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2022 Toledo

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jason Candle.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2022, game by game: won vs. Long Island University 37–0; won vs. Massachusetts 55–10; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 21–77; lost at San Diego State 14–17; won vs. Central Michigan 38–17; won at Northern Illinois 52–32; won vs. Kent State 52–31; lost at Buffalo 27–34; won at Eastern Michigan 27–24; won vs. Ball State 28–21; lost vs. Bowling Green 35–42; lost at Western Michigan 14–20; won vs. Ohio 17–7; won vs. Liberty 21–19+45−56Won 37–0 vs. Long Island University+37Long Island Uni…Won 55–10 vs. Massachusetts+45MassachusettsLost 21–77 at No. 3 Ohio State-56No. 3 Ohio StateLost 14–17 at San Diego State-3San Diego StateWon 38–17 vs. Central Michigan+21Central MichiganWon 52–32 at Northern Illinois+20Northern Illino…Won 52–31 vs. Kent State+21Kent StateLost 27–34 at Buffalo-7BuffaloWon 27–24 at Eastern Michigan+3Eastern MichiganWon 28–21 vs. Ball State+7Ball StateLost 35–42 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenLost 14–20 at Western Michigan-6Western MichiganWon 17–7 vs. Ohio+10OhioWon 21–19 vs. Liberty+2Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLong Island UniversityW 37–⁠090%
Sep 10vsMassachusettsW 55–⁠1085%
Sep 17at3Ohio StateL 21–⁠7720%
Sep 24atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠1742%
Oct 1vsCentral MichiganW 38–⁠1759%
Oct 8atNorthern IllinoisW 52–⁠3259%
Oct 15vsKent StateW 52–⁠3173%
Oct 22atBuffaloL 27–⁠3452%
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 27–⁠2455%
Nov 8vsBall StateW 28–⁠2170%
Nov 15vsBowling GreenL 35–⁠4280%
Nov 25atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠2058%
Dec 3vsOhioMAC ChampionshipW 17–⁠741%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsLibertyBoca Raton BowlW 21–⁠1951%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Liberty 21–⁠19 in the Boca Raton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠3 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠351
Coach
Jason Candle
Elo
1552 +36 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 81 of 131; offense No. 68, defense No. 68, special teams No. 121
SRS
−3.5 No. 76 of 131 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 78 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 92 roster talent No. 79 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mike Hallett and Robert Weiner
Defensive coordinators
Vince Kehres, Ross Watson and Craig Kuligowski
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 131
  • Defense36th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted60th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%1.2772nd of 131
Defense0.0537%1.3136th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.09 def		42% off
39% def		—81st off
60th 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
Offense4.0own 3016% allowed
Defense3.8own 3118% caused

CORE rating 7.3, 37th of 131 (offense 1.5, defense -5.8).

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 yardsDequan Finn QB2,265 yds
Passing touchdownsDequan Finn QB23 TD
Rushing yardsJacquez Stuart RB770 yds
Rushing touchdownsDequan Finn QB9 TD
Receiving yardsJerjuan Newton WR830 yds
Receiving touchdownsJerjuan Newton WR9 TD
TacklesDallas Gant LB102 tkl
SacksDesjaun Johnson DT5.5 sacks
InterceptionsQuinyon Mitchell CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Nasir Bowers CB★★★No. 1156
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S★★★No. 1376
Malachi Davis DL★★★No. 1404
Junior Vandeross III ATH★★★No. 1511
Kiel Eldridge DE★★★No. 1581

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.817
Receivers13.00.805
Offensive line13.00.838
Defensive line23.00.842
Linebackers13.00.838
Defensive backs23.00.850
Athletes and specialists33.00.823
Whole class123.00.831

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 7Desjuan Johnson DELos Angeles Rams

Roster 100

The 2022 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
Nick Turner CB★★★from Arkansas
Dallas Gant LB★★★from Ohio State
Peny Boone RB★★★from Maryland
Anthony Torres TE★★★from Western Michigan
Deshawn Holt DE★★★from Maryland
Jaret Frantz WR★★★from Ball State
Rourke Freeburg LB★★from Arizona

Transfers out 17

Matt Landers WR★★★to Arkansas
Isaiah Winstead WR★★★to East Carolina
Justin Clark CB★★★to Wisconsin
Carter Bradley QB★★★to South Alabama
Geri Theodore DE★★★no new school on file
Saeed Holt S★★★no new school on file
Dorian Wesley DL★★no new school on file
Noah Hamlin S★★no new school on file
Andrew Vaught OL★★★no new school on file
Cauren Lynch RB★★★no new school on file
DeAmonte King ATH★★★no new school on file
Gavin Hall QB★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio7–⁠110–⁠4
Eastern Michigan5–⁠39–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠39–⁠5
Buffalo5–⁠37–⁠6
Bowling Green5–⁠36–⁠7
Miami (OH)4–⁠46–⁠7
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠55–⁠7
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron1–⁠72–⁠10

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