2022 season: games and coaching changes
- National champion
- Georgia
- No. 1 in the last AP poll before the bowls
- Georgia
- Head-coach changes listed
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Your team
The 2022 College Football Playoff, game by game
Marquee games
- Game
Tennessee52
Alabama49October 15, 2022 - Upset of a higher-ranked team · Overtime
LSU32
Alabama31November 5, 2022 - Pac-12 Championship Game
Utah47
USC24December 2, 2022 - Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship
Kansas State31
TCU28December 3, 2022 - CFP Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl
TCU51
Michigan45December 31, 2022 - CFP National Championship
Georgia65
TCU7January 9, 2023
Biggest ranked-team losses
Regular season. Ranks are the AP poll of the game’s own week; a loss to an unranked team, or one ranked 5 or more spots lower.
- No. 3 TCU lost to No. 13 Kansas State, 31-28, Dec 3
- No. 4 USC lost to No. 12 Utah, 47-24, Dec 2
- No. 5 Clemson lost to Notre Dame, unranked, 35-14, Nov 5
- No. 5 Tennessee lost to South Carolina, unranked, 63-38, Nov 19
- No. 6 Texas A&M lost to App State, unranked, 17-14, Sep 10
- No. 6 Oklahoma lost to Kansas State, unranked, 41-34, Sep 24
- No. 6 LSU lost to Texas A&M, unranked, 38-23, Nov 26
- No. 6 Oregon lost to No. 24 Washington, 37-34, Nov 12
Most ranked teams lost in week 5 of 2022: 10, 2 of them in the top 10.
Darker = more ranked teams lost that week. Each cell links to that week’s first game below.
Ranked-team losses by week, as a table
| Week | Dates | Ranked teams that lost | Of those, top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 to Sep 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Sep 8 to Sep 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Sep 15 to Sep 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Sep 22 to Sep 24 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Sep 29 to Oct 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Oct 5 to Oct 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Oct 12 to Oct 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | Oct 19 to Oct 22 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Oct 27 to Oct 29 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 to Nov 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 to Nov 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 to Nov 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Nov 22 to Nov 26 | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Dec 2 to Dec 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Dec 9 to Dec 10 | 0 | 0 |
The season
The small line under a game is the winner’s chance to win, play by play.
September
- Sep 1

Pittsburgh 38, West Virginia 31 - Sep 2

Indiana 23, Illinois 20 - Sep 2

Old Dominion 20, Virginia Tech 17 - Sep 3

Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10 - Sep 3

Wyoming 40, Tulsa 372 overtimes - Sep 3

Florida 29, Utah 26Upset of a ranked team - Sep 10

BYU 26, Baylor 202 overtimes - Sep 10

Texas Tech 33, Houston 30Upset of a ranked team · 2 overtimes - Sep 10

App State 17, Texas A&M 14Upset of a ranked team - Sep 10

Marshall 26, Notre Dame 21Upset of a ranked team - Sep 10

Kentucky 26, Florida 16 - Sep 10

Washington State 17, Wisconsin 14Upset of a ranked team
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- Sep 10

Kansas 55, West Virginia 42Overtime - Sep 10

Georgia Southern 45, Nebraska 42 - Sep 10

Alabama 20, Texas 19 - Sep 10

Tennessee 34, Pittsburgh 27Overtime - Sep 10

Oregon State 35, Fresno State 32 - Sep 10

Iowa State 10, Iowa 7 - Sep 11
Nebraska and Scott Frost part waysCoaching change - Sep 16

Wyoming 17, Air Force 14 - Sep 17

Charlotte 42, Georgia State 41 - Sep 17

Washington 39, Michigan State 28Upset of a ranked team - Sep 17

Oregon 41, BYU 20Upset of a higher-ranked team - Sep 17

Texas A&M 17, Miami 9Upset of a higher-ranked team - Sep 17

Eastern Michigan 30, Arizona State 21 - Sep 17

Tulane 17, Kansas State 10 - Sep 17

Bowling Green 34, Marshall 31Overtime - Sep 17

UCLA 32, South Alabama 31 - Sep 17

Virginia 16, Old Dominion 14 - Sep 17

App State 32, Troy 28 - Sep 17

Indiana 33, Western Kentucky 30Overtime - Sep 17

Ohio State 77, Toledo 21 - Sep 17

Michigan 59, UConn 0 - Sep 17

Rice 33, Louisiana 21 - Sep 17

Cincinnati 38, Miami (OH) 17 - Sep 18
Arizona State and Herm Edwards part waysCoaching change - Sep 23

