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2022 Washington

11–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Kalen DeBoer, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2022, game by game: won vs. Kent State 45–20; won vs. Portland State 52–6; won vs. No. 11 Michigan State 39–28; won vs. Stanford 40–22; lost at UCLA 32–40; lost at Arizona State 38–45; won vs. Arizona 49–39; won at California 28–21; won vs. No. 24 Oregon State 24–21; won at No. 6 Oregon 37–34; won vs. Colorado 54–7; won at Washington State 51–33; won vs. No. 21 Texas 27–20+47−8Won 45–20 vs. Kent State+25Kent StateWon 52–6 vs. Portland State+46Portland StateWon 39–28 vs. No. 11 Michigan State+11No. 11 Michigan StateWon 40–22 vs. Stanford+18StanfordLost 32–40 at UCLA-8UCLALost 38–45 at Arizona State-7Arizona StateWon 49–39 vs. Arizona+10ArizonaWon 28–21 at California+7CaliforniaWon 24–21 vs. No. 24 Oregon State+3No. 24 Oregon StateWon 37–34 at No. 6 Oregon+3No. 6 OregonWon 54–7 vs. Colorado+47ColoradoWon 51–33 at Washington State+18Washington StateWon 27–20 vs. No. 21 Texas+7No. 21 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsKent StateW 45–⁠2060%
Sep 10vsPortland StateW 52–⁠682%
Sep 17vs11Michigan StateW 39–⁠2841%
Sep 24vsStanfordW 40–⁠2275%
Sep 30atUCLAL 32–⁠4035%
Oct 8atArizona StateL 38–⁠4554%
Oct 15vsArizonaW 49–⁠3973%
Oct 22atCaliforniaW 28–⁠2151%
Nov 4vs24Oregon StateW 24–⁠2153%
Nov 12at6OregonW 37–⁠3425%
Nov 19vsColoradoW 54–⁠786%
Nov 26atWashington StateW 51–⁠3344%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs21TexasAlamo BowlW 27–⁠2045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 27–⁠20 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 5: 15
  3. Wk 6: 21
  4. Wk 11: 24
  5. Wk 12: 15
  6. Wk 13: 12
  7. Wk 14: 9
  8. Wk 15: 12
  9. Final: 8

Led the nationMichael Penix Jr.: total offense per game (364.1)

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
516–⁠336
Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Elo
1657 +179 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 18 of 131; offense No. 12, defense No. 57, special teams No. 64
SRS
12.1 No. 17 of 131 in FBS
Returning
83% of last season’s EPA, No. 13 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 96 roster talent No. 21 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Grubb
Defensive coordinators
William Inge and Chuck Morrell
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 131
  • Defense103rd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted91st of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3252%1.254th of 131
Defense0.1745%1.33103rd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
0.14 def		49% off
43% def		—5th off
91st 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
Offense4.8own 309% allowed
Defense4.0own 2614% caused

CORE rating 9.0, 28th of 131 (offense 14.0, defense 5.0).

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 yardsMichael Penix Jr. QB4,641 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Penix Jr. QB31 TD
Rushing yardsWayne Taulapapa RB882 yds
Rushing touchdownsCameron Davis RB13 TD
Receiving yardsRome Odunze WR1,145 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen McMillan WR9 TD
TacklesAlex Cook S77 tkl
SacksBralen Trice DE9 sacks
InterceptionsAsa Turner DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Ryan Otton TE★★★★No. 259
Tristan Dunn S★★★No. 443
Parker Brailsford OL★★★No. 522
Lance Holtzclaw DE★★★No. 664
Denzel Boston WR★★★No. 896

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.785
Receivers23.50.886
Offensive line13.00.883
Defensive line33.00.843
Linebackers13.00.830
Defensive backs23.00.865
Athletes and specialists32.30.783
Whole class142.90.833

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 117

The 2022 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2022 portal
Aaron Dumas RB★★★★from New Mexico
Cam Bright LB★★★from Pittsburgh
Kristopher Moll LB★★★from UAB
Lonyatta Alexander WR★★★from Arizona State
Jordan Perryman CB★★★from UC Davis
Michael Penix Jr. QB★★★from Indiana
Wayne Taulapapa RB★★★from Virginia
Will Nixon WR★★★from Nebraska
Kevin Ryan Pfrom Idaho State

Transfers out 20

Jackson Sirmon LB★★★★to California
Jacobe Covington CB★★★to USC
Sam Taimani DL★★★to Oregon
Terrell Bynum WR★★★to USC
Laiatu Latu DE★★★to UCLA
Emeka Megwa RB★★★no new school on file
Mark Redman TE★★★to San Diego State
M.J. Tafisi LB★★★to Utah State
Tim Horn K★★★to Rice
Carson Smith TE★★no new school on file
Will Latu LB★★★★no new school on file
Caleb Berry RB★★★no new school on file

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 Pac-12 standings

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.