2022-23 SEASON RESULTS
Record
14-0 (9-0)
(Big 12 and National Champions)
BCS National Championship
#1 Colorado 66
#2 Mississippi State 36
Final Ranking
#1 Coaches
#1 Media
2022-23 AWARD WINNERS
Marcus Gates
Heisman Trophy
Maxwell Award
Davey O'Brien Award
Casey Abrams
Bednarik Award
Butkus Award
2022-23 ALL-AMERICANS
1st Team
QB - Marcus Gates
DE - Tim Sims
DT - Matt Price
OLB - Casey Abrams
2nd Team
RB - Shawn Moss
WR - Casey Rutledge
WR - Kevin Montgomery
OG - David May
K - Jason Mitchell
P - Matt Lamb
Freshman
WR - John Payne
C - Larry Moore
DE - A.J. Gaines
CB - Matt Jordan
2022-23 ALL-BIG 12
1st Team
QB - Marcus Gates
RB - Shawn Moss
WR - Casey Rutledge
WR - Kevin Montgomery
TE - Marlon Jones
OG - David May
DE - Tim Sims
DT - Matt Price
OLB - Eric Henry
OLB - Casey Abrams
K - Jason Mitchell
P - Matt Lamb
2nd Team
WR - Kevin Montgomery
WR - Kendall Crosby
OT - Zach Garcia
DE - John Morgan
CB - James Bradley
FS - John Brown
SS - Joe Williamson
2022-23 TEAM STATISTICS
Team Stats
OFFENSE
Total Offense
680.0
(#1)
Passing Offense
401.4
(#1)
Rushing Offense
278.6
(#3)
Scoring Offense
64.7
(#1)
Passing Touchdowns
62
(#1)
Rushing Touchdowns
61
(#2)
First Downs
415
(#1)
3rd Down Conversion Rate
64%
(89/138)
(#3)
4th Down Conversion Rate
90%
(27/30)
(#1)
Red Zone Offense
96%
(101/105; 95 TD, 6 FG)
(#1)
DEFENSE
Total Defense
453.2
(#102)
Passing Defense
352.3
(#126)
Rushing Defense
100.9
(#3)
Scoring Defense
29.3
(#71)
Red Zone Defense
72%
(48/66; 37 TD, 11 FG)
(#8)
TURNOVERS
Turnover Differential
+18
(#2)
Giveaways
15
(14 INTs, 1 Fumbles)
(#64)
Takeaways
33
(11 INTs, 22 Fumbles)
(#3)
TEMPO
Total Plays Per Game
75.4
Passing Plays Per Game
35.7
(47% of plays/59% of yards)
Rushing Plays Per Game
39.7
(53% of plays/41% of yards)
2022-23 Individual Statistics
PASSING
Marcus Gates - 399/499 (80%*) for 5620 yards*, 62 TD*, 14 INT; 210.0 QBR
Derrick Smith - 0/1 (0%) for 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT; 0.0 QBR
RUSHING
Shawn Moss - 229 for 1813 yards (7.9 YPC), 22 TD; Long of 82
Marcus Gates - 200 for 1213 (6.0 YPC), 18 TD; Long of 73
Kellen Ramsey - 98 for 597 (6.0 YPC), 16 TD; Long of 29
Keith Washington - 13 for 141 (10.8 YPC), 5 TD; Long of 34
Kendall Crosby - 9 for 66 (7.3 YPC), 0 TD; Long of 15
Kevin Montgomery - 6 for 59 (9.8 YPC), 0 TD; Long of 29
Nick Dickens - 1 for 11 (11.0 YPC), 0 TD; Long of 11
RECEIVING
Casey Rutledge - 93 for 1547* (16.6 AVG), 13 TD*; Long of 71
Kevin Montgomery - 73 for 1180 (16.1 AVG), 14 TD; Long of 52
Kendall Crosby - 65 for 990 (15.2 AVG), 12 TD; Long of 84
John Payne - 45 for 640 (14.2 AVG), 10 TD; Long of 51
Marlon Jones - 49 for 574 (11.7 AVG), 7 TD; Long of 38
Shawn Moss - 39 for 331 (8.4 AVG), 3 TD; Long of 79
Kellen Ramsey - 22 for 212 (9.6 AVG), 3 TD; Long of 35
Gary Nixon - 6 for 95 (15.8 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 49
Justin Spence - 5 for 31 (6.2 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 14
Aaron Bullock - 1 for 12 (12.0 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 12
Keith Washington - 1 for 8 (8.0 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 8
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
Casey Abrams - 96 Tackles
Matt Price - 19 TFL
Matt Price, Tim Sims - 7 Sacks
James Bradley - 3 INT
John Brown - 6 Pass Deflections
Casey Abrams - 3 Forced Fumbles
Greg Jenkins, Casey Abrams, Derrick Harris - 2 Fumble Recoveries
KICKING
Jason Mitchell - 12/13 FG (4/4 from 17-29, 3/3 from 30-39, 2/2 from 40-49, 3/4 from 50+); Long of 57
PUNTING
Matt Lamb - 3 for 155 (51.6 AVG), net of 129 (43.0 Net AVG); Long of 54
KICK RETURN
John Payne - 18 for 348 (19.3 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 30
Kellen Ramsey - 12 for 242 (20.1 AVG), 0 TD; Long of 24
PUNT RETURN
Kellen Ramsey- 25 for 287 (11.4 AVG), 1 TD; Long of 85
2022-23 GRADUATING SENIORS
Matt Lamb (#6), P; Loveland, CO
Kevin Montgomery (#84), WR; Fountain Valley, CA
Eric Henry (#53), OLB; Parkway, CA
Casey Rutledge (#82), WR; Louisville, CO
David May (#72), OG; The Pinery, CO
Matt Price (#62), DT; Poteau, OK
Marlon Jones (#87), TE; Nebraska City, NE
John Brown (#48), FS; Whiteriver, AZ
Greg Jenkins (#23), CB; Richardson, TX
Joe Williamson (#27), SS; Flowing Wells, AZ
Zach Garcia (#69), OT; Addison, TX
Dwight Childress (#25), FB; Wichita Falls, TX
Stewart Williams (#51), OLB; Evergreen, CO
John Morgan (#93), DE; Corsicana, TX
Joe Ross (#58), OLB; Glenwood Springs, CO
2022-23 RECRUITING CLASS
Ben Franklin, P; Marysville, WA (82 OVR,
)
Erik Noel, ATH; Marshall, TX (78 OVR,
)
Ryan James, DT; Beeville, TX (75 OVR,
)
Kyle DeLuca, C; South Whittier, CA (75 OVR,
)
Kevin Frazier, DE; Belle Glade, FL (75 OVR,
)
Trenton Oliver, CB; Vidor, TX (73 OVR,
)
Chad Waters, WR; Orchard Mesa, CO (72 OVR,
)
Dominic Whitaker, WR; Greendale, WI (71 OVR,
)
Brandon McCoy, RB; Sheridan, CO (69 OVR,
)
Kevin Bradley, OLB; Spring Creek, NV (69 OVR,
)
Brent Chandler, DT; Wausau, WI (69 OVR,
)