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American college football season
The 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented
Northwestern University during the
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at
Ryan Field in
Evanston, Illinois, and competed as members of the
Big Ten Conference. They were led by 17th-year head coach
Pat Fitzgerald.
Schedule
Northwestern announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.
[1] The 2022 schedule consisted of six home games and five away games, as well as a neutral-site game in the regular season. The Wildcats hosted Big Ten foes
Wisconsin,
Ohio State, and
Illinois and traveled to
Penn State,
Maryland,
Iowa,
Minnesota, and
Purdue. They played
Nebraska at
Aviva Stadium in
Dublin, Ireland.
[2] The Wildcats hosted all three non-conference opponents,
Duke from the
ACC,
Southern Illinois from
Division I FCS, and
Miami (OH) from the
MAC.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 27 | 11:30 a.m. | vs.
Nebraska | |
FOX | W 31–28 | 42,699 |
September 10 | 11:00 a.m. |
Duke* | |
FS1 | L 23–31 | 24,622 |
September 17 | 11:00 a.m. |
Southern Illinois* | |
BTN | L 24–31 | 23,146 |
September 24 | 6:30 p.m. |
Miami (OH)* | | BTN | L 14–17 | 23,773 |
October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 11
Penn State | |
ESPN | L 7–17 | 105,524 |
October 8 | 2:30 p.m. |
Wisconsin | | BTN | L 7–42 | 32,121 |
October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Maryland | | BTN | L 24–31 | 31,418 |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Iowa | | ESPN2 | L 13–33 | 69,250 |
November 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 2
Ohio State | |
ABC | L 7–21 | 42,774 |
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Minnesota | | BTN | L 3–31 | 41,686 |
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at
Purdue | | FS1 | L 9–17 | 54,016 |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. |
Illinois | | BTN | L 3–41 | 25,744 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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[2]
Roster
Game summaries
Nebraska
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cornhuskers
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
Wildcats
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Duke
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
31 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
23 |
Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
24 |
Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
RedHawks
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
10 |
17 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At No. 11 Penn State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
No. 11 Nittany Lions
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Badgers |
7 |
21 |
0 | 14 | 42 |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
at
Ryan Field,
Evanston, Illinois
- Date: October 8, 2022
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 32,121
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (
BTN):
Mark Followill (play-by-play),
Brock Vereen (analyst),
Rick Pizzo (sideline)
Game information
|
- First quarter
- WIS – Skyler Bell 15-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:25 Wisconsin 7–0, Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:00
- Second quarter
- WIS – Chimere Dike 52-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 14:50 Wisconsin 14–0, Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 0:41
- WIS – Chimere Dike 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 6:58 Wisconsin 21–0, Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:45
- WIS – Chez Mellusi 23-yard pass from Braelon Allen (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:11 Wisconsin 28–0, Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11
- Third quarter
No scoring
- Fourth quarter
- WIS – Chimere Dike 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 14:53 Wisconsin 35–0, Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:51
- NU – Anthony Tyus III 1-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan (Jack Olsen Kick), 11:08 Wisconsin 35–7, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43
- WIS – Markus Allen 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:28 Wisconsin 42–7, Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 1:51
|
Top passers
- NU – Brendan Sullivan – 11/17, 114 yards, TD
- WIS –
Graham Mertz – 20/29, 299 yards 5 TD
Top rushers
- NU – Brendan Sullivan – 10 carries, 33 yards
- WIS –
Braelon Allen – 23 carries, 135 yards
Top receivers
- NU – Bryce Kirtz – 2 receptions, 66 yards
- WIS – Chimere Dike – 10 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD
Top defenders
- NU – Garnett Hollis Jr. – 9 tackles, pass breakup
- WIS –
Nick Herbig – 7 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble
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At Maryland
Pregame line |
Over/under
|
MD –14.0 |
51
|
Northwestern Wildcats (1–5) at Maryland Terrapins (5–2) - Game summary
Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
7 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 24 |
Maryland |
0 |
10 |
14 | 7 | 31 |
at
SECU Stadium •
College Park, MD
- Date:
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
EST/12:30 p.m.
PST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: 3 mph SW
- Game attendance: 31,418
- Referee: Michael Cannon
- TV announcers (BTN):
Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play),
Jake Butt (analyst), and
Rick Pizzo (sideline)
Game information
|
- First quarter
- 2:54 NW - Brendan Sullivan 1-yard run (Adam Stage kick) - 7-0 Northwestern, Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:48
- Second quarter
- 13:43 MD - Roman Hemby 14-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 7-7, Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 4:06
- 10:25 NW - Adam Stage 24-yard field goal - 10-7 Northwestern, Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:18
- 4:50 NW - Evan Hull 10-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan (Adam Stage kick) - 17-7 Northwestern, Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:12
- 0:08 MD - Chad Ryland 20-yard field goal - 17-10 Northwestern, Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 4:40
- Third quarter
- 10:21 MD - Roman Hemby 18-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 17-17, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:54
- 1:07 MD - Rakim Jarrett 30-yard pass from Billy Edwards Jr. (Chad Ryland kick) - 24-17 Maryland, Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:33
- Fourth quarter
- 3:34 NW - Andrew Clair 9-yard run (Adam Stage kick) - 24-24, Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:50
- 3:22 MD - Roman Hemby 75-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 31-24 Maryland, Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
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Statistics
|
Northwestern
|
Maryland
|
First downs |
24 |
25
|
Plays–yards |
70–358 |
78–423
|
Rushes–yards |
46–215 |
50–257
|
Passing yards |
143 |
166
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
18–24–2 |
18–28–0
|
Time of possession |
27:10 |
32:50
|
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Northwestern
|
Passing |
Brendan Sullivan |
18/24, 143 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
|
Rushing |
Evan Hull |
20 carries, 119 yards
|
Receiving |
Malik Washington |
6 receptions, 72 yards
|
Maryland
|
Passing |
Billy Edwards Jr. |
18/28, 166 yards, 1 TD
|
Rushing |
Roman Hemby |
24 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
|
Receiving |
Rakim Jarrett |
8 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
|
At Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
6 |
13 |
Hawkeyes
|
10
|
10
|
3
|
10 |
33 |
No. 2 Ohio State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Buckeyes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
At Minnesota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Golden Gophers
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
At Purdue
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
Boilermakers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fighting Illini
|
7
|
10
|
17
|
7 |
41 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
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