The 2022 Big Ten conference football season is the 127th season of

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play for the

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and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's ninth season with 14 teams.

Previous season

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and

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were co-East Division champions, with the Wolverines making their first appearance

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due to their head-to-head win over the Buckeyes in 2021. In the West Division,

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

won the division title and made their second championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Iowa 42–3 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2021–22

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as the No. 2 seed. The Wolverines lost in the semifinal game of the playoffs to third-seeded and eventual national champion

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in the

Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game ...

(national semifinal). Besides Michigan, nine other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. Additionally, Rutgers was chosen based upon APR rate to replace Texas A&M, who dropped out of the

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due to COVID-19 protocols. The Big Ten overall went 6–4 in postseason games in the 2021 season.

Coaching changes

There were no head coaching changes amongst Big Ten programs before the 2022 season. On September 11, Nebraska fired head coach

Scott Frost Scott Andrew Frost (born January 4, 1975) is a former American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2018 to 2022. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost played college football as a qu ...

three games into the season and named

Mickey Joseph Robert L. "Mickey" Joseph (born March 5, 1968) is a former American football coach and player. He served as the interim head coach at the University of Nebraska in 2022. Joseph was the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Louisiana ...

the interim for the remainder of the season. On October 2, Wisconsin fired head coach

Paul Chryst Paul Joseph Chryst (born November 17, 1965) is a former American football head coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach for the Wisconsin Badgers. Chryst was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 2012 to ...

, five games into the Badgers' season and named defensive coordinator

Jim Leonhard James Andrew Leonhard (born October 27, 1982) is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the interim head coach for the Wisconsin Badgers football team. Leonhard played college football at Wisconsin and professionally ...

as interim head coach. Nebraska named

Matt Rhule Matthew Kenneth Rhule (born January 31, 1975) is an American football coach and former player, who is the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was previously the head coach at Temple University, Baylor University, and for the Carolina Pant ...

the 31st head coach in program history on November 26, 2022, one day after finishing their 2022 season. On November 27, 2022, one day after finishing their respective season, Wisconsin announced the hiring of

Luke Fickell Luke Joseph Fickell (born August 18, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He will be the head coach for the Wisconsin Badgers starting in December 2022. Previously he was the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, ...

to become the Badgers' 31st coach in program history. On December 8, 2022,

Jeff Brohm Jeffrey Scott Brohm (born April 24, 1971) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current head football coach of the Louisville Cardinals. Brohm played college football at the University of Louisville for coach Howard Sc ...

announced he was leaving Purdue to return to his alma mater,

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. On December 13th, the Boilermakers announced the hiring of Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as their next head coach.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.

Preseason Player of the Year

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

Individual awards

Rankings

Schedule

All times Eastern time. † denotes Homecoming game

Regular season schedule

Week 0

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Big Ten Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl,

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Las Vegas Bowl The Las Vegas Bowl is an NCAA Division I FBS annual post-season college football bowl game held in the Las Vegas area. First played in 1992, the bowl was originally held at the 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada before moving to the ...

Music City Bowl The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. Since 2020, it has been sponsored by TransPerfect and is officially known as the ''TransPer ...

Pinstripe Bowl The Pinstripe Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game that is held at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. First played in 2010, the game is organized ...

Quick Lane Bowl The Quick Lane Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that began play in the 2014 season. Backed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the game features a bowl-eligible team from the Big Ten Confe ...

, and

Outback Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Year's Day. The event has been formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to ...

. The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of

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in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the

if it's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking. Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes Post Season

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Big Ten Individual Awards

The following individuals won th
conference's annual player and coach awards

All-Conference Teams

2022 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Isaiah Adams, Tarique Barnes, Zy Crisler, Isaac Darkangelo, Caleb Griffin, Julian Pearl, Isaiah Williams; INDIANA: Charles Campbell, James Evans, Cam Jones,

Tiawan Mullen Tiawan Mullen (born July 12, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana. Early life and high school career Tiawan Mullen was born on July 12, ...

