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2022 Tulsa

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by Philip Montgomery.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2022, game by game: lost at Wyoming 37–40; won vs. Northern Illinois 38–35; won vs. Jacksonville State 54–17; lost at No. 16 Ole Miss 27–35; lost vs. Cincinnati 21–31; lost at Navy 21–53; won at Temple 27–16; lost vs. SMU 34–45; lost vs. No. 19 Tulane 13–27; lost at Memphis 10–26; won vs. South Florida 48–42; won at Houston 37–30+37−32Lost 37–40 at Wyoming-3WyomingWon 38–35 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 54–17 vs. Jacksonville State+37Jacksonville St…Lost 27–35 at No. 16 Ole Miss-8No. 16 Ole MissLost 21–31 vs. Cincinnati-10CincinnatiLost 21–53 at Navy-32NavyWon 27–16 at Temple+11TempleLost 34–45 vs. SMU-11SMULost 13–27 vs. No. 19 Tulane-14No. 19 TulaneLost 10–26 at Memphis-16MemphisWon 48–42 vs. South Florida+6South FloridaWon 37–30 at Houston+7Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atWyomingL 37–⁠4051%
Sep 10vsNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠3563%
Sep 17vsJacksonville StateW 54–⁠1772%
Sep 24at16Ole MissL 27–⁠3529%
Oct 1vsCincinnatiL 21–⁠3134%
Oct 8atNavyL 21–⁠5356%
Oct 21atTempleW 27–⁠1661%
Oct 29vsSMUL 34–⁠4552%
Nov 5vs19TulaneL 13–⁠2745%
Nov 10atMemphisL 10–⁠2634%
Nov 18vsSouth FloridaW 48–⁠4277%
Nov 26atHoustonW 37–⁠3021%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 37–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠397
Coach
Philip Montgomery
Elo
1473 −58 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 87 of 131; offense No. 44, defense No. 117, special teams No. 71
SRS
−4.6 No. 84 of 131 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 112 roster talent No. 83 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Luke Olson
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 131
  • Defense83rd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted74th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1041%1.2759th of 131
Defense0.1340%1.3383rd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.11 def		41% off
40% def		—60th off
74th 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
Offense4.6own 2817% allowed
Defense4.2own 2915% caused

CORE rating 0.6, 63rd of 131 (offense 0.5, defense -0.1).

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 yardsDavis Brin QB2,138 yds
Passing touchdownsDavis Brin QB17 TD
Rushing yardsDeneric Prince RB729 yds
Rushing touchdownsSteven Anderson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsKeylon Stokes WR1,224 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeylon Stokes WR8 TD
TacklesJustin Wright LB101 tkl
SacksJoseph Anderson DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsJustin Wright LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Keith Wheeler WR★★★No. 1168
Cardell Williams QB★★★No. 1316
Nunu Campbell CB★★★No. 1341
Charles Hodge IV WR★★★No. 1692
Eli McWilliams LB★★★No. 1704

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.849
Receivers43.00.828
Offensive line22.00.792
Defensive line12.00.779
Linebackers13.00.833
Defensive backs13.00.848
Whole class102.70.821

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.

Roster 115

The 2022 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
Chris Akporoghene OL★★★from Tennessee
Ani Izuchukwu DE★★★from Mississippi State
Jayden Simon DL★★★from Colorado
Darrell Simpson OT★★★★from Oklahoma
Brody Wisecarver OT★★★from Illinois
Isaiah Epps WR★★★from Kentucky
Tahj Gary RB★★★from Virginia Tech

Transfers out 6

Jaxon Player DL★★★★to Baylor
Sam Crawford Jr. WR★★★to Rice
X’Zauvea Gadlin OL★★★to Liberty
Jalen Paxton WR★★★no new school on file
Malik Rodgers WR★★★no new school on file
James Palmer TE★★no 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.