2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as head coach, until his dismissal on October 2. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties after the dismissal of Chryst.[1][2][3] The Badgers finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They received an invitation to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma State.

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football
Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Engram (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (6th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPNick Herbig
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf 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
Purdue xy   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

On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.[4]

Offseason edit

2022 NFL draft edit

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 103 Leo Chenal ILB Kansas City Chiefs
3 104 Logan Bruss OG Los Angeles Rams
4 129 Jake Ferguson TE Dallas Cowboys
6 206 Matt Henningsen DT Denver Broncos
7 232 Faion Hicks CB Denver Broncos
Undrafted Scott Nelson DB Seattle Seahawks
Josh Seltzner OL Indianapolis Colts
Caesar Williams DB Los Angeles Rams
Jack Sanborn ILB Chicago Bears
Danny Davis WR Green Bay Packers
Kendric Pryor WR Cincinnati Bengals

Transfers edit

Outgoing

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Loyal Crawford #22 RB 6'0 190 Freshman Eau Claire, WI Independence CC
Antwan Roberts #28 RB 6'2 195 Freshman Hendersonville, TN Independence CC
Jalen Berger #8 RB 6'0 205 Freshman   Ramsey, NJ Michigan State
Devin Chandler #86 WR 6'0 171 Freshman   Cornelius, NC Virginia
Kayden Lyles #76 OL 6'3 323 Senior   Middleton, WI Florida State
Donte Burton #4 CB 5'10 174 Junior   Loganville, GA Tulsa
Quan Easterling #43 FB 6'2 235 Sophomore   Akron, OH Duquesne
Deron Harrell #8 CB 6'2 175 Senior   Denver, CO Wyoming
Izayah Green-May #50 OLB 6'6 205 Senior   Bolingbrook, IL Northern Illinois
AJ Abbott #89 WR 6'2 196 Junior   Northville, MI Western Michigan
Isaac Smith #25 WR 6'2 199 Freshman   Memphis, TN Eastern Michigan
Deacon Hill* #10 QB 6'3 262 Freshman   Santa Barbara, CA Iowa
Logan Brown* #50 OL 6'6 310 Junior   Grand Rapids, MI Kansas
Stephan Bracey* #10 WR 5'10 182 Junior   Grand Rapids, MI Central Michigan
Graham Mertz* #5 QB 6'3 216 Junior   Overland Park, KS Florida
Titus Toler* #41 S 5'11 180 Junior   Bellflower, CA Boise State
Tristan Monday* #91 DE 6'4 274 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Arizona State
Isaac Guerendo* #20 RB 6'0 223 Senior   Clayton, IN Louisville
Semar Melvin* #20 CB 5'11 178 Junior   Pembroke Pines, FL Michigan State
Jaylan Franklin* #81 TE 6'4 243 Senior   Brownstown, MI Michigan State

*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game

Incoming

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Vito Calvaruso #91 K 6'2 200 Junior   Jefferson City, MO Arkansas
Keontez Lewis #3 WR 6'3 197 Sophomore East Saint Louis, IL UCLA
Justin Clark #21 CB 5'11 165 Senior West Bloomfield, MI Toledo
Cedrick Dort Jr. #5 CB 6'1 165 Senior   Palm Beach Gardens, FL Kentucky
Jay Shaw #1 CB 5'11 193 Senior   Corona, CA UCLA
Bryce Carey #37 S 6'1 180 Junior Middleton, WI Northern Illinois
Kamo'i Latu #13 S 6'1 190 Freshman   Honolulu, HI Utah

Preseason edit

Preseason Big Ten poll edit

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.[5]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wisconsin 246 (31)
2 Iowa 198 (3)
3 Minnesota 162 (2)
4 Purdue 153
5 Nebraska 123
6 Illinois 65
7 Northwestern 61

