7No. 19 KansasWon 43–40 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State+3No. 8 Oklahoma StateWon 38–28 vs. No. 17 Kansas State+10No. 17 Kansas StateWon 41–31 at West Virginia+10West VirginiaWon 34–24 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechWon 17–10 at No. 18 Texas+7No. 18 TexasWon 29–28 at Baylor+1BaylorWon 62–14 vs. Iowa State+48Iowa StateLost 28–31 vs. No. 13 Kansas State-3No. 13 Kansas StateWon 51–45 vs. No. 2 Michigan+6No. 2 MichiganLost 7–65 vs. No. 1 Georgia-58No. 1 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atColoradoW 38–⁠1348%
Sep 10vsTarleton StateW 59–⁠1782%
Sep 24atSMUW 42–⁠3435%
Oct 1vs18OklahomaW 55–⁠2443%
Oct 8at19KansasW 38–⁠3158%
Oct 15vs8Oklahoma StateW 43–⁠4044%
Oct 22vs17Kansas StateW 38–⁠2862%
Oct 29atWest VirginiaW 41–⁠3166%
Nov 5vsTexas TechW 34–⁠2477%
Nov 12at18TexasW 17–⁠1047%
Nov 19atBaylorW 29–⁠2853%
Nov 26vsIowa StateW 62–⁠1480%
Dec 3vs13Kansas StateDr Pepper Big 12 ChampionshipL 28–⁠3155%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs2MichiganFiesta Bowl, CFP SemifinalW 51–⁠4532%
Jan 9Bowls & playoffvs1GeorgiaCFP National ChampionshipL 7–⁠6531%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 65–⁠7 in the CFP National Championship; No. 2 in the final AP poll; first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 17
  2. Wk 7: 13
  3. Wk 8: 8
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Wk 10: 7
  6. Wk 11: 4
  7. Wk 12: 4
  8. Wk 13: 4
  9. Wk 14: 3
  10. Wk 15: 3
  11. Final: 2

Heisman voteMax Duggan, second

Davey O’Brien AwardMax Duggan, QB; also the Unitas Golden Arm

Jim Thorpe AwardTre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB

Consensus All-AmericanSteve Avila, OL

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearSonny Dykes, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Broyles AwardGarrett Riley, coach

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
582–⁠435
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1710 +224 this season
SP+ rating
24.3 No. 6 of 131; offense No. 6, defense No. 31, special teams No. 22
SRS
16.8 No. 8 of 131 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 9 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 45 roster talent No. 32 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Garrett Riley and A.J. Ricker
Defensive coordinator
Joe Gillespie
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 131
  • Defense45th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2143%1.3819th of 131
Defense0.0742%1.3145th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.03 def		44% off
40% def		—12th off
26th 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 3113% allowed
Defense4.4own 2817% caused

CORE rating 16.3, 8th of 131 (offense 9.8, defense -6.5).

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 yardsMax Duggan QB3,698 yds
Passing touchdownsMax Duggan QB32 TD
Rushing yardsKendre Miller RB1,399 yds
Rushing touchdownsKendre Miller RB17 TD
Receiving yardsQuentin Johnston WR1,069 yds
Receiving touchdownsQuentin Johnston WR6 TD
TacklesJohnny Hodges LB76 tkl
SacksDylan Horton DL10 sacks
InterceptionsBud Clark S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jordan Hudson WR★★★★No. 92
Chace Biddle S★★★★No. 184
D.J. Allen Jr. WR★★★★No. 260
Micheal Ibukun-Okeyode DE★★★★No. 382
Major Everhart RB★★★No. 499

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.873
Running backs13.00.884
Receivers24.00.934
Offensive line13.00.835
Defensive line43.30.876
Defensive backs33.30.889
Whole class123.30.886

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 1Quentin Johnston WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 2Steve Avila OGLos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Kendre Miller RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Dylan Horton DEHouston Texans
Rd 4Derius Davis WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 6Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson CBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Dee Winters ILBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Max Duggan QBLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 135

The 2022 roster

135 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2022 portal
Alan Ali OL★★★★from SMU
Emani Bailey RB★★★★from Louisiana
Ezra Dotson-Oyetade OL★★★from Arizona State
Lwal Uguak DL★★★from UConn
Terrence Cooks II LB★★★from Texas
Caleb Fox DT★★★from Stephen F. Austin
Jared Wiley TE★★★from Texas
Josh Newton CB★★★from UL Monroe
Mark Perry S★★★from Colorado
Tymon Mitchell DL★★★from Georgia
Corey Wren RB★★★from Florida State
Johnny Hodges LB★★★from Navy

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 17

Zach Evans RB★★★★to Ole Miss
Ochaun Mathis DE★★★★to Nebraska
Khari Coleman DE★★★to Ole Miss
Ahmonte Watkins RB★★★to New Mexico State
Patrick Jenkins DL★★★to Tulane
Tyler Guyton OT★★★to Oklahoma
Earl Barquet DL★★★to USC
Donavann Collins CB★★★no new school on file
Mikel Barkley WR★★★no new school on file
T.J. Steele WR★★★no new school on file
Matthew Downing QB★★★to Louisiana Tech
Mark Jackson Jr. DE★★★to Western New Mexico

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

10 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU9–⁠013–⁠22
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠414
Texas6–⁠38–⁠525
Texas Tech5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠56–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠66–⁠7
Oklahoma3–⁠66–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠84–⁠8

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