2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

2022 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–11 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJim O'Neil (2nd season)
Base defense4–3/3–4 hybrid
Home stadiumRyan Field
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^  9 –0   13 –1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 7 Penn State  7 –2   11 –2  
Maryland  4 –5   8 –5  
Michigan State  3 –6   5 –7  
Indiana  2 –7   4 –8  
Rutgers  1 –8   4 –8  
West Division
Purdue xy  6 –3   8 –6  
Illinois  5 –4   8 –5  
Iowa  5 –4   8 –5  
Minnesota  5 –4   9 –4  
Wisconsin  4 –5   7 –6  
Nebraska  3 –6   4 –8  
Northwestern  1 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2711:30 a.m.vs. Nebraska
FOXW 31–2842,699
September 1011:00 a.m.Duke*
FS1L 23–3124,622
September 1711:00 a.m.Southern Illinois*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 24–3123,146
September 246:30 p.m.Miami (OH)*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 14–1723,773
October 12:30 p.m.at No. 11 Penn State
ESPNL 7–17105,524
October 82:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
BTNL 7–4232,121
October 222:30 p.m.at Maryland
BTNL 24–3131,418
October 292:30 p.m.at Iowa
ESPN2L 13–3369,250
November 511:00 a.m.No. 2 Ohio State
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ABCL 7–2142,774
November 122:30 p.m.at Minnesota
BTNL 3–3141,686
November 1911:00 a.m.at Purdue
FS1L 9–1754,016
November 262:30 p.m.Illinois
BTNL 3–4125,744
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster
2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 0 Cole Freeman So
WR 1 Raymond Niro II Sr
QB 3 Ryan Hilinski Jr
RB 4 Cam Porter Jr
WR 5 Jacob Gill So
WR 6 Malik Washington Sr
RB 7 Anthony Tyus III So
WR 8 Wayne Dennis Jr. Jr
QB 9 Carl Richardson Jr
QB 10 Brendan Sullivan So
RB 11 Andrew Clair GS
QB 12 Jack Lausch Fr
WR 13 Preston Bacon Jr
WR 14 Donnie Gray So
WR 15 Calvin Johnson II So
WR 17 Bryce Kirtz Jr
WR 18 Genson Hooper Price Jr
WR 19 Reggie Fleurima Fr
RB 20 Joseph Himon II Fr
RB 22 Connor Newhouse Jr
RB 26 Evan Hull Jr
RB 29 Marcus Cisco Jr
RB 31 Jake Arthurs Jr
RB 39 Albert Kunickis III Fr
OL 55 Conrad Rowley Sr
OL 56 Josh Thompson So
OL 62 Max Skidmore Jr
OL 63 Dom D'Antonio Jr
OL 65 Jackson Carsello So
OL 66 Braeden Edwards So
OL 68 Josh Priebe Jr
OL 69 Charlie Schmidt Sr
OL 71 Ben Wrather Jr
OL 72 Caleb Tiernan So
OL 73 Deuce McGuire Fr
OL 74 Nick Herzog Fr
OL 75 Vincent Picozzi GS
OL 76 Ethan Wiederkehr GS
OL 77 Peter Skoronski Jr
OL 78 Luke Trifunovic Jr
OL 79 Zachary Franks Jr
WR 80 Donny Navarro III Sr
TE 81 Chris Petrucci Fr
WR 82 Jasper Stratton So
TE 83 Blake Van Buren Fr
TE 84 Hunter Welcing Jr
WR 85 Jack Kennedy Jr
TE 86 Lawson Albright So
TE 87 Thomas Gordon Jr
TE 88 Marshall Lang Jr
TE 89 Charlie Mangieri GS
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 0 Coco Azema Jr
DB 2 Cameron Mitchell Jr
DB 3 Jaheem Joseph Jr
LB 4 Wendell Davis Jr.  Jr
CB 7 Ore Adeyi So
DL 8 Ryan Johnson GS
DB 9 Jeremiah Lewis  Sr
CB 10 Theran Johnson So
CB 11 A. J. Hampton Sr
DB 12 Nigel Williams Jr
DB 13 Garnett Hollis Jr. Jr
S 18 Garner Wallace So
DB 20 Trent Carrington GS
DB 21 Tyler Haskins Jr
DB 22 Evan Smith Fr
DB 23 Devin Turner Fr
DB 24 Rod Heard II Jr
DB 27 Jack Oyola Fr
DB 28 Braden Turner Fr
DB 31 Robert Fitzgerald Fr
LB 32 Bryce Gallagher Jr
LB 33 Braden Brus Fr
LB 34 Xander Mueller Jr
LB 35 Kenny Soares Jr. Fr
LB 36 Declan Carr GS
LB 37 Mac Uihlein So
DB 38 Joe DeHaan Jr
LB 40 Jason Reynolds II Fr
DL 41 Jaylen Pate GS
DL 42 Anto Saka Fr
LB 44 Khalid Jones Sr
LB 45 Cullen Coleman Jr
DL 46 Devin O'Rourke Sr
LB 48 Owen Bergin Jr
DL 50 P. J. Spencer Jr
LB 51 Miles Crutchley Fr
DL 52 Jordan Butler Jr
DE 53 Jaiden Cameron Jr
DL 54 Henrik Barndt  Sr
LB 57 Greyson Metz Jr
DL 58 Peyton Warford Fr
DL 60 Carmine Bastone So
DL 90 Taishan Holmes Sr
DL 91 Aidan Hubbard So
DL 93 Brendan Flakes Fr
DT 94 Jason Gold Jr. Sr
DL 95 Najee Story So
DL 96 Austin Firestone Fr
DL 97 Sean McLaughlin Jr
DL 98 Duke Olges Jr
DL 99 Adetomiwa Adebawore Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 43 Will Halkyard Jr
P 47 Luke Akers Jr
K/P 49 Jacob Tabibian So
K 90 Adam Stage Sr
K 92 Jack Olsen Jr
P 99 Hunter Renner Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Bajakian – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Jim O'Neil – Defensive coordinator
  • Kurt Anderson – Offensive Line
  • Lou Ayeni – Running backs/Recruiting coordinator
  • Jeff Genyk – Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
  • Marty Long – Defensive line
  • Matt MacPherson – Associate head coach/Defensive backs
  • Tim McGarigle – Linebackers
  • Ryan Smith – Cornerbacks
  • Dennis Springer – Wide receivers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Nebraska
See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 14 7731
Cornhuskers 7 7 14028