Personnel edit

Coaching staff edit

Wisconsin football current coaching staff[6]
Name Position Alma mater Years at Wisconsin
Paul Chryst Head Coach Wisconsin–Madison 8th
Jim Leonhard Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Wisconsin–Madison 6th
Bobby Engram Offensive Coordinator / quarterbacks Penn State University 1st
Bobby April Outside Linebackers / defensive run game coordinator Louisiana at Lafayette 5th
Bob Bostad Offensive Line / offensive run game coordinator Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6th
Chris Haering Tight ends West Virginia University 8th
Al Johnson Running backs Wisconsin–Madison 1st
Ross Kolodziej Defensive line Wisconsin–Madison 2nd
Hank Poteat Cornerbacks University of Pittsburgh 2nd
Mark D'Onofrio Inside Linebackers Penn State University 1st
Alvis Whitted Wide receivers North Carolina State University 3rd
Shaun Snee Director of Football Strength and Conditioning California University of Pennsylvania 2nd
Keller Chryst Graduate assistant University of Tennessee 2nd

Roster edit

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

  •  2 Chase Wolf –   senior (6'1, 200)
  •  5 Graham Mertz  junior (6'3, 216)
  • 10 Deacon Hill  freshman (6'3, 262)
  • 12 Marshall Howe – freshman (6'1, 187)
  • 16 Myles Burkett – freshman (6'0, 204)

Running back

  •  0 Braelon Allensophomore (6'2, 240)
  •  6 Chez Mellusi – senior (5'11, 210)
  • 20 Isaac Guerendo  senior (6'0, 223)
  • 29 Brady Schipper –   senior (5'11, 200)
  • 32 Julius Davis –   junior (5'10, 201)
  • 43 Grover Bortolotti –   freshman (5'9, 192)

Fullback

  • 34 Jackson Acker –   freshman (6'1, 232)
  • 37 Riley Nowakowski – sophomore (6'1, 237)
  • 44 Zach Gloudeman – freshman (6'2, 218)
  • 45 Garrison Solliday –   freshman (5'11, 229)

Wide receiver

  •  3 Keontez Lewis – sophomore (6'2, 194)
  •  4 Markus Allen –   freshman (6'1, 211)
  •  6 Dean Engram –   junior (5'9, 169)
  • 10 Stephan Bracey –   junior (5'10, 182)
  • 11 Skyler Bell –   freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 13 Chimere Dike – junior (6'1, 194)
  • 15 Tommy McIntosh – freshman (6'5, 203)
  • 21 Cam Fane – freshman (6'1, 175)
  • 22 Vinny Anthony – freshman (6'1, 170)
  • 24 Cole Toennies – freshman (6'2, 186)
  • 27 Haakon Anderson –   sophomore (6'1, 209)
  • 28 Mike Gregoire –   senior (5'10, 186)
  • 30 Alex Moeller –   freshman (5'11, 174)
  • 84 Christopher Brooks Jr. – freshman (6'2, 215)

Tight end

  • 41 JT Seagreaves – freshman (6'6, 225)
  • 48 Cole Dakovich –   sophomore (6'5, 260)
  • 49 Cam Large –   sophomore (6'3, 234)
  • 81 Jaylan Franklin –   senior (6'4, 240)
  • 82 Jack Eschenbach –   senior (6'6, 239)
  • 85 Clay Cundiff –   junior (6'3, 236)
  • 87 Hayden Rucci –   junior (6'4, 259)
  • 89 Jack Pugh –   freshman (6'5, 233)
 

Offensive lineman

  • 50 Logan Brown –   junior (6'6, 310)
  • 56 Joe Brunner – freshman (6'6, 300)
  • 61 Dylan Barrett –   sophomore (6'5, 318)
  • 62 Travis Alvin – freshman (6'5, 260)
  • 63 Tanor Bortolini  sophomore (6'4, 306)
  • 64 Sean Timmis –   sophomore (6'4, 300)
  • 65 Tyler Beach –   senior (6'6, 316)
  • 66 Nolan Rucci –   freshman (6'8, 292)
  • 67 JP Benzschawel –   freshman (6'6, 297)
  • 70 Barrett Nelson – freshman (6'6, 277)
  • 71 Riley Mahlman –   freshman (6'8, 312)
  • 73 Kerry Kodanko –   sophomore (6'2, 303)
  • 74 Michael Furtney –   senior (6'5, 315)
  • 75 Joe Tippmann  junior (6'6, 317)
  • 76 John Clifford – freshman (6'5, 273)
  • 77 Drew Evans – freshman (6'4, 275)
  • 78 Trey Wedig –   sophomore (6'7, 310)
  • 79 Jack Nelson  sophomore (6'7, 303)

