The 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.
Preseason In the league's annual preseason poll, the Huskies were picked to win the West division. They were also picked to win the MAC Championship. Offensive linemen Nolan Porter and Logan Zschernitz, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph, cornerback Jordan Gandy, and kicker John Richardson were named to the preseason first team. Offensive lineman Marques Cox and safety C.J. Brown were named to the second team.
Schedule The Huskies played four non-conference games with visits to Tulsa and Kentucky and while hosting Eastern Illinois of the FCS and Vanderbilt at Huskie Stadium.
Game summaries
Eastern Illinois
at Tulsa
Vanderbilt
Statistics Statistics VANNIU First downs 21 17 Total yards 428 354 Rushing yards 173 151 Passing yards 255 203 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:39 29:21 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD Rushing Ray Davis 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 10 receptions, 171 yards, TDNorthern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton 12/19, 124 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Antario Brown 8 rushes, 60 yards, TD Receiving Cole Tucker 4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD
at No. 8 Kentucky
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Statistics NIUKentucky First downs 14 18 Total yards 327 406 Rushing yards 128 103 Passing yards 199 303 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:17 33:43 Team Category Player StatisticsNIU Passing Ethan Hampton 13/25, 196 yards, 1 TD Rushing Harrison Waylee 18 carries, 63 yards Receiving Kacper Rutkiewicz 1 reception, 63 yardsKentucky Passing Will Levis 18/26, 303 yards, 4 TD’s Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 12 carries, 85 yards Receiving Tayvion Robinson 7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD’s
at Ball State
Toledo
at Eastern Michigan
at Ohio
Statistics NIU OHIO First downs 17 20 Total yards 377 354 Rushes/yards 48/267 33/154 Passing yards 110 200 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–18–0 14–26–0 Time of possession 32:30 27:30 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Justin Lynch 9/18, 110 yards Rushing Antario Brown 16 carries, 160 yards Receiving Kacper Rutkiewicz 1 receptions, 41 yardsOhio Passing Kurtis Rourke 14/26, 200 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kurtis Rourke 7 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sam Wiglusz 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD
Central Michigan
at Western Michigan
Miami (OH)
Akron
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