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. 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, which was their only win of the entire season. The Wildcats hosted all three non-conference opponents, Duke from the ACC, Southern Illinois from Division I FCS, and Miami (OH) from the MAC.

Game summaries

Nebraska

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 StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Ryan Hilinski 27/38, 314 yards, 2 TD Rushing Evan Hull 22 carries, 119 yards, TD Receiving Malik Washington 8 receptions, 97 yardsNebraska 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

Southern Illinois

Miami (OH)

At No. 11 Penn State

Wisconsin

At Maryland

At Iowa

Statistics NUIOWA 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 StatisticsNorthwestern Passing Brendan Sullivan 23–30, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Evan Hull 11 carries, 32 yards Receiving Bryce Kirtz 5 receptions, 35 yardsIowa 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

At Minnesota

At Purdue

Illinois

Roster

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