Defensive lineman

  • 56 Rodas Johnson – DE –   junior (6'2, 291)
  • 68 Ben Barten – DE –   sophomore (6'5, 304)
  • 76 Tommy Brunner – DE –   junior (6'3, 253)
  • 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE –   sophomore (6'5, 290)
  • 91 Tristan Monday – DE – freshman (6'4, 274)
  • 92 Curtis Neal – NT – freshman (6'0, 288)
  • 93 Isaac Townsend – DE –   junior (6'5, 280)
  • 94 Gio Paez – DE –   junior (6'3, 319)
  • 95 Keeanu Benton – NT – senior (6'4, 316)
  • 96 Cade McDonald – DE –   sophomore (6'6, 280)
  • 97 Mike Jarvis – DE –   freshman (6'4, 290)
  • 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE –   senior (6'4, 300)
  • Isaac Hammfreshman (6'5, 260)

Long snappers

  • 47 Peter Bowden –   junior (6'2, 230)
  • 64 Duncan McKinley – sophomore (6'2, 224)
  • 69 Zach Zei –   freshman (6'2, 217)

Kicker

  • 22 Jack Van Dyke – junior (6'5, 214)
  • 29 Nate Van Zelst –   freshman (5'11, 188)
  • 91 Vito Calvaruso –   junior (6'3, 198)
  • 96 Gavin Lahm – freshman (6'0, 225)

Punter

  • 28 Gavin Meyers –   sophomore (6'1, 194)
  • 38 Andy Vujnovich – senior (6'3, 234)
 

Linebacker

  •  3 T.J. Bollers – OLB –   freshman (6'2, 251)
  •  7 Spencer Lytle – ILB –   junior (6'2, 231)
  • 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB –   freshman (6'1, 242)
  • 19 Nick Herbig – OLB – junior (6'2, 227)
  • 25 Jake Ratzlaff – ILB –   freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 32 Marty Strey – OLB –   senior (6'2, 226)
  • 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – sophomore (5'11, 225)
  • 39 Tatum Grass – ILB –   junior (6'2, 234)
  • 50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – freshman (6'2, 207)
  • 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB –   freshman (6'1, 233)
  • 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB –   sophomore (6'2, 235)
  • 53 Ross Gengler – OLB –   sophomore (6'2, 226)
  • 54 Jordan Turner – ILB –   sophomore (6'1, 224)
  • 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB –   junior (6'0, 224)
  • 57 Luna Larson – ILB – freshman (6'2, 216)
  • 59 Aaron Witt – OLB –   sophomore (6'6, 254)
  • 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB –   senior (6'3, 232)

Defensive back

  •  1 Jay Shaw – CB –   senior (5'11, 188)
  •  2 Ricardo Hallman – CB –   freshman (5'10, 177)
  •  4 A'Khoury Lyde – CB – freshman (5'9, 184)
  •  5 Cedrick Dort Jr. – CB –   senior (5'11, 183)
  •  8 Avyonne Jones – CB – freshman (5'11, 180)
  •  9 Austin Brown – S – freshman (6'1, 204)
  • 11 Alexander Smith – CB –   senior (5'11, 179)
  • 12 Max Lofy – CB –   sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 13 Kamo'i Latu – S – junior (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Preston Zachman – S –   sophomore (6'1, 211)
  • 15 John Torchio – S –   senior (6'1, 210)
  • 18 Owen Arnett – S –   freshman (5'11, 215)
  • 20 Semar Melvin – CB –   junior (5'11, 172)
  • 21 Justin Clark – CB – senior (5'11, 178)
  • 24 Hunter Wohler – S – sophomore (6'2, 206)
  • 25 Cade Yacamelli – S – freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 26 Travian Blaylock – S –   senior (5'11, 205)
  • 27 Al Ashford – CB –   freshman (6'0, 181)
  • 30 Jackson Trudgeon – S – freshman (6'1, 196)
  • 31 Amaun Williams – CB –   sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 34 Charlie Jarvis – S – freshman (6'1, 198)
  • 37 Bryce Carey – S – junior (6'1, 183)
  • 38 Lee Hutton – CB – freshman (5'10, 176)
  • 41 Titus Toler – S –   junior (5'11, 195)
  • 46 Deven Magli – S – freshman (6'1, 192)

Source:[7]

Schedule edit

Wisconsin announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[8] The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games. The Badgers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, and Minnesota and will travel to Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska.[9]

