2022 Utah State

6–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Blake Anderson.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 2022, game by game: won vs. UConn 31–20; lost at No. 1 Alabama 0–55; lost vs. Weber State 7–35; lost vs. UNLV 24–34; lost at No. 19 BYU 26–38; won vs. Air Force 34–27; won at Colorado State 17–13; lost at Wyoming 14–28; won vs. New Mexico 27–10; won at Hawai’i 41–34; won vs. San José State 35–31; lost at Boise State 23–42; lost vs. Memphis 10–38+17−55Won 31–20 vs. UConn+11UConnLost 0–55 at No. 1 Alabama-55No. 1 AlabamaLost 7–35 vs. Weber State-28Weber StateLost 24–34 vs. UNLV-10UNLVLost 26–38 at No. 19 BYU-12No. 19 BYUWon 34–27 vs. Air Force+7Air ForceWon 17–13 at Colorado State+4Colorado StateLost 14–28 at Wyoming-14WyomingWon 27–10 vs. New Mexico+17New MexicoWon 41–34 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’iWon 35–31 vs. San José State+4San José StateLost 23–42 at Boise State-19Boise StateLost 10–38 vs. Memphis-28Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vsUConnW 31–⁠2086%
Sep 3at1AlabamaL 0–⁠5522%
Sep 10vsWeber StateL 7–⁠3580%
Sep 24vsUNLVL 24–⁠3467%
Sep 29at19BYUL 26–⁠3822%
Oct 8vsAir ForceW 34–⁠2735%
Oct 15atColorado StateW 17–⁠1360%
Oct 22atWyomingL 14–⁠2845%
Nov 5vsNew MexicoW 27–⁠1079%
Nov 12atHawai’iW 41–⁠3462%
Nov 19vsSan José StateW 35–⁠3156%
Nov 25atBoise StateL 23–⁠4227%
Dec 27vsMemphisFirst Responder BowlL 10–⁠3847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Memphis 38–⁠10 in the First Responder Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠405
Coach
Blake Anderson
Elo
1469 −103 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 109 of 131; offense No. 75, defense No. 117, special teams No. 69
SRS
−12.1 No. 113 of 131 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 80 roster talent No. 115 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Tucker
Defensive coordinator
Ephraim Banda
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 131
  • Defense90th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.17110th of 131
Defense0.1442%1.3390th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.15 def
38% off
43% def
—119th off
104th 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
Offense2.9own 3116% allowed
Defense4.1own 2916% caused

CORE rating -10.4, 108th of 131 (offense -6.3, defense 4.0).

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 yardsCooper Legas QB1,499 yds
Passing touchdownsCooper Legas QB11 TD
Rushing yardsCalvin Tyler Jr. RB1,122 yds
Rushing touchdownsCalvin Tyler Jr. RB7 TD
Receiving yardsBrian Cobbs WR893 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrian Cobbs WR5 TD
TacklesA.J. Vongphachanh LB92 tkl
SacksDaniel Grzesiak LB8.5 sacks
InterceptionsIke Larsen S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Tavo Motu’apuaka OT★★★No. 1238
Irae Leilua OL★★★No. 1261
Weylin Lapuaho OL★★★No. 1261
Adam Tomczyk DL★★★No. 1571
James Aloisio OT★★★No. 1596

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.835
Running backs13.00.813
Receivers22.50.795
Offensive line73.00.835
Defensive line23.00.830
Linebackers43.00.817
Defensive backs32.70.806
Athletes and specialists33.00.826
Whole class232.90.822

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 105

The 2022 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2022 portal
Levi Williams QB★★★★from Wyoming
Brian Cobbs WR★★★from Maryland
Gurvan Hall Jr. S★★★from Miami
M.J. Tafisi LB★★★from Washington
Anthony Switzer S★★★from Arkansas State
Xavier Williams WR★★★from Alabama
Cade Parrish OT★★★from BYU
John Ward DL★★★from UCLA

Transfers out 18

Elelyon Noa RB★★★no new school on file
Zahodri Jackson CB★★★to North Texas
Andrew Peasley QB★★to Wyoming
Jahaziel Lee OT★★no new school on file
Mata Hola DE★★no new school on file
Cam Lampkin CB★★★to Washington State
Jaymason Willingham LB★★★to Portland State
Shawn Gates CB★★★no new school on file
Simon Thompson LB★★★no new school on file
Enoch Nawahine RB★★no new school on file
James Hansen DL★★no new school on file
Jesse Vasquez LS★★no new school on file

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠010–⁠4
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠424
Air Force5–⁠310–⁠3
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Wyoming5–⁠37–⁠6
San Diego State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State5–⁠36–⁠7
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠10
Nevada0–⁠82–⁠10
New Mexico0–⁠82–⁠10

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