Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 1–11 |
Conf Record: | 1–8 |
Head Coach: | Pat Fitzgerald |
Hc Year: | 17th |
Off Coach: | Mike Bajakian |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Coach: | Jim O'Neil |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Def Scheme: | 4–3/3–4 hybrid |
Stadium: | Ryan Field |
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.
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.
See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
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 | 27/38, 314 yards, 2 TD | |
Rushing | 22 carries, 119 yards, TD | ||
Receiving | 8 receptions, 97 yards | ||
Nebraska | Passing | 25/42, 355 yards, TD, INT | |
Rushing | Anthony Grant | 19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda | 4 receptions, 120 yards, TD |
See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team.
See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team.
style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
---|---|---|---|
MD –14.0 | 51 |
See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
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 | 21–30, 220 yards, TD | |
Rushing | Kaleb Johnson | 13 carries, 93 yards | |
Receiving | Nico Ragaini | 4 receptions, 66 yards |
See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry.