The 2022 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game that was played on December 3, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 12th edition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the conference for the 2022 season. The game began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on Fox. The game featured the Purdue Boilermakers, the West Division champions, and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines, the East Division champions.
Teams Purdue Boilermakers
Entering the final week of the regular season, Iowa, Purdue, and Illinois were in contention for the West division title. Iowa would have been able to clinch with a win, but was upset by Nebraska, giving Purdue the opportunity to clinch the berth with a win. Purdue beat in-state rivals Indiana 30–16 to clinch the division title and their first Big Ten Championship Game appearance in program history.
Michigan Wolverines
Entering the final week of the regular season, Michigan and Ohio State both had undefeated conference records at 8–0 going into the 2022 edition of The Game in Columbus, thus making the game a de facto East division championship. Michigan won the game 45–23, outscoring the Buckeyes 28–3 in the second half, and clinched the division title for the second consecutive season.
Game summary
Statistics Team statistics +Team statistical comparisonStatisticPurdueNo. 2 MichiganFirst downs 27 17Third down efficiency 9–18 6–12Fourth down efficiency 1–1 2–2Total plays–net yards 84–456 55–386Rushing attempts–net yards 37–90 38–225Yards per rush 2.4 5.9Yards passing 366 161Pass completions–attempts 32–47 11–17Interceptions thrown 2 1Punt returns–total yards 1–0 1–1Kickoff returns–total yards 2–32 1–24Punts–total yardage 2–85 4–164Fumbles–lost 2–0 0–0Penalties–yards 5–38 3–25Time of possession 33:42 26:18 Individual statistics +Purdue statisticsBoilermakers passing Aidan O'Connell 32–47 366 0 2Boilermakers rushing Devin Mockobee 17 71 1 4.2 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 2 25 0 12.5 Dylan Downing 6 15 0 2.5 TJ Sheffield 1 5 0 5.0 Payne Durham 1 4 0 4.0 Charlie Jones 2 3 0 1.5 Kobe Lewis 2 3 0 1.5 Aidan O'Connell 6 -36 0 -6.0Boilermakers receiving Charlie Jones 13 162 0 12.5 TJ Sheffield 4 54 0 13.5 Mershawn Rice 4 46 0 11.5 Devin Mockobee 6 31 0 5.2 Paul Piferi 1 26 0 26.0 Andrew Sowinski 1 24 0 24.0 Dylan Downing 1 13 0 13.0 Payne Durham 2 10 0 5.0 +Michigan statisticsWolverines passing J. J. McCarthy 11–17 161 3 1Wolverines rushing Donovan Edwards 25 185 1 7.4 Kalel Mullings 8 26 2 3.3 J. J. McCarthy 5 14 0 2.8Wolverines receiving Ronnie Bell 5 67 1 13.4 Luke Schoonmaker 3 56 1 18.7 Colston Loveland 1 25 1 25.0 Cornelius Johnson 1 9 0 9.0 Donovan Edwards 1 4 0 4.0
Sign stealing allegations On November 7, 2023, evidence was submitted by Michigan showing that prior to Michigan's victory over Purdue, Ohio State shared offensive signals with Purdue, while Rutgers shared defensive signals.
See also List of Big Ten Conference football champions
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