; IOWA: Joe Evans, Kaleb Johnson, Logan Lee,

Kaevon Merriweather Kaevon Merriweather (born December 20, 1999) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted f ...

, Mason Richman, Noah Shannon; MARYLAND: Jakorian Bennett,

Jaelyn Duncan Jaelyn Duncan (born July 8, 2000) is an American football offensive tackle for the Maryland Terrapins. High school career Duncan attended Northern High School in Owings, Maryland for three years, before transferring to Saint Frances Academy i ...

, Ami Finau, Delmar Glaze,

Roman Hemby Roman Hemby (born August 16, 2002) is an American football running back for the Maryland Terrapins. Early life and high school career Hemby grew up in Edgewood, Maryland and attended The John Carroll School. Hemby was rated a three-star recruit ...

Rakim Jarrett Rakim Jarrett (born January 24, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buccaneers ...

, Colton Spangler; MICHIGAN: Karsen Barnhart, Gemon Green, Kris Jenkins,

Mike Sainristil Michael Sainristil (born October 3, 2000) is an American football wide receiver and defensive back for the Michigan Wolverines. Early life and high school career Sainristil was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2000. His father, Carlot, was the ...

; MICHIGAN STATE: Simeon Barrow,

Keon Coleman Keon Coleman (born May 17, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Michigan State Spartans. He also plays for the Michigan State Spartans basketball team. High school career Coleman attended Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, ...

, J.D. Duplain,

Jayden Reed Jayden Reed (born April 28, 2000) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Western Michigan before transferring to Michigan State in 2019. Early life Reed grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He initially attended Metea Val ...

, Nick Samac, Jacob Slade; MINNESOTA: Trill Carter, Aireontae Ersery, Cody Lindenberg, Quentin Redding, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Danny Striggow, Matthew Trickett; NEBRASKA: Anthony Grant, Quinton Newsome, Luke Reimer; NORTHWESTERN:

Adetomiwa Adebawore Adetomiwa Adebawore (; born March 4, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Northwestern Wildcats. Early life and high school Adebawore grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and attended North Kansas City High School. He was rated a thre ...

, Bryce Gallagher, Evan Hull, Cameron Mitchell; OHIO STATE:

Denzel Burke Denzel Burke (born November 10, 2002) is an American football cornerback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early years Burke originally attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona before transferring to Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, ...

Steele Chambers Steele Chambers is an American football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school career Chambers attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. He played linebacker and running back in high school. ...

, Mike Hall Jr., Tanner McCalister, Jesse Mirco, Lathan Ransom, Noah Ruggles,

Jack Sawyer Jack Sawyer (born May 6, 2002) is an American college football defensive end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school career Sawyer grew up in Pickerington, Ohio Where he Attended St. Pius K-8 Catholic school. Attended Pickerington ...

Cade Stover Cade Stover is an American football tight end for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school Stover grew up in Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield is a city in and the county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States. Located midway betwee ...

Luke Wypler Luke Wypler (born May 3, 2001) is an American football center for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Early life and high school career Wypler was born on May 3, 2001. He grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and attended Saint Joseph Regional High School. Wy ...

; PENN STATE: Barney Amor,

Sean Clifford Sean Burke Clifford (born July 14, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the Ni ...

, Curtis Jacobs, Hunter Nourzad,

Chop Robinson Demeioun "Chop" Robinson (born January 2, 2003) is an American football defensive end. He played college football at Maryland and Penn State. Early life Robinson was nicknamed "Pork-chop" at birth, later shortened to Chop. He attended Quince ...

, Nicholas Singleton, Nick Tarburton,

Parker Washington Christopher Parker Washington (born March 21, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. Early life Washington was born on March 2 ...

, Sal Wormley; PURDUE: Branson Deen, Jalen Graham, Kydran Jenkins,

Charlie Jones Charles, Charlie, Charley or Chuck Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Chuck Jones (1912–2002), American animator, director, and producer * Charles Jones (c. 1889–1942), American actor better known as Buck Jones * Charles Jones (pho ...