UTEP 27, Boise State 10 - Sep 24

Kansas State 41, Oklahoma 34Upset of a ranked team - Sep 24

Clemson 51, Wake Forest 452 overtimes - Sep 24

Texas A&M 23, Arkansas 21 - Sep 24

Middle Tennessee 45, Miami 31Upset of a ranked team - Sep 24

Navy 23, East Carolina 202 overtimes - Sep 24

Texas Tech 37, Texas 34Overtime - Sep 24

Auburn 17, Missouri 14Overtime - Sep 24

Miami (OH) 17, Northwestern 14 - Sep 24

Western Kentucky 73, Florida International 0 - Sep 24

TCU 42, SMU 34 - Sep 30

UCLA 40, Washington 32 - Sep 30

Tulane 27, Houston 24Overtime
October
- Oct 1

Ole Miss 22, Kentucky 19 - Oct 1

Georgia Tech 26, Pittsburgh 21Upset of a ranked team - Oct 1

UConn 19, Fresno State 14 - Oct 1

Florida International 21, New Mexico State 7 - Oct 1

South Alabama 20, Louisiana 17 - Oct 1
Clemson 30, NC State 20 - Oct 1

Air Force 13, Navy 10 - Oct 2
Wisconsin and Paul Chryst part waysCoaching change - Oct 2
Colorado and Karl Dorrell part waysCoaching change - Oct 7

Colorado State 17, Nevada 14 - Oct 7

Houston 33, Memphis 32 - Oct 8

South Carolina 24, Kentucky 14Upset of a ranked team
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- Oct 8

Texas State 36, App State 24 - Oct 8

Oregon State 28, Stanford 27 - Oct 8

Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20Overtime - Oct 8

San Diego State 16, Hawai'i 14 - Oct 8

Texas 49, Oklahoma 0 - Oct 8

Georgia State 41, Georgia Southern 33 - Oct 8

Georgia 42, Auburn 10 - Oct 8

Boise State 40, Fresno State 20 - Oct 15

Tennessee 52, Alabama 49 - Oct 15

TCU 43, Oklahoma State 40Upset of a higher-ranked team · 2 overtimes - Oct 15

Colorado 20, California 13Overtime - Oct 15

Michigan State 34, Wisconsin 282 overtimes - Oct 15

Utah 43, USC 42Upset of a higher-ranked team - Oct 15

Stanford 16, Notre Dame 14 - Oct 15

North Carolina 38, Duke 35 - Oct 15

Michigan 41, Penn State 17 - Oct 15

New Mexico State 21, New Mexico 9 - Oct 15

Old Dominion 49, Coastal Carolina 21 - Oct 15

Western Kentucky 35, Middle Tennessee 17 - Oct 22

LSU 45, Ole Miss 20Upset of a ranked team - Oct 22

Oregon 45, UCLA 30 - Oct 22

UTEP 24, Florida Atlantic 21 - Oct 22

Rice 42, Louisiana Tech 41Overtime - Oct 22

UTSA 31, North Texas 27 - Oct 22

Clemson 27, Syracuse 21 - Oct 22

Western Michigan 16, Miami (OH) 10 - Oct 23
Charlotte and Will Healy part waysCoaching change - Oct 28

East Carolina 27, BYU 24 - Oct 29

Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 0Upset of a higher-ranked team - Oct 29

Miami 14, Virginia 124 overtimes - Oct 29

Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21Upset of a ranked team - Oct 29

Charlotte 56, Rice 23 - Oct 29

Ohio State 44, Penn State 31 - Oct 29

Tennessee 44, Kentucky 6 - Oct 29

Georgia 42, Florida 20 - Oct 29

Michigan 29, Michigan State 7 - Oct 31
Auburn and Bryan Harsin part waysCoaching change
November
- Nov 1

Ball State 27, Kent State 20 - Nov 3

Rice 37, UTEP 30 - Nov 4

Washington 24, Oregon State 21Upset of a ranked team - Nov 5

LSU 32, Alabama 31Upset of a higher-ranked team · Overtime - Nov 5

Notre Dame 35, Clemson 14Upset of a ranked team - Nov 5

Georgia 27, Tennessee 13 - Nov 5

Texas 34, Kansas State 27Upset of a ranked team - Nov 5

Michigan State 23, Illinois 15Upset of a ranked team - Nov 5

Liberty 21, Arkansas 19 - Nov 5

Mississippi State 39, Auburn 33Overtime - Nov 5

Troy 23, Louisiana 17 - Nov 5

Air Force 13, Army 7
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- Nov 5

Florida State 45, Miami 3 - Nov 6
South Florida and Jeff Scott part waysCoaching change - Nov 8

Ohio 37, Miami (OH) 21 - Nov 12
Boston College 21, NC State 20Upset of a ranked team - Nov 12

