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2022 Virginia

3–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tony Elliott.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 2022, game by game: won vs. Richmond 34–17; lost at Illinois 3–24; won vs. Old Dominion 16–14; lost at Syracuse 20–22; lost at Duke 17–38; lost vs. Louisville 17–34; won at Georgia Tech 16–9; lost vs. Miami 12–14; lost vs. No. 17 North Carolina 28–31; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–37+17−30Won 34–17 vs. Richmond+17RichmondLost 3–24 at Illinois-21IllinoisWon 16–14 vs. Old Dominion+2Old DominionLost 20–22 at Syracuse-2SyracuseLost 17–38 at Duke-21DukeLost 17–34 vs. Louisville-17LouisvilleWon 16–9 at Georgia Tech+7Georgia TechLost 12–14 vs. Miami-2MiamiLost 28–31 vs. No. 17 North Carolina-3No. 17 North CarolinaLost 7–37 vs. Pittsburgh-30Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsRichmondW 34–⁠1776%
Sep 10atIllinoisL 3–⁠2444%
Sep 17vsOld DominionW 16–⁠1463%
Sep 23atSyracuseL 20–⁠2237%
Oct 1atDukeL 17–⁠3848%
Oct 8vsLouisvilleL 17–⁠3450%
Oct 20atGeorgia TechW 16–⁠938%
Oct 29vsMiamiL 12–⁠1454%
Nov 5vs17North CarolinaL 28–⁠3134%
Nov 12vsPittsburghL 7–⁠3736%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 37–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠240
Coach
Tony Elliott
Elo
1401 −91 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 95 of 131; offense No. 116, defense No. 46, special teams No. 87
SRS
−6.0 No. 90 of 131 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 18 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 66 roster talent No. 59 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Desmond Kitchings
Defensive coordinator
John Rudzinski
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense123rd of 131
  • Defense50th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted56th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0539%1.13123rd of 131
Defense0.0841%1.0650th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.09 def		40% off
41% def		—121st off
56th 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
Offense2.8own 2822% allowed
Defense3.5own 2915% caused

CORE rating -4.1, 83rd of 131 (offense -11.0, defense -6.9).

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 yardsBrennan Armstrong QB2,210 yds
Passing touchdownsBrennan Armstrong QB7 TD
Rushing yardsBrennan Armstrong QB371 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrennan Armstrong QB6 TD
Receiving yardsKeytaon Thompson WR579 yds
Receiving touchdownsDontayvion Wicks WR2 TD
TacklesNick Jackson LB104 tkl
SacksChico Bennett Jr. DE7 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Johnson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Dakota Twitty WR★★★★No. 309
Karson Gay TE★★★No. 855
Snoop Leota-Amaama OL★★★No. 920
Xavier Brown RB★★★No. 960
Stevie Bracey LB★★★No. 997

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.849
Running backs13.00.862
Receivers33.30.875
Offensive line63.00.841
Defensive line13.00.842
Linebackers23.00.852
Athletes and specialists13.00.830
Whole class163.10.851

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 5Dontayvion Wicks WRGreen Bay Packers

Roster 122

The 2022 roster

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

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
Kameron Butler DE★★★★from Miami (OH)
Mac Hollensteiner OT★★★from Georgetown
Paul Akere WDE★★★from Columbia
John Paul Flores OT★★★from Dartmouth
Devin Chandler WR★★★from Wisconsin
Jack Camper DL★★★from Michigan State
Cody Brown RB★★★★from Miami

Transfers out 20

Olusegun Oluwatimi OL★★★★to Michigan
Noah Taylor LB★★★to North Carolina
Ryan Swoboda OT★★★to UCF
Bobby Haskins OT★★★to USC
Joseph Bissinger OT★★★to SMU
West Weeks ATH★★★to LSU
Jacob Rodriguez QB★★★to Texas Tech
Josh Hayes CB★★★to Kansas State
Nusi Malani DL★★★to Washington State
Wayne Taulapapa RB★★★to Washington
Joseph White S★★★no new school on file
Jesiah Davis WR★★★no new school on file

And 8 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.