, Devin Mockobee, Jack Sullivan, Cory Trice; RUTGERS: Christian Izien, Max Melton, Avery Young; WISCONSIN: Tanor Bortolini, Isaac Guerendo, Jack Nelson, Maema Njongmeta, Joe Tippmann. Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Tarique Barens, Seth Coleman, Isaac Darkangelo,

Tommy DeVito Tommy DeVito may refer to: * Tommy DeVito (American football), American football quarterback * Tommy DeVito (musician) (1928–2020), American musician and singer, member of The Four Seasons * Tommy DeVito, a character in the film ''Goodfellas'' pl ...

, Caleb Griffin, Gabe Jacas, Julian Pearl, Alex Pihlstrom, Kendall Smith, Isaiah Williams; INDIANA: Charles Campbell, Aaron Casey, James Evans, Cam Jones, Dasan McCullough,

; IOWA: Kaleb Johnson, Luke Lachey, Logan Lee,

, Noah Shannon; MARYLAND: Deonte Banks, Jaishawn Barham, Jakorian Bennett, Beau Brade, Corey Dyches,

, Ami Finau,

, Chad Ryland, Colton Spangler,

Taulia Tagovailoa Taulia Tagovailoa (born February 26, 2000) ( ) is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins. He holds the Maryland single-season and all time school records for completions and passing yards and a share of the touchdowns record. ...

; MICHIGAN: Karsen Barnhart, Gemon Green, Jaylen Harrell, Kris Jenkins, Makari Paige,

Luke Schoonmaker Luke Schoonmaker (born September 28, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early years Born in 1998, Schoonmaker grew up in Old Saybrook, Con ...

; MICHIGAN STATE: Simeon Barrow, J.D. Duplain, Xavier Henderson,

, Nick Samac, Jacob Slade; MINNESOTA: Kyler Baugh, Quinn Carroll, Aireontae Ersery, Chuck, Filiaga, Jordan Howden, Cody Lindenberg, Thomas Rush, Terell Smith, Mariano Sori-Marin, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Matthew Trickett; NEBRASKA: Anthony Grant, Luke Reimer; NORTHWESTERN: Evan Hull, Cameron Mitchell; OHIO STATE:

TreVeyon Henderson TreVeyon Henderson (born October 22, 2002) is an American football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Henderson attended high school at Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where he set many school records, and was a 5-star recru ...

, Tanner McCalister, Jesse Mirco, Lathan Ransom, Tyleik Williams; PENN STATE:

Kaytron Allen Kaytron Lamont Allen (born January 8, 2003) is an American football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life and high school career Allen grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. He initially attended Norview High School and rushed for 1,4 ...

, Johnny Dixon, Bryce Effner, Adisa Isaac, Curtis Jacobs, Hunter Nourzad, Jake Pinegar,

, Juice Scruggs,

Brenton Strange Brenton Lamont Strange (born December 27, 2000) is an American football tight end for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Early life and high school career Strange grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia and attended Parkersburg High School Parkers ...

, Sal Wormley; PURDUE: Cam Allen, Jalen Graham, Gus Hartwig, Spencer Holstege, Lawrence Johnson,

, Marcus Mbow, Devin Mockobee, Jack Sullivan, Cory Trice; RUTGERS: Christian Braswell, Aron Cruickshank, Christian Izien, Deion Jennings, Aaron Lewis, Max Melton, Avery Young; WISCONSIN:

Keeanu Benton Keeanu Kyrie Benton (born July 17, 2001) is an American football nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. Early years Benton grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin and a ...

, Tanor Bortolini, Chimere Dike, C. J. Goetz, Isaac Guerendo, Jack Nelson, Joe Tippmann, Jordan Turner.

Home attendance

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

2023 NFL Draft

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft

Head coaches

''Through 2022 season'

References

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