American college football season
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 .[1]
Preseason [ edit ] In the league's annual preseason poll, the Huskies were picked to win the West division.[2] They were also picked to win the MAC Championship.[3] 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.[4] Offensive lineman Marques Cox and safety C.J. Brown were named to the second team.[4]
Schedule [ edit ] 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 .[5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois * ESPN+ W 34–2710,864 September 10 6:00 p.m. at Tulsa * ESPN+ L 35–3822,113 September 17 2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt * CBSSN L 28–3814,110 September 24 6:00 p.m. at No. 8 Kentucky * ESPN2 L 23–3161,579 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ L 38–44 2OT 10,012 October 8 2:30 p.m. Toledo ESPN+ L 32–5212,682 October 15 2:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan ESPN+ W 39–1015,100 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ L 17–2415,922 6:00 p.m. Central Michigan ESPNU L 22–356,055 6:00 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPNU W 24–218,722 6:00 p.m. Miami (OH) CBSSN L 23–29 5,187 November 26 12:30 p.m. Akron ESPN3 L 12–446,288
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Game summaries [ edit ] Eastern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 3 3 7 14 27 Huskies 7 14 7 6 34
at Tulsa [ edit ] Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 7 14 14 35 Golden Hurricane 7 17 0 14 38
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
Date : Saturday, September 10, 2022Game time : 6:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind : NW 5Game attendance : 22,113Referee : Jeremy ValentineTV : ESPN+ Pregame line : Tulsa –6.5 • Odds to win : Tulsa 82.4%
Game information First quarter (10:13) TLSA – JuanCarlos Santana 14 yard pass from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:47; Tulsa 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:02) TLSA – Zack Long 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:41; Tulsa 10–0 ) (8:15) TLSA – JuanCarlos Santana 25 yard pass from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick (Drive:8 plays, 71 yards, 3:11; Tulsa 17–0 ) (2:17) NIU – Kacper Rutkiewicz 9 yard pass from Rocky Lombardi, John Richardson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:50; Tulsa 17–7 ) (0:49) TLSA – Isaiah Epps 20 yard pass from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:22; Tulsa 24–7 ) Third quarter (11:44) NIU – Kacper Rutkiewicz 30 yard pass from Rocky Lombardi, John Richardson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; Tulsa 24–14 ) (8:54) NIU – Antario Brown 8 yard run, John Richardson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:48; Tulsa 24–21 ) Fourth quarter (14:50) NIU – Cole Tucker 33 yard pass from Rocky Lombardi, John Richardson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:18; Northern Illinois 28–24 ) (10:36) TLSA – Keylon Stokes 1 yard pass from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Tulsa 31–28 ) (5:57) NIU – Rocky Lombardi 1 yard run, John Richardson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:40; Northern Illinois 35–31 ) (0:58) TLSA – Steven Anderson 1 yard run, Zack Long kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 0:56; Tulsa 38–35 )
Statistics NIU TLSA First downs 19 23 Plays–yards 68–385 69–429 Rushes–yards 37–126 37–107 Passing yards 259 322 Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–1 19–32–1 Time of possession 32:02 27:58
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 18/31, 259 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Antario Brown 20 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cole Tucker 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD Tulsa Passing Davis Brin 19/32, 322 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Steven Anderson 18 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keylon Stokes 8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Commodores 7 7 21 3 38 Huskies 7 14 7 0 28
Statistics
Statistics VAN NIU 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 Statistics Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD Rushing Ray Davis 23 rushes, 116 yards, TD Receiving Will Sheppard 10 receptions, 171 yards, TD Northern 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total NIU 7 7 0 9 23 • No. 8 Kentucky 7 7 10 7 31
Date: September 24Location: Lexington, KYGame start: 7:05 p.m. Game attendance: 61,579Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind SW @ 6 mphReferee: Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Alex Chappell (sideline)
Statistics NIU Kentucky 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 Statistics NIU Passing Ethan Hampton 13/25, 196 yards, 1 TD Rushing Harrison Waylee 18 carries, 63 yards Receiving Kacper Rutkiewicz 1 reception, 63 yards Kentucky 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Huskies 7 17 7 7 0 0 38 Cardinals 0 7 14 17 0 6 44
1 2 3 4 Total Rockets 21 14 10 7 52 Huskies 7 0 0 25 32
at Eastern Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 14 6 9 10 39 Eagles 7 0 3 0 10
at Ohio [ edit ] Northern Illinois Huskies (2–5, 1–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (4–3, 2–1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Northern Illinois 0 6 11 0 17 Ohio 7 3 7 7 24
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
Date : Saturday, October 23, 2022Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : sunny, Temperature :69 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 15,922Referee : Greg SujackTV announcers (ESPN+) : Anthony Lima, Ryan CavanaughPregame line : NIU −2.5 • box score , Ohio notes
Game information First Quarter (11:50) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 8 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 84 yards, TOP 03:49 (OHIO 7–0) Second Quarter (10:49) NIU – Richardson, John 38 yd field goal 12 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:48 (OHIO 7–3) (04:07) NIU – Richardson, John 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:41 (OHIO 7–6) (00:19) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 31 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:48 (OHIO 10–6) Third Quarter (10:56) NIU – Richardson, John 45 yd field goal 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:04 (OHIO 10–9) (04:16) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 81 yards, TOP 06:34 (OHIO 17–9) (01:31) NIU – Rutkiewicz, Kacper 11 yd run (Thornton, Shemar pass) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:45 (Tied 17–17) Fourth Quarter (07:00) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 22 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 04:26 (OHIO 24–17)
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 Statistics Northern Illinois Passing Justin Lynch 9/18, 110 yards Rushing Antario Brown 16 carries, 160 yards Receiving Kacper Rutkiewicz 1 receptions, 41 yards Ohio 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chippewas 14 7 7 7 35 Huskies 0 0 7 15 22
at Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 3 7 7 7 24 Broncos 7 7 7 0 21
Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 2 14 10 3 29 Huskies 10 0 13 0 23
1 2 3 4 Total Zips 0 20 7 17 44 Huskies 6 0 3 3 12
References [ edit ] ^ "Thomas Hammock" . NIU Athletics . Retrieved May 18, 2022 . ^ "MAC Announces 2022 Football Preseason Media Poll" . getsomemaction.com . Retrieved September 1, 2022 . ^ Olmo, Joe. "NIU picked as preseason MAC favorites" . www.wifr.com . Retrieved September 1, 2022 . ^ a b DiTullio, Joe (July 13, 2022). "Preseason All-MAC Teams" . The Game Haus . Retrieved September 1, 2022 . ^ Stoll, Michael. "Football releases 2022 schedule" . Northern Star . Retrieved September 1, 2022 . ^ "2022 Northern Illinois Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
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