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

  • Date: August 27, 2022
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. GMT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,699
  • Referee: Mark Cannon
  • TV 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)
StatisticsNWNEB
First downs2523
Total yards528465
Rushes/yards47–21431–110
Passing yards314355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int27–38–025–42–2
Time of possession34:1425:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassingRyan Hilinski27/38, 314 yards, 2 TD
RushingEvan Hull22 carries, 119 yards, TD
ReceivingMalik Washington8 receptions, 97 yards
NebraskaPassingCasey Thompson25/42, 355 yards, TD, INT
RushingAnthony Grant19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingIsaiah Garcia-Castaneda4 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Duke
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 7 0 10 31
Wildcats 0 10 6 7 23
See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team

Southern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 3 14 31
Wildcats 7 7 0 10 24
See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 7 0 10 17
Wildcats 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

At No. 11 Penn State
See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Northwestern at No. 11 Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 707
No. 11 Nittany Lions 7 7 0317

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

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 downs1221
Plays–yards65–24178–360
Rushes–yards28–3158–220
Passing yards210140
Passing: comp–att–int15–37–110–20–1
Time of possession22:3237:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northwestern PassingRyan Hilinski15/37, 210 yards, TD, INT
RushingEvan Hull11 carries, 45 yards
ReceivingDonny Navarro III4 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State PassingSean Clifford10/20, 140 yards, TD, INT
RushingNicholas Singleton21 carries, 87 yards, TD
ReceivingParker Washington4 receptions, 73 yards

Wisconsin
See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 21 01442
Wildcats 0 0 077

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

At Maryland
See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team
Pregame lineOver/under
MD –14.051
Northwestern Wildcats (1–5) at Maryland Terrapins (5–2) - Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 7 10 0724
Maryland 0 10 14731

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD

  • Date: October 22
  • 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
Statistics Northwestern Maryland
First downs2425
Plays–yards70–35878–423
Rushes–yards46–21550–257
Passing yards143166
Passing: comp–att–int18–24–218–28–0
Time of possession27:1032:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northwestern PassingBrendan Sullivan18/24, 143 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingEvan Hull20 carries, 119 yards
ReceivingMalik Washington6 receptions, 72 yards
Maryland PassingBilly Edwards Jr.18/28, 166 yards, 1 TD
RushingRoman Hemby24 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRakim Jarrett8 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD

At Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 6 13
Hawkeyes 10 10 3 10 33
See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
StatisticsNUIOWA
First downs1624
Total yards177393
Rushing yards18173
Passing yards159220
Turnovers10
Time of possession28:1631:44
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassingBrendan Sullivan23–30, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingEvan Hull11 carries, 32 yards
ReceivingBryce Kirtz5 receptions, 35 yards
IowaPassingSpencer Petras21–30, 220 yards, TD
RushingKaleb Johnson13 carries, 93 yards
ReceivingNico Ragaini4 receptions, 66 yards

No. 2 Ohio State
See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Buckeyes 0 7 7721
Wildcats 7 0 007

at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, windy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,774
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV 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% •
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 downs1317
Plays–yards61–28376–285
Rushes–yards35–20759–206
Passing yards7679
Passing: comp–att–int10–26–010–17–0
Time of possession23:3436:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
No. 2 Ohio State PassingC. J. Stroud10–26, 76 yards, 0 TD
RushingMiyan Williams26 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMarvin Harrison, Jr.5 receptions, 51 yards, 0 TD
Northwestern PassingBrendan Sullivan10–17, 79 yards, 0 TD
RushingEvan Hull30 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMalik Washington6 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
See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

At Purdue
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 0 6 9
Boilermakers 7 7 0 3 17
See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 7 10 17 7 41
Wildcats 0 0 0 3 3
See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry

References
  1. "Football: Big Ten announces revisions to 2022 Northwestern football schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. "2022 Northwestern Football Schedule". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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