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2022 Virginia Tech

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Brent Pry.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 2022, game by game: lost at Old Dominion 17–20; won vs. Boston College 27–10; won vs. Wofford 27–7; lost vs. West Virginia 10–33; lost at North Carolina 10–41; lost at Pittsburgh 29–45; lost vs. Miami 14–20; lost at No. 24 NC State 21–22; lost vs. Georgia Tech 27–28; lost at Duke 7–24; won at Liberty 23–22+20−31Lost 17–20 at Old Dominion-3Old DominionWon 27–10 vs. Boston College+17Boston CollegeWon 27–7 vs. Wofford+20WoffordLost 10–33 vs. West Virginia-23West VirginiaLost 10–41 at North Carolina-31North CarolinaLost 29–45 at Pittsburgh-16PittsburghLost 14–20 vs. Miami-6MiamiLost 21–22 at No. 24 NC State-1No. 24 NC StateLost 27–28 vs. Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechLost 7–24 at Duke-17DukeWon 23–22 at Liberty+1Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atOld DominionL 17–⁠2047%
Sep 10vsBoston CollegeW 27–⁠1056%
Sep 17vsWoffordW 27–⁠791%
Sep 22vsWest VirginiaL 10–⁠3361%
Oct 1atNorth CarolinaL 10–⁠4132%
Oct 8atPittsburghL 29–⁠4521%
Oct 15vsMiamiL 14–⁠2047%
Oct 27at24NC StateL 21–⁠2220%
Nov 5vsGeorgia TechL 27–⁠2858%
Nov 12atDukeL 7–⁠2428%
Nov 19atLibertyW 23–⁠2216%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Liberty 23–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠272
Coach
Brent Pry
Elo
1395 −86 this season
SP+ rating
-9.5 No. 98 of 131; offense No. 125, defense No. 41, special teams No. 71
SRS
−8.7 No. 100 of 131 in FBS
Returning
23% of last season’s EPA, No. 118 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 36 roster talent No. 52 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tyler Bowen
Defensive coordinator
Chris Marve
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense111th of 131
  • Defense65th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted75th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0036%1.22111th of 131
Defense0.1137%1.3965th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.11 def		37% off
39% def		—99th off
75th 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
Offense2.6own 2816% allowed
Defense3.9own 2718% caused

CORE rating -9.5, 102nd of 131 (offense -6.7, defense 2.9).

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 yardsGrant Wells QB2,167 yds
Passing touchdownsGrant Wells QB9 TD
Rushing yardsKeshawn King RB443 yds
Rushing touchdownsGrant Wells QB6 TD
Receiving yardsKaleb Smith WR674 yds
Receiving touchdownsKaleb Smith WR3 TD
TacklesDax Hollifield LB82 tkl
SacksTyJuan Garbutt DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsArmani Chatman DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Gunner Givens DL★★★★No. 224
Benji Gosnell TE★★★★No. 311
Cam Johnson CB★★★★No. 333
Brody Meadows OT★★★No. 545
Johnny Dickson III OL★★★No. 545

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.867
Running backs13.00.859
Receivers43.30.874
Offensive line63.00.865
Defensive line63.20.870
Linebackers13.00.838
Defensive backs23.50.887
Athletes and specialists33.00.848
Whole class243.10.866

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 4Chamarri Conner SKansas City Chiefs

Roster 125

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 5

The 2022 portal
Jadan Blue WR★★★★from Temple
Grant Wells QB★★★from Marshall
Stephen Gosnell WR★★★from North Carolina
Jason Brown QB★★★from South Carolina
Pheldarius Payne DE★★★from Nebraska

Transfers out 17

Tayvion Robinson WR★★★to Kentucky
Braxton Burmeister QB★★★to San Diego State
Marco Lee RB★★★to South Alabama
Knox Kadum QB★★★to McNeese
Derrell Bailey Jr. OL★★★to South Florida
Bryce Goodner OL★★★to Chattanooga
D.J. Sims WR★★★no new school on file
Da’Shawn Elder S★★★to Middle Tennessee
Jalen Hampton RB★★★to Elon
Jared Gibble TE★★★to Campbell
Jordan Brunson RB★★★to Miami (OH)
Nadir Thompson CB★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠011–⁠313
North Carolina6–⁠29–⁠5
Florida State5–⁠310–⁠311
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh5–⁠39–⁠422
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠58–⁠5
Miami3–⁠55–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠63–⁠9
Virginia1–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠63–⁠8

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