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 August 27 11:30 a.m. vs. Nebraska FOX W 31–2842,699
September 10 11:00 a.m. Duke * FS1 L 23–3124,622
September 17 11:00 a.m. Southern Illinois * BTN L 24–3123,146
September 24 6:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * BTN L 14–1723,773
October 1 2:30 p.m. at No. 11 Penn State ESPN L 7–17105,524
October 8 2:30 p.m. Wisconsin BTN L 7–4232,121
October 22 2:30 p.m. at Maryland BTN L 24–3131,418
October 29 2:30 p.m. at Iowa ESPN2 L 13–3369,250
November 5 11:00 a.m. No. 2 Ohio State ABC L 7–2142,774
November 12 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota BTN L 3–3141,686
November 19 11:00 a.m. at Purdue FS1 L 9–1754,016
November 26 2:30 p.m. Illinois BTN L 3–4125,744
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Roster
Game summaries
Nebraska
Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
3
14
7 7 31
Cornhuskers
7
7
14 0 28
at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland
Date : August 27, 2022Game time : 4:30 p.m. GMTGame weather : Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 42,699Referee : Mark CannonTV announcers (FOX ) : Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(12:41) NEB – Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda 32-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Nebraska 7–0 )
(2:13) NW – Adam Stage 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:28; Nebraska 7–3 )
Second quarter
(11:59) NEB – Casey Thompson 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:14; Nebraska 14–3 )
(10:58) NW – Raymond Niro III 41-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Nebraska 14–10 )
(0:25) NW – Donny Navarro III 6-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 3:15; Northwestern 17–14 )
Third quarter
(9:37) NEB – Anthony Grant 3-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:24; Nebraska 21–17 )
(9:09) NEB – Anthony Grant 46-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:17; Nebraska 28–17 )
(7:53) NW – Cam Porter 3-yard run, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:16; Nebraska 28–24 )
Fourth quarter
(11:34) NW – Evan Hull 4-yard run, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:50; Northwestern 31–28 )
Statistics
NW
NEB
First downs
25
23
Total yards
528
465
Rushes/yards
47–214
31–110
Passing yards
314
355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27–38–0
25–42–2
Time of possession
34:14
25:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Ryan Hilinski
27/38, 314 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Evan Hull
22 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving
Malik Washington
8 receptions, 97 yards
Nebraska
Passing
Casey Thompson
25/42, 355 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Anthony Grant
19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
4 receptions, 120 yards, TD
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
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 5:02 (14–0, PSU)
Third quarter
NU – Jacob Gill, 47-yard TD pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick, 2:10 (14–7, PSU)
Fourth quarter
PSU – Pinegar, 38-yard field goal, 14:29 (17–7, PSU)
Statistics
NU
PSU
First downs
12
21
Plays–yards
65–241
78–360
Rushes–yards
28–31
58–220
Passing yards
210
140
Passing: comp –att –int
15–37–1
10–20–1
Time of possession
22:32
37:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Ryan Hilinski
15/37, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Evan Hull
11 carries, 45 yards
Receiving
Donny Navarro III
4 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State
Passing
Sean Clifford
10/20, 140 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Nicholas Singleton
21 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving
Parker Washington
4 receptions, 73 yards
Wisconsin
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary
Quarter
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, 2022Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 32,121Referee : Larry SmithTV 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
At Maryland
Pregame line
Over/under
MD –14.0
51
Northwestern Wildcats (1–5) at Maryland Terrapins (5–2) - Game summary
Quarter
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 SWGame attendance : 31,418Referee : Michael CannonTV 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
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
Statistics
NU
IOWA
First downs
16
24
Total yards
177
393
Rushing yards
18
173
Passing yards
159
220
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
28:16
31:44
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwestern
Passing
Brendan Sullivan
23–30, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Evan Hull
11 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Bryce Kirtz
5 receptions, 35 yards
Iowa
Passing
Spencer Petras
21–30, 220 yards, TD
Rushing
Kaleb Johnson
13 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
Nico Ragaini
4 receptions, 66 yards
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 2 Buckeyes
0
7
7 7 21
Wildcats
7
0
0 0 7
at Ryan Field , Evanston, Illinois
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Rain, windy, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 42,774Referee : Ron SnodgrassTV announcers (ABC ) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)Spread : Ohio State –38 • Odds to win : Ohio State 98.4% • [1]
Game information
First quarter
6:45 NU – Evan Hull runs for 16 yards (Adam Stage kick) – Northwestern 7–0, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:18
Second quarter
2:26 OSU – Emeka Egbuka runs for 15 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:29
Third quarter
8:44 OSU – Miyan Williams runs for 27 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 14–7, Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:01
Fourth quarter
4:21 OSU – Miyan Williams runs for 2 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 21–7, Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:06
Statistics
No. 2 Ohio State
Northwestern
First downs
13
17
Plays–yards
61–283
76–285
Rushes–yards
35–207
59–206
Passing yards
76
79
Passing: comp –att –int
10–26–0
10–17–0
Time of possession
23:34
36:26
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 2 Ohio State
Passing
C. J. Stroud
10–26, 76 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
Miyan Williams
26 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Marvin Harrison, Jr.
5 receptions, 51 yards, 0 TD
Northwestern
Passing
Brendan Sullivan
10–17, 79 yards, 0 TD
Rushing
Evan Hull
30 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Malik Washington
6 receptions, 49 yards, 0 TD
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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