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2022 Troy

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Jon Sumrall, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2022, game by game: lost at No. 21 Ole Miss 10–28; won vs. Alabama A&M 38–17; lost at App State 28–32; won vs. Marshall 16–7; won at Western Kentucky 34–27; won vs. Southern Miss 27–10; won vs. Texas State 17–14; won at South Alabama 10–6; won at Louisiana 23–17; won vs. Army 10–9; won vs. UL Monroe 34–16; won at Arkansas State 48–19; won vs. Coastal Carolina 45–26; won vs. No. 22 UTSA 18–12+29−18Lost 10–28 at No. 21 Ole Miss-18No. 21 Ole MissWon 38–17 vs. Alabama A&M+21Alabama A&MLost 28–32 at App State-4App StateWon 16–7 vs. Marshall+9MarshallWon 34–27 at Western Kentucky+7Western KentuckyWon 27–10 vs. Southern Miss+17Southern MissWon 17–14 vs. Texas State+3Texas StateWon 10–6 at South Alabama+4South AlabamaWon 23–17 at Louisiana+6LouisianaWon 10–9 vs. Army+1ArmyWon 34–16 vs. UL Monroe+18UL MonroeWon 48–19 at Arkansas State+29Arkansas StateWon 45–26 vs. Coastal Carolina+19Coastal CarolinaWon 18–12 vs. No. 22 UTSA+6No. 22 UTSA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at21Ole MissL 10–⁠2824%
Sep 10vsAlabama A&MW 38–⁠1774%
Sep 17atApp StateL 28–⁠3225%
Sep 24vsMarshallW 16–⁠745%
Oct 1atWestern KentuckyW 34–⁠2726%
Oct 8vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠1071%
Oct 15vsTexas StateW 17–⁠1471%
Oct 20atSouth AlabamaW 10–⁠641%
Nov 5atLouisianaW 23–⁠1738%
Nov 12vsArmyW 10–⁠969%
Nov 19vsUL MonroeW 34–⁠1681%
Nov 26atArkansas StateW 48–⁠1975%
Dec 3vsCoastal CarolinaSun Belt ChampionshipW 45–⁠2658%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvs22UTSACure BowlW 18–⁠1245%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTSA 18–⁠12 in the Cure Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 23
  2. Final: 19

Sun Belt Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 19
Points
358–⁠240
Coach
Jon Sumrall
Elo
1655 +197 this season
SP+ rating
8.1 No. 44 of 131; offense No. 107, defense No. 8, special teams No. 13
SRS
2.4 No. 60 of 131 in FBS
Returning
68% of last season’s EPA, No. 47 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 130 roster talent No. 90 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Joe Craddock
Defensive coordinator
Shiel Wood
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 131
  • Defense16th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0739%1.3378th of 131
Defense-0.0041%1.0516th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.01 def		39% off
41% def		—77th off
21st 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
Offense3.5own 3016% allowed
Defense3.0own 2816% caused

CORE rating 7.8, 35th of 131 (offense -0.8, defense -8.6).

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 yardsGunnar Watson QB2,814 yds
Passing touchdownsGunnar Watson QB14 TD
Rushing yardsKimani Vidal RB1,136 yds
Rushing touchdownsKimani Vidal RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTez Johnson WR858 yds
Receiving touchdownsRaJae’ Johnson WR7 TD
TacklesCarlton Martial LB126 tkl
SacksT.J. Jackson DL9.5 sacks
InterceptionsReddy Steward CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Tae Meadows RB★★★No. 1116
Nasir Pogue CB★★★No. 1261
Tucker Kilcrease QB★★★No. 1925
Blake Matthews ATH★★★No. 2089
Matthew Johnson OT★★★No. 2348

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.825
Running backs13.00.856
Offensive line23.00.800
Linebackers12.00.783
Defensive backs13.00.850
Athletes and specialists13.00.819
Whole class72.90.819

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 4Jake Andrews CNew England Patriots

Roster 124

The 2022 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal
RaJae’ Johnson WR★★★from UAB
Peter Costelli QB★★★★from Utah
Collin Westfelt LSfrom Georgia State
Jeremiah Frazier OLfrom Tennessee State

Transfers out 12

Devan Barrett CB★★★no new school on file
Taylor Powell QB★★★to Eastern Michigan
Cam Williams DL★★★no new school on file
Donald Clea S★★★no new school on file
Ivan Shultz OL★★★no new school on file
Josh Brown CB★★★no new school on file
Kyle Toole QB★★★to Georgia Southern
Kyran Griffin WR★★★no new school on file
Ollie Finch Jr WR★★★no new school on file
Toryque Bateman OL★★★no new school on file
Anthony Frederique Pno new school on file
Brooks Weeks LBno new school on file

2022 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy7–⁠112–⁠219
South Alabama7–⁠110–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠28–⁠3
Coastal Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Marshall5–⁠39–⁠4
Southern Miss4–⁠47–⁠6
Louisiana4–⁠46–⁠7
App State3–⁠56–⁠6
Georgia Southern3–⁠56–⁠7
UL Monroe3–⁠54–⁠8
Georgia State3–⁠54–⁠8
Texas State2–⁠64–⁠8
Old Dominion2–⁠63–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠73–⁠9

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