2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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2022 NCAA Division I FBS season
NCAA logo.svg
Number of teams131
DurationAugust 27 – December 10, 2022
Preseason AP No. 1 Alabama
Postseason
DurationDecember 16, 2022 – January 9, 2023
Bowl games 42 [lower-alpha 1]
AP Poll No. 1Georgia
Coaches Poll No. 1Georgia
Heisman Trophy Caleb Williams, QB, USC
College Football Playoff
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
Site SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
Champion(s) Georgia
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
  2021
2023  

The 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 153rd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 27 and ended on December 10. The postseason began on December 16, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, ended on January 9, 2023, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

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The Georgia Bulldogs successfully defended their national championship when they defeated the TCU Horned Frogs, 65–7. It was the first time in the College Football Playoff era that a team won back-to-back championships. This was the ninth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system. The season's Heisman winner was USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams.

Rule changes

The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2022 season. [1]

Other headlines

Conference realignment

One team played its first FBS season in 2022. James Madison started a transition from Division I FCS in 2022, joining the Sun Belt Conference. As a full Sun Belt member, it met FBS scheduling requirements in the 2022 season, allowing it to be counted as an FBS opponent for scheduling purposes and to skip the first year of the normal two-year transition process. [37]

Three other teams joined the Sun Belt from Conference USA in 2022. Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, while initially reported to be making said move in 2023, announced their intent to move in 2022. C-USA had insisted that all three were bound to that league through the 2022–23 school year. Following a brief legal dispute, [38] the parties reached a settlement allowing the schools to leave at the end of June. [3]

TeamFormer conferenceNew conference
James Madison CAA (FCS) Sun Belt
Marshall C-USA Sun Belt
Old Dominion C-USASun Belt
Southern Miss C-USASun Belt

The 2022 season was the last for 12 FBS teams in their current conferences or as FBS independents:

TeamCurrent conferenceFuture conference
BYU Independent Big 12
Charlotte C-USA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic C-USA American
Houston American Big 12
Liberty Independent C-USA
New Mexico State Independent C-USA
North Texas C-USA American
Rice C-USA American
UAB C-USA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA C-USA American

In addition to James Madison, two other FCS teams started transitions to FBS in the 2022 season. [39] They will not join their future FBS conferences until 2023.

Stadiums

This was the first season for San Diego State at Snapdragon Stadium, replacing the since-demolished San Diego Stadium after playing at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson for two seasons in 2020 and 2021. The Aztecs played their first game in the new stadium against the Arizona Wildcats on September 3, 2022. [40]

Kickoff games

Rankings reflect the AP Poll entering each week.

"Week Zero"

The regular season began on Saturday, August 27 with eleven games in Week 0.

Week 1

The majority (85%) of FBS teams opened the season on Labor Day weekend. Three neutral-site "kickoff" games were held.

  1. Bowl count includes the National Championship

Top 10 matchups

Rankings through Week 9 reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that were not in the top 10 in one of the two polls are noted.[ clarification needed ]

Regular season

Bowl games

FCS team wins over FBS teams

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 27:00 p.m.(FCS) William & Mary Charlotte Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN3  41–24  13,940
September 312:00 p.m.No. 19 (FCS) Delaware Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN  14–7  30,542
September 104:00 p.m.(FCS) Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN3  59–57 7OT 17,376
September 105:30 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Incarnate Word Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV NSN  55–41  14,092
September 106:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY ESPN+  37–31  16,933
September 107:00 p.m.No. 16 (FCS) Weber State Utah State Maverik StadiumLogan, UT MWN 35–7  17,781
September 1711:00 a.m.(FCS) Southern Illinois Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN  31–24  23,146
September 2411:00 a.m.No. 7 (FCS) Sacramento State Colorado State Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO KCDO  41–10 [lower-alpha 1]   25,445
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
  1. Sacramento State was a 4.5-point favorite at kickoff. [41]

Upsets

This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating AP Poll-ranked teams during the season.

Regular season

During the regular season, unranked FBS teams defeated ranked FBS teams 44 times.

Bowl games

Rankings in this section are based on the final CFP rankings released on December 4, 2022.