The Badgers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, Illinois State from Division I FCS, Washington State from the Pac-12 and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Illinois State*No. 18FS1W 38–073,727
September 102:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 19
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
FOXL 14–1774,001
September 172:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 66–773,080
September 246:30 p.m.at No. 3 Ohio StateABCL 21–52105,473
October 111:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNL 10–3473,502
October 82:30 p.m.at NorthwesternBTNW 42–732,121
October 153:00 p.m.at Michigan StateFOXL 28–34 2OT72,526
October 222:30 p.m.Purdue 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 35–2475,018
November 511:00 a.m.Maryland
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 23–1074,057
November 122:30 p.m.at IowaFS1L 10–2469,250
November 1911:00 a.m.at NebraskaESPNW 15–1486,068
November 262:30 p.m.Minnesota
ESPNL 16–2375,728
December 279:15 p.m.vs. Oklahoma State*ESPNW 24–1723,187
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[9]

Game summaries edit

Illinois State edit

Illinois State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redbirds 0 0 000
No. 18 Badgers 7 10 14738

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 6:10 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 73,727
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • [1]
Game information

Washington State edit

Washington State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 7 10017
No. 19 Badgers 0 14 0014

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 74,001
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
  • [2]
Game information

New Mexico State edit

New Mexico State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 077
Badgers 7 28 211066

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at S14 MPH
  • Game attendance: 73,080
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline)
  • [3]
Game information

No. 3 Ohio State edit

Wisconsin vs. No. 3 Ohio State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 7 01421
No. 3 Buckeyes 21 10 14752

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 105,473
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)
  • [4]
Game information

Illinois edit

Illinois vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 7 7 17334
Badgers 7 3 0010

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 73,502
  • Referee: Jerry Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Krystle Rich (sideline)
  • [5]
Game information

Northwestern edit

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 21 01442
Wildcats 0 0 077

at Ryan 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)
  • [6]
Game information

Michigan State edit

Wisconsin vs. Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Badgers 7 7 077028
Spartans 7 0 777634

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 15, 2022
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SW at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 72,526
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • [7]
Game information

Purdue edit

Purdue vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 0 3 71424
Badgers 21 0 14035

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 22, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 75,018
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • [8]
Game information

Maryland edit

Maryland vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Terrapins 0 0 3710
Badgers 7 10 3323

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 74,057
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
  • [9]
Game information

Iowa edit

Wisconsin vs. Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 3 7 0010
Hawkeyes 0 14 01024

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

  • Date: November 12, 2022
  • Game time: 2:40 p.m.
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind: SE at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
  • [10]
Game information

Nebraska edit

Wisconsin vs. Nebraska – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 0 31215
Cornhuskers 0 7 7014

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 11:08 a.m.
  • Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind: NW at 18 miles per hour (29 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 86,068
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
  • [11]
Game information

Minnesota edit

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 7 3 31023
Badgers 3 3 10016

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 26, 2022
  • Game time: 2:34 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 75,728
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • [12]
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Oklahoma State (2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl) edit

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Period 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 3 14 7024
Oklahoma State 7 0 01017

at Chase FieldPhoenix, Arizona

  • Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022
  • Game time: 9:25 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 23,187
  • Referee: Chad Green
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • [13]
Game information

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1819RVRV
Coaches2018RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Awards and honors edit

Individual Awards
Player Award Ref.
Nick Herbig First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) [10]
John Torchio First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches) [10]
Braelon Allen Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Keeanu Benton Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
Maema Njongmeta Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches) [10]
Tanor Bortolini Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Jack Nelson Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Joe Tippmann Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) [10]
Isaac Guerendo Honorable Mention Special Teams (Coaches/Media) [10]
Chimere Dike Honorable Mention Offense (Media) [10]
C.J. Goetz Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]
Jordan Turner Honorable Mention Defense (Media) [10]

Players drafted into the NFL edit

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 43 Joe Tippmann C New York Jets
2 49 Keeanu Benton NT Pittsburgh Steelers
4 132 Nick Herbig OLB Pittsburgh Steelers

References edit

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  4. ^ "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Fickell as coach". ESPN.com. November 27, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Baird, Nathan (July 25, 2022). "Ohio State football unanimously picked as Big Ten champion in 12th annual cleveland.com preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
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