2022 West Virginia

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Neal Brown.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 2022, game by game: lost at No. 17 Pittsburgh 31–38; lost vs. Kansas 42–55; won vs. Towson 65–7; won at Virginia Tech 33–10; lost at Texas 20–38; won vs. Baylor 43–40; lost at Texas Tech 10–48; lost vs. No. 7 TCU 31–41; lost at Iowa State 14–31; won vs. Oklahoma 23–20; lost vs. No. 19 Kansas State 31–48; won at Oklahoma State 24–19+58−38Lost 31–38 at No. 17 Pittsburgh-7No. 17 PittsburghLost 42–55 vs. Kansas-13KansasWon 65–7 vs. Towson+58TowsonWon 33–10 at Virginia Tech+23Virginia TechLost 20–38 at Texas-18TexasWon 43–40 vs. Baylor+3BaylorLost 10–48 at Texas Tech-38Texas TechLost 31–41 vs. No. 7 TCU-10No. 7 TCULost 14–31 at Iowa State-17Iowa StateWon 23–20 vs. Oklahoma+3OklahomaLost 31–48 vs. No. 19 Kansas State-17No. 19 Kansas StateWon 24–19 at Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

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

  • Offense68th of 131
  • Defense110th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted96th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.2168th of 131
Defense0.1945%1.35110th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.12 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 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.2own 2715% allowed
Defense3.8own 3015% 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 yardsJ.T. Daniels QB2,097 yds
Passing touchdownsJ.T. Daniels QB13 TD
Rushing yardsTony Mathis RB562 yds
Rushing touchdownsC.J. Donaldson RB8 TD
Receiving yardsSam James WR745 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryce Wheaton WR7 TD
TacklesLee Kpogba LB92 tkl
SacksDante Stills DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsMalachi Ruffin CB2 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

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.902
Receivers43.00.866
Offensive line43.00.863
Defensive line23.00.862
Linebackers23.00.880
Defensive backs43.30.879
Athletes and specialists13.00.823
Whole class183.10.869

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 6Dante Stills DTArizona Cardinals

Roster 112

The 2022 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU9–⁠013–⁠22
Kansas State7–⁠210–⁠414
Texas6–⁠38–⁠525
Texas Tech5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠56–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠66–⁠7
Oklahoma3–⁠66–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State1–⁠84–⁠8

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