Washington 37, Oregon 34Upset of a higher-ranked team - Nov 12

Arizona 34, UCLA 28Upset of a ranked team - Nov 12

Alabama 30, Ole Miss 24 - Nov 12

Vanderbilt 24, Kentucky 21 - Nov 12

West Virginia 23, Oklahoma 20 - Nov 12

LSU 13, Arkansas 10 - Nov 12

Wyoming 14, Colorado State 13 - Nov 15

Bowling Green 42, Toledo 35
Charlotte hires Biff PoggiCoaching change- Nov 16

Western Michigan 12, Central Michigan 10 - Nov 19

South Carolina 63, Tennessee 38Upset of a ranked team - Nov 19

TCU 29, Baylor 28 - Nov 19

Iowa 13, Minnesota 10 - Nov 19

Georgia Tech 21, North Carolina 17Upset of a ranked team - Nov 19

Arkansas 42, Ole Miss 27Upset of a ranked team - Nov 19

Navy 17, UCF 14Upset of a ranked team - Nov 19

Vanderbilt 31, Florida 24 - Nov 19

Michigan 19, Illinois 17 - Nov 19

Texas State 16, Arkansas State 13 - Nov 19

USC 48, UCLA 45 - Nov 19

Oregon 20, Utah 17 - Nov 19

Oklahoma 28, Oklahoma State 13Upset of a ranked team - Nov 19

California 27, Stanford 20 - Nov 24

Mississippi State 24, Ole Miss 22Upset of a ranked team - Nov 25
NC State 30, North Carolina 27Upset of a ranked team · 2 overtimes - Nov 25

Florida State 45, Florida 38 - Nov 25

Tulane 27, Cincinnati 24 - Nov 25

Nebraska 24, Iowa 17 - Nov 25

Eastern Michigan 38, Central Michigan 19 - Nov 26

Michigan 45, Ohio State 23 - Nov 26

South Carolina 31, Clemson 30Upset of a ranked team - Nov 26

Georgia Southern 51, App State 482 overtimes - Nov 26

Oregon State 38, Oregon 34Upset of a higher-ranked team - Nov 26

UCF 46, South Florida 39 - Nov 26

Texas A&M 38, LSU 23Upset of a ranked team - Nov 26

New Mexico State 49, Liberty 14 - Nov 26

Texas Tech 51, Oklahoma 48Overtime - Nov 26

Western Kentucky 32, Florida Atlantic 31Overtime - Nov 26

UTSA 34, UTEP 31 - Nov 26

USC 38, Notre Dame 27 - Nov 26

James Madison 47, Coastal Carolina 7Upset of a ranked team - Nov 26

West Virginia 24, Oklahoma State 19 - Nov 26

Minnesota 23, Wisconsin 16 - Nov 26

UNLV 27, Nevada 22
Nebraska hires Matt RhuleCoaching change- Nov 26

Georgia 37, Georgia Tech 14 - Nov 26

Kentucky 26, Louisville 13 - Nov 26

Alabama 49, Auburn 27 - Nov 26

Illinois 41, Northwestern 3 - Nov 26

Purdue 30, Indiana 16
Wisconsin hires Luke FickellCoaching change
Arizona State hires Kenny DillinghamCoaching change
Auburn hires Hugh FreezeCoaching change
Georgia Tech hires Brent KeyCoaching change
UAB hires Trent DilferCoaching change
December
Florida Atlantic hires Tom HermanCoaching change
Texas State hires G.J. KinneCoaching change
Colorado hires Deion SandersCoaching change
Liberty hires Jamey ChadwellCoaching change
Coastal Carolina hires Tim BeckCoaching change
South Florida hires Alex GoleshCoaching change
Cincinnati hires Scott SatterfieldCoaching change
Tulsa hires Kevin WilsonCoaching change
UNLV hires Barry OdomCoaching change
Louisville hires Jeff BrohmCoaching change
Western Michigan hires Lance TaylorCoaching change- Dec 10

Army 20, Navy 172 overtimes
Bowls and playoff
December
- Dec 2

Utah 47, USC 24Pac-12 Championship Game - Dec 2

UTSA 48, North Texas 27Conference USA Championship - Dec 3

Kansas State 31, TCU 28Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship - Dec 3

Georgia 50, LSU 30SEC Championship Game - Dec 3

Michigan 43, Purdue 22Big Ten Championship Game - Dec 3

Clemson 39, North Carolina 10Subway ACC Championship - Dec 3

Toledo 17, Ohio 7MAC Championship - Dec 3

Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26Sun Belt Championship - Dec 3

Fresno State 28, Boise State 16Mountain West Championship Game - Dec 3

Tulane 45, UCF 28American Athletic Championship - Dec 16

Troy 18, UTSA 12Duluth Trading Cure Bowl - Dec 17

Louisville 24, Cincinnati 7Wasabi Fenway Bowl
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- Dec 23

Houston 23, Louisiana 16Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl - Dec 28

Arkansas 55, Kansas 53AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Dec 28

Oregon 28, North Carolina 27San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl - Dec 30

Tennessee 31, Clemson 14Capital One Orange Bowl - Dec 30

Pittsburgh 37, UCLA 35Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl - Dec 30

Ohio 30, Wyoming 27Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl - Dec 31

TCU 51, Michigan 45CFP Semifinal at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl - Dec 31

Georgia 42, Ohio State 41CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Dec 31

Alabama 45, Kansas State 20Allstate Sugar Bowl