2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

2022 Northwestern Wildcats football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–11 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Fitzgerald (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bajakian (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim O'Neil (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3/3–4 hybrid
Home stadium	Ryan Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
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
Purduexy	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	11:30 a.m.	vs. Nebraska	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)	FOX	W 31–28	42,699
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Duke*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	FS1	L 23–31	24,622
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Southern Illinois*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 24–31	23,146
September 24	6:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 14–17	23,773
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	L 7–17	105,524
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 7–42	32,121
October 22	2:30 p.m.	atMaryland	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 24–31	31,418
October 29	2:30 p.m.	atIowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 13–33	69,250
November 5	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ABC	L 7–21	42,774
November 12	2:30 p.m.	atMinnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 3–31	41,686
November 19	11:00 a.m.	atPurdue	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	L 9–17	54,016
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Illinois	Ryan Field Evanston, IL (rivalry)	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

2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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

Pat Fitzgerald

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

Nebraska

edit

Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	7	7	31
Cornhuskers	7	7	14	0	28

atAviva 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)

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

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	7	0	10	31
Wildcats	0	10	6	7	23

Southern Illinois

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	14	3	14	31
Wildcats	7	7	0	10	24

Miami (OH)

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	7	0	10	17
Wildcats	7	0	0	7	14

At No. 11 Penn State

edit

Northwestern at No. 11 Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	0	7
No. 11 Nittany Lions	7	7	0	3	17

atBeaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 1
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), rain
Game attendance: 105,524
Referee: Greg Blum
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, and Kris Budden
ESPN box score

Game information
First quarter PSU – Brenton Strange, 20-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 0:15 (7–0, PSU) 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)

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Brenton Strange, 20-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 0:15 (7–0, PSU)

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

edit

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	21	0	14	42
Wildcats	0	0	0	7	7

atRyan 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

At Maryland

edit

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

atSECU 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

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

edit

	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

edit

No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Buckeyes	0	7	7	7	21
Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7

atRyan 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% • [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

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

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	0	3
Golden Gophers	7	7	3	14	31

At Purdue

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	6	9
Boilermakers	7	7	0	3	17

Illinois

edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	7	10	17	7	41
Wildcats	0	0	0	3	3

2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Contents

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Nebraska

Duke

Southern Illinois

Miami (OH)

At No. 11 Penn State

Wisconsin

At Maryland

At Iowa

No. 2 Ohio State

At Minnesota

At Purdue

Illinois

References

Languages