
2022 West Virginia
5–7 (3–6 Big 12), coached by Neal Brown. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Towson 65–7Sep 17
By 58 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Kansas 42–55Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 31–38 | 27% |
| Sep 10 | vs | L 42–55 | 76% |
| Sep 17 | vs | W 65–7 | 77% |
| Sep 22 | at | W 33–10 | 39% |
| Oct 1 | at | L 20–38 | 36% |
| Oct 13 | vs | W 43–40 | 38% |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–48 | 42% |
| Oct 29 | vs | L 31–41 | 34% |
| Nov 5 | at | L 14–31 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs | W 23–20 | 36% |
| Nov 19 | vs | L 31–48 | 31% |
| Nov 26 | at | W 24–19 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 24–19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–6 tied for 7th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 367–395
- Coach
- Neal Brown
- Elo
- 1480 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.4 No. 63 of 131; offense No. 30, defense No. 101, special teams No. 43
- SRS
- 3.9 No. 53 of 131 in FBS
- Returning
- 19% of last season’s EPA, No. 125 of 130
- Recruiting class
- No. 35 roster talent No. 43 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Graham Harrell
- Defensive coordinators
- Jordan Lesley and ShaDon Brown
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- Multiple
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.09 | 43% | 1.21 | 68th of 131 |
| Defense | 0.19 | 45% | 1.35 | 110th of 131 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.12 off 0.15 def | 44% off 44% def | — | 50th off 96th 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 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 4.2 | own 27 | 15% allowed |
| Defense | 3.8 | own 30 | 15% caused |
CORE rating -2.8, 78th of 131 (offense -0.2, defense 2.5).
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 yards | J.T. Daniels QB | 2,097 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | J.T. Daniels QB | 13 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tony Mathis RB | 562 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | C.J. Donaldson RB | 8 TD |
| Receiving yards | Sam James WR | 745 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Bryce Wheaton WR | 7 TD |
| Tackles | Lee Kpogba LB | 92 tkl |
| Sacks | Dante Stills DL | 4.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Malachi Ruffin CB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2022 class
| Jacolby Spells CB | ★★★★ | No. 213 |
| Nicco Marchiol QB | ★★★★ | No. 289 |
| Trey Lathan LB | ★★★ | No. 457 |
| Corbin Page TE | ★★★ | No. 494 |
| Christion Stokes S | ★★★ | No. 494 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2022 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.902 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.866 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.863 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.0 | 0.880 |
| Defensive backs | 4 | 3.3 | 0.879 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.823 |
| Whole class | 18 | 3.1 | 0.869 |
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 6 | Dante Stills DT | Arizona Cardinals |
Roster 112
The 2022 roster112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster
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All-Big 12
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Dante StillsDLCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
Zach FrazierCCoaches-2; Media-2
Bryce Ford-WheatonWRCoaches-2
Aubrey BurksDBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2022 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9–0 | 13–2 | 2 | |
| 7–2 | 10–4 | 14 | |
| 6–3 | 8–5 | 25 | |
| 5–4 | 8–5 | ||
| 4–5 | 7–6 | ||
| 4–5 | 6–7 | ||
| 3–6 | 6–7 | ||
| 3–6 | 6–7 | ||
| 3–6 | 5–7 | ||
| 1–8 | 4–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.