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2022 Texas

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Steve Sarkisian, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2022, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 52–10; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 19–20; won vs. UTSA 41–20; lost at Texas Tech 34–37; won vs. West Virginia 38–20; won vs. Oklahoma 49–0; won vs. Iowa State 24–21; lost at No. 11 Oklahoma State 34–41; won at No. 13 Kansas State 34–27; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 10–17; won at Kansas 55–14; won vs. Baylor 38–27; lost vs. No. 12 Washington 20–27+49−7Won 52–10 vs. UL Monroe+42UL MonroeLost 19–20 vs. No. 1 Alabama-1No. 1 AlabamaWon 41–20 vs. UTSA+21UTSALost 34–37 at Texas Tech-3Texas TechWon 38–20 vs. West Virginia+18West VirginiaWon 49–0 vs. Oklahoma+49OklahomaWon 24–21 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 34–41 at No. 11 Oklahoma State-7No. 11 Oklahoma StateWon 34–27 at No. 13 Kansas State+7No. 13 Kansas StateLost 10–17 vs. No. 4 TCU-7No. 4 TCUWon 55–14 at Kansas+41KansasWon 38–27 vs. Baylor+11BaylorLost 20–27 vs. No. 12 Washington-7No. 12 Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUL MonroeW 52–⁠1076%
Sep 10vs1AlabamaL 19–⁠2029%
Sep 17vsUTSAW 41–⁠2056%
Sep 24atTexas TechL 34–⁠3749%
Oct 1vsWest VirginiaW 38–⁠2064%
Oct 8vsOklahomaW 49–⁠044%
Oct 15vsIowa StateW 24–⁠2165%
Oct 22at11Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠4133%
Nov 5at13Kansas StateW 34–⁠2740%
Nov 12vs4TCUL 10–⁠1753%
Nov 19atKansasW 55–⁠1463%
Nov 25vsBaylorW 38–⁠2762%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs12WashingtonAlamo BowlL 20–⁠2755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 27–⁠20 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 21
  2. Wk 4: 22
  3. Wk 7: 22
  4. Wk 8: 20
  5. Wk 11: 18
  6. Wk 13: 24
  7. Wk 14: 21
  8. Wk 15: 21
  9. Final: 25

Doak Walker AwardBijan Robinson, RB

Consensus All-AmericanBijan Robinson, RB

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 18
Points
448–⁠281
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1645 +113 this season
SP+ rating
23.1 No. 7 of 131; offense No. 20, defense No. 14, special teams No. 38
SRS
17.1 No. 7 of 131 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 69 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 5 roster talent No. 6 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kyle Flood
Defensive coordinators
Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Choate

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 131
  • Defense42nd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted14th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2347%1.2114th of 131
Defense0.0739%1.2742nd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.22 off
0.04 def		48% off
38% def		—14th off
29th 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
Offense4.4own 3011% allowed
Defense3.0own 3016% caused

CORE rating 15.5, 11th of 131 (offense 7.9, defense -7.7).

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 yardsQuinn Ewers QB2,128 yds
Passing touchdownsQuinn Ewers QB15 TD
Rushing yardsBijan Robinson RB1,578 yds
Rushing touchdownsBijan Robinson RB18 TD
Receiving yardsXavier Worthy WR760 yds
Receiving touchdownsXavier Worthy WR9 TD
TacklesJaylan Ford LB109 tkl
SacksBarryn Sorrell LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsJaylan Ford LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

D.J. Campbell OL★★★★★No. 10
Kelvin Banks Jr. OT★★★★★No. 33
Terrance Brooks CB★★★★No. 83
Neto Umeozulu OL★★★★No. 91
J’Mond Tapp DE★★★★No. 107
Justice Finkley DE★★★★No. 116
B.J. Allen Jr. S★★★★No. 125
Brenen Thompson WR★★★★No. 131

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.929
Running backs23.50.866
Receivers14.00.948
Offensive line74.10.930
Defensive line84.00.916
Linebackers13.00.883
Defensive backs54.00.933
Athletes and specialists42.80.835
Whole class293.80.908

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 1Bijan Robinson RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3DeMarvion Overshown ILBDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Roschon Johnson RBChicago Bears
Rd 6Keondre Coburn DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Moro Ojomo DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 124

The 2022 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
Quinn Ewers QB★★★★★from Ohio State
Isaiah Neyor WR★★★★from Wyoming
Jahleel Billingsley TE★★★★from Alabama
Agiye Hall WR★★★★from Alabama
Ryan Watts CB★★★from Ohio State
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey LB★★★from James Madison
Tarique Milton WR★★★from Iowa State

Transfers out 23

Casey Thompson QB★★★to Nebraska
Terrence Cooks II LB★★★to TCU
Chris Adimora S★★★to SMU
Jared Wiley TE★★★to TCU
Kelvontay Dixon WR★★★to SMU
Marcus Washington WR★★★to Nebraska
David Abiara SDE★★★to SMU
Joshua Moore WR★★★no new school on file
B.J. Foster S★★★to Sam Houston
Ayodele Adeoye LB★★★to Sacramento State
Rafiti Ghirmai OL★★★no new school on file
Marcus Tillman Jr. LB★★★to Navarro College

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 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

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.