2022 Washington State

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Jake Dickert.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2022, game by game: won vs. Idaho 24–17; won at No. 19 Wisconsin 17–14; won vs. Colorado State 38–7; lost vs. No. 15 Oregon 41–44; won vs. California 28–9; lost at No. 6 USC 14–30; lost at Oregon State 10–24; lost vs. No. 14 Utah 17–21; won at Stanford 52–14; won vs. Arizona State 28–18; won at Arizona 31–20; lost vs. No. 12 Washington 33–51; lost vs. Fresno State 6–29+38−23Won 24–17 vs. Idaho+7IdahoWon 17–14 at No. 19 Wisconsin+3No. 19 WisconsinWon 38–7 vs. Colorado State+31Colorado StateLost 41–44 vs. No. 15 Oregon-3No. 15 OregonWon 28–9 vs. California+19CaliforniaLost 14–30 at No. 6 USC-16No. 6 USCLost 10–24 at Oregon State-14Oregon StateLost 17–21 vs. No. 14 Utah-4No. 14 UtahWon 52–14 at Stanford+38StanfordWon 28–18 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateWon 31–20 at Arizona+11ArizonaLost 33–51 vs. No. 12 Washington-18No. 12 WashingtonLost 6–29 vs. Fresno State-23Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fresno State 29–⁠6 in the LA Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠298
Coach
Jake Dickert
Elo
1531 −11 this season
SP+ rating
9.5 No. 37 of 131; offense No. 78, defense No. 19, special teams No. 25
SRS
4.7 No. 48 of 131 in FBS
Returning
8% of last season’s EPA, No. 128 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 60 roster talent No. 70 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eric Morris
Defensive coordinator
Brian Ward
Offense
Air raid
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense65th of 131
  • Defense58th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted75th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted40th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0941%1.3065th of 131
Defense0.1043%1.2758th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.06 def
40% off
41% def
—75th off
40th 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
Offense4.0own 3019% allowed
Defense3.3own 2818% caused

CORE rating -4.7, 87th of 131 (offense -5.8, defense -1.1).

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 yardsCam Ward QB3,218 yds
Passing touchdownsCam Ward QB23 TD
Rushing yardsNakia Watson RB768 yds
Rushing touchdownsNakia Watson RB9 TD
Receiving yardsDe’Zhaun Stribling WR602 yds
Receiving touchdownsDe’Zhaun Stribling WR5 TD
TacklesDaiyan Henley LB106 tkl
SacksBrennan Jackson DE5 sacks
InterceptionsSam Lockett DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Andre Dollar TE★★★No. 464
Taariq Al-Uqdah LB★★★No. 618
Rashad McKenzie DL★★★No. 799
Djouvensky Schlenbaker RB★★★No. 896
Eric Wilder OT★★★No. 1090

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.828
Running backs23.00.856
Receivers52.60.825
Offensive line42.80.824
Defensive line52.80.834
Linebackers42.80.834
Defensive backs33.00.826
Athletes and specialists22.50.795
Whole class272.80.828

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 3Daiyan Henley ILBLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 121

The 2022 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2022 portal

Transfers out 30

Cade Beresford OT★★★to Boise State
Jayden de Laura QB★★★to Arizona
Joey Hobert WR★★★to Utah Tech
Xavier Young DL★★★no new school on file
Halid Djibril S★★★no new school on file
James McNorton OT★★★to San José State
Willie Taylor DE★★★to Eastern Kentucky
Andrew Boyle K★★★to Oregon
Cammon Cooper QB★★★to Hawai’i
Dylan Mayginnes OL★★★to Montana
Billy Pospisil III WR★★★to Colorado School of Mines
Marquise Freeman DE★★★no new school on file

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Pac-12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠211–⁠28
Oregon7–⁠210–⁠315
Utah7–⁠210–⁠410
Oregon State6–⁠310–⁠317
UCLA6–⁠39–⁠421
Washington State4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠65–⁠7
California2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford1–⁠83–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠81–⁠11

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