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2022 Texas Tech

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Joey McGuire.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2022, game by game: won vs. Murray State 63–10; won vs. No. 25 Houston 33–30; lost at No. 16 NC State 14–27; won vs. No. 22 Texas 37–34; lost at No. 25 Kansas State 28–37; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma State 31–41; won vs. West Virginia 48–10; lost vs. Baylor 17–45; lost at No. 7 TCU 24–34; won vs. Kansas 43–28; won at Iowa State 14–10; won vs. Oklahoma 51–48; won vs. Ole Miss 42–25+53−28Won 63–10 vs. Murray State+53Murray StateWon 33–30 vs. No. 25 Houston+3No. 25 HoustonLost 14–27 at No. 16 NC State-13No. 16 NC StateWon 37–34 vs. No. 22 Texas+3No. 22 TexasLost 28–37 at No. 25 Kansas State-9No. 25 Kansas StateLost 31–41 at No. 7 Oklahoma State-10No. 7 Oklahoma StateWon 48–10 vs. West Virginia+38West VirginiaLost 17–45 vs. Baylor-28BaylorLost 24–34 at No. 7 TCU-10No. 7 TCUWon 43–28 vs. Kansas+15KansasWon 14–10 at Iowa State+4Iowa StateWon 51–48 vs. Oklahoma+3OklahomaWon 42–25 vs. Ole Miss+17Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMurray StateW 63–⁠1083%
Sep 10vs25HoustonW 33–⁠3045%
Sep 17at16NC StateL 14–⁠2733%
Sep 24vs22TexasW 37–⁠3451%
Oct 1at25Kansas StateL 28–⁠3736%
Oct 8at7Oklahoma StateL 31–⁠4120%
Oct 22vsWest VirginiaW 48–⁠1058%
Oct 29vsBaylorL 17–⁠4546%
Nov 5at7TCUL 24–⁠3423%
Nov 12vsKansasW 43–⁠2858%
Nov 19atIowa StateW 14–⁠1040%
Nov 26vsOklahomaW 51–⁠4848%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsOle MissTexas BowlW 42–⁠2543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 42–⁠25 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
445–⁠379
Coach
Joey McGuire
Elo
1594 +79 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 41 of 131; offense No. 18, defense No. 87, special teams No. 46
SRS
9.8 No. 25 of 131 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 69 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 43 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Zach Kittley
Defensive coordinator
Tim DeRuyter
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4/3–⁠3–⁠5 hybrid

How good, play by play

  • Offense69th of 131
  • Defense37th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted66th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.3169th of 131
Defense0.0541%1.3137th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.02 def		42% off
39% def		—66th off
23rd 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
Offense3.9own 3117% allowed
Defense3.5own 3015% caused

CORE rating 1.7, 59th of 131 (offense -4.2, defense -5.9).

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 yardsDonovan Smith QB1,506 yds
Passing touchdownsDonovan Smith QB12 TD
Rushing yardsTahj Brooks RB693 yds
Rushing touchdownsDonovan Smith QB7 TD
Receiving yardsJerand Bradley WR744 yds
Receiving touchdownsJerand Bradley WR6 TD
TacklesKrishon Merriweather LB104 tkl
SacksTyree Wilson LB6.5 sacks
InterceptionsDadrion Taylor DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Mo Horn ATH★★★★No. 226
Joseph Adedire DL★★★No. 427
Landon Hullaby S★★★No. 464
Jalon Peoples CB★★★No. 502
Tre’Von McAlpine DL★★★No. 545

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.881
Receivers13.00.861
Offensive line43.00.852
Defensive line43.00.871
Linebackers23.00.867
Defensive backs33.00.874
Athletes and specialists33.30.880
Whole class183.10.868

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 1Tyree Wilson DELas Vegas Raiders

Roster 119

The 2022 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 14

The 2022 portal
Cole Spencer OT★★★★from Western Kentucky
Baylor Cupp TE★★★from Texas A&M
Michael Shanahan OT★★★from UT Martin
Monroe Mills OT★★★from Oklahoma State
Brady Boyd WR★★★from Minnesota
Cade Briggs OL★★★from New Mexico
Jacob Rodriguez QB★★★from Virginia
Jordan Brown ATH★★★from Kansas
Dimitri Moore LB★★★from Missouri State
Myles Cole DL★★★from UL Monroe
Tyler Owens S★★★from Texas
Sam Carrell DL★★★from Washington State

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 8

Devin Drew DL★★★to Nebraska
Henry Colombi QB★★★to Marshall
Kyron Cumby RB★★no new school on file
Clayton Franks OT★★★no new school on file
Jed Castles TE★★★to Abilene Christian
Maverick McIvor QB★★★to Abilene Christian
Sterling Galban WR★★★to Jacksonville State
Tre’Jon Lewis DE★★no new school on file

All-Big 12

2 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.