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2022 Tulane

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Willie Fritz, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2022, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 42–10; won vs. Alcorn State 52–0; won at Kansas State 17–10; lost vs. Southern Miss 24–27; won at Houston 27–24; won vs. East Carolina 24–9; won at South Florida 45–31; won vs. Memphis 38–28; won at Tulsa 27–13; lost vs. No. 22 UCF 31–38; won vs. SMU 59–24; won at No. 21 Cincinnati 27–24; won vs. No. 22 UCF 45–28; won vs. No. 8 USC 46–45+52−7Won 42–10 vs. Massachusetts+32MassachusettsWon 52–0 vs. Alcorn State+52Alcorn StateWon 17–10 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 24–27 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 27–24 at Houston+3HoustonWon 24–9 vs. East Carolina+15East CarolinaWon 45–31 at South Florida+14South FloridaWon 38–28 vs. Memphis+10MemphisWon 27–13 at Tulsa+14TulsaLost 31–38 vs. No. 22 UCF-7No. 22 UCFWon 59–24 vs. SMU+35SMUWon 27–24 at No. 21 Cincinnati+3No. 21 CincinnatiWon 45–28 vs. No. 22 UCF+17No. 22 UCFWon 46–45 vs. No. 8 USC+1No. 8 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMassachusettsW 42–⁠1077%
Sep 10vsAlcorn StateW 52–⁠080%
Sep 17atKansas StateW 17–⁠1027%
Sep 24vsSouthern MissL 24–⁠2772%
Sep 30atHoustonW 27–⁠2431%
Oct 8vsEast CarolinaW 24–⁠954%
Oct 15atSouth FloridaW 45–⁠3168%
Oct 22vsMemphisW 38–⁠2857%
Nov 5atTulsaW 27–⁠1355%
Nov 12vs22UCFL 31–⁠3851%
Nov 17vsSMUW 59–⁠2453%
Nov 25at21CincinnatiW 27–⁠2426%
Dec 3vs22UCFAmerican Athletic ChampionshipW 45–⁠2856%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs8USCCotton BowlW 46–⁠4550%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 46–⁠45 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; American Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 23
  3. Wk 10: 19
  4. Wk 11: 16
  5. Wk 12: 21
  6. Wk 13: 19
  7. Wk 14: 18
  8. Wk 15: 14
  9. Final: 9

American Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearWillie Fritz, coach

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 first in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 9
Points
504–⁠311
Coach
Willie Fritz
Elo
1651 +213 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 28 of 131; offense No. 47, defense No. 29, special teams No. 62
SRS
10.6 No. 21 of 131 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 5 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 74 roster talent No. 74 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jim Svoboda
Defensive coordinator
Chris Hampton
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense16th of 131
  • Defense56th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2244%1.3516th of 131
Defense0.0943%1.1056th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.06 def		43% off
41% def		—19th off
39th 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
Offense4.5own 3213% allowed
Defense3.8own 2812% caused

CORE rating 11.3, 17th of 131 (offense 6.3, defense -5.0).

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 yardsMichael Pratt QB3,010 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Pratt QB27 TD
Rushing yardsTyjae Spears RB1,581 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyjae Spears RB19 TD
Receiving yardsShae Wyatt WR692 yds
Receiving touchdownsDuece Watts WR8 TD
TacklesDorian Williams LB105 tkl
SacksDarius Hodges DL5 sacks
InterceptionsJarius Monroe DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Blake Gunter TE★★★No. 766
Maxie Baudoin IV DL★★★No. 766
Taylor Love LB★★★No. 934
Makhi Hughes RB★★★No. 1156
Kentrell Webb S★★★No. 1261

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs13.00.854
Receivers33.00.855
Offensive line23.00.822
Defensive line53.00.841
Linebackers13.00.863
Defensive backs23.00.828
Athletes and specialists13.00.846
Whole class163.00.842

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 3Tyjae Spears RBTennessee Titans
Rd 3Dorian Williams ILBBuffalo Bills

Roster 116

The 2022 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Patrick Jenkins DL★★★from TCU
Prince Pines OT★★★from Sam Houston
Ashaad Clayton RB★★★from Colorado
Lummie Young IV S★★★from Duke
Lawrence Keys III WR★★★from Notre Dame
Deajaun McDougle WR★★★from Maryland
Jarius Monroe S★★★from Nicholls
Kanan Ray OLfrom Colorado

Transfers out 9

Jeffery Johnson DL★★★★to Oklahoma
Kevaris Hall CB★★★to SMU
Kolby Phillips CB★★★no new school on file
Cornelius Dyson ATH★★★no new school on file
Devin Brumfield RB★★★no new school on file
Keitha Jones Jr. TE★★★no new school on file
Will Wallace TE★★★returned to Tulane
Matthew Hightower LB★★no new school on file
Reginald Neely CBno new school on file

2022 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane7–⁠112–⁠29
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
UCF6–⁠29–⁠5
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Navy4–⁠44–⁠8
Memphis3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa3–⁠55–⁠7
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
South Florida0–⁠81–⁠11

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