2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Eidsness (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Jackson (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Benedetto (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Buffalo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Miami (OH)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
  2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+W 34–2710,864
September 106:00 p.m.at Tulsa*
ESPN+L 35–3822,113
September 172:30 p.m.Vanderbilt*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CBSSNL 28–3814,110
September 246:00 p.m.at No. 8 Kentucky*
ESPN2L 23–3161,579
October 11:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN+L 38–44 2OT10,012
October 82:30 p.m.Toledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN+L 32–5212,682
October 152:30 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 39–1015,100
October 221:00 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN+L 17–2415,922
November 26:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPNUL 22–356,055
November 96:00 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPNUW 24–218,722
November 166:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
CBSSNL 23–29 5,187
November 2612:30 p.m.Akron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
ESPN3L 12–446,288

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Game summaries

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 3 7 14 27
Huskies 7 14 7 6 34
See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

at Tulsa

See also: 2022 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 0 7 141435
Golden Hurricane 7 17 01438

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NW 5
  • Game attendance: 22,113
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV: 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

See also: 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
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

See also: 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Team 1 234Total
NIU 7 709 23
• No. 8 Kentucky 7 7107 31
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,579
  • Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind SW @ 6 mph
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Alex Chappell (sideline)
  • Sources:
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

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Huskies 7 17 7 700 38
Cardinals 0 7 14 1706 44
See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 21 14 10 7 52
Huskies 7 0 0 25 32
See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 6 9 10 39
Eagles 7 0 3 0 10
See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

at Ohio

See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team
Northern Illinois Huskies (2–5, 1–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (4–3, 2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Northern Illinois 0 6 11017
Ohio 7 3 7724

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 23, 2022
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny, Temperature:69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,922
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh
  • Pregame 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

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 14 7 7 7 35
Huskies 0 0 7 15 22
See also: 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 7 7 7 24
Broncos 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 2 14 10 3 29
Huskies 10 0 13 0 23
See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 20 7 17 44
Huskies 6 0 3 3 12
See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Hammock". NIU Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "MAC Announces 2022 Football Preseason Media Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Olmo, Joe. "NIU picked as preseason MAC favorites". www.wifr.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b DiTullio, Joe (July 13, 2022). "Preseason All-MAC Teams". The Game Haus. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Stoll, Michael. "Football releases 2022 schedule". Northern Star. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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