Conference standings

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Tulane y$  7 1   12 2  
UCF y  6 2   9 5  
Cincinnati  6 2   9 4  
SMU  5 3   7 6  
Houston  5 3   8 5  
East Carolina  4 4   8 5  
Navy  4 4   4 8  
Memphis  3 5   7 6  
Tulsa  3 5   5 7  
Temple  1 7   3 9  
South Florida  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$  8 0   11 3  
No. 11 Florida State  5 3   10 3  
Syracuse  4 4   7 6  
Louisville  4 4   8 5  
NC State  4 4   8 5  
Wake Forest  3 5   8 5  
Boston College  2 6   3 9  
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy  6 2   9 5  
No. 22 Pittsburgh  5 3   9 4  
Duke  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Tech  4 4   5 7  
Miami (FL)  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  1 6   3 7  
Virginia Tech  1 6   3 8  
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU y^  9 0   13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$  7 2   10 4  
No. 25 Texas  6 3   8 5  
Texas Tech  5 4   8 5  
Oklahoma State  4 5   7 6  
Baylor  4 5   6 7  
Oklahoma  3 6   6 7  
Kansas  3 6   6 7  
West Virginia  3 6   5 7  
Iowa State  1 8   4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UTSA y$  8 0   11 3  
North Texas y  6 2   7 7  
Western Kentucky  6 2   9 5  
Middle Tennessee  4 4   8 5  
UAB  4 4   7 6  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   5 7  
Rice  3 5   5 8  
UTEP  3 5   5 7  
FIU  2 6   4 8  
Charlotte  2 6   3 9  
Louisiana Tech  2 6   3 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Northern Illinois  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Boise State xy  8 0   10 4  
Air Force  5 3   10 3  
Wyoming  5 3   7 6  
Utah State  5 3   6 7  
Colorado State  3 5   3 9  
New Mexico  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$  7 1   10 4  
San Diego State  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   7 5  
UNLV  3 5   5 7  
Hawaii  2 6   3 10  
Nevada  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 USC y  8 1   11 3  
No. 10 Utah y$  7 2   10 4  
No. 8 Washington  7 2   11 2  
No. 15 Oregon  7 2   10 3  
No. 17 Oregon State  6 3   10 3  
No. 21 UCLA  6 3   9 4  
Washington State  4 5   7 6  
Arizona  3 6   5 7  
California  2 7   4 8  
Arizona State†  1 7   1 9  
Stanford  1 8   3 9  
Colorado  1 8   1 11  
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^  8 0   15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee  6 2   11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina  4 4   8 5  
Kentucky  3 5   7 6  
Florida  3 5   6 7  
Missouri  3 5   6 7  
Vanderbilt  2 6   5 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy  6 2   10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x  6 2   11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Ole Miss  4 4   8 5  
Arkansas  3 5   7 6  
Auburn  2 6   5 7  
Texas A&M  2 6   5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy  6 2   9 4  
James Madison* x  6 2   8 3  
Marshall  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Southern  3 5   6 7  
Appalachian State  3 5   6 6  
Georgia State  3 5   4 8  
Old Dominion  2 6   3 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$  7 1   12 2  
South Alabama x  7 1   10 3  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
Louisiana  4 4   6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 5   4 8  
Texas State  2 6   4 8  
Arkansas State  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Notre Dame    9 4  
Liberty    8 5  
BYU    8 5  
New Mexico State    7 6  
Army    6 6  
UConn    6 7  
UMass    1 11  
Rankings from CFP Rankings

Rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Pre-season polls

AP
RankingTeam
1Alabama (54)
2Ohio State (6)
3Georgia (3)
4Clemson
5Notre Dame
6Texas A&M
7Utah
8Michigan
9Oklahoma
10Baylor
11Oregon
12Oklahoma State
13NC State
14USC
15Michigan State
16Miami (FL)
17Pittsburgh
18Wisconsin
19Arkansas
20Kentucky
21Ole Miss
22Wake Forest
23Cincinnati
24Houston
25BYU
USA Today Coaches
RankingTeam
1Alabama (54)
2Ohio State (5)
3Georgia (6)
4Clemson
5Notre Dame
6Michigan
7Texas A&M
8Utah
9Oklahoma
10Baylor
11Oklahoma State
12Oregon
13NC State
14Michigan State
15USC
16Pittsburgh
17Miami (FL)
18Texas (1)
19Wake Forest
20Wisconsin
21Kentucky
22Cincinnati
23Arkansas
24Ole Miss
25Houston

CFB Playoff final rankings

On December 4, 2022, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year.

RankTeamW–LConference and standingBowl game
1 Georgia Bulldogs 13–0SEC champions Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal)
2 Michigan Wolverines 13–0Big Ten champions Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)
3 TCU Horned Frogs 12–1Big 12 first placeFiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)
4 Ohio State Buckeyes 11–1Big Ten East Division second placePeach Bowl (CFP semifinal)
5 Alabama Crimson Tide 10–2SEC West Division co-champions Sugar Bowl (NY6)
6 Tennessee Volunteers 10–2SEC East Division second place Orange Bowl (NY6)
7 Clemson Tigers 11–2ACC championsOrange Bowl (NY6)
8 Utah Utes 10–3Pac-12 champions Rose Bowl (NY6)
9 Kansas State Wildcats 10–3Big 12 championsSugar Bowl (NY6)
10 USC Trojans 11–2Pac-12 first place Cotton Bowl (NY6)
11 Penn State Nittany Lions 10–2Big Ten East Division third placeRose Bowl (NY6)
12 Washington Huskies 10–2Pac-12 second place (tie) Alamo Bowl
13 Florida State Seminoles 9–3ACC Atlantic Division second place Cheez-It Bowl
14 Oregon State Beavers 9–3Pac-12 fifth place (tie) Las Vegas Bowl
15 Oregon Ducks 9–3Pac-12 second place (tie) Holiday Bowl
16 Tulane Green Wave 11–2AAC championsCotton Bowl (NY6)
17 LSU Tigers 9–4SEC West Division co-champions Citrus Bowl
18 UCLA Bruins 9–3Pac-12 fifth place (tie) Sun Bowl
19 South Carolina Gamecocks 8–4SEC East Division third place Gator Bowl
20 Texas Longhorns 8–4Big 12 third placeAlamo Bowl
21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 8–4IndependentGator Bowl
22 Mississippi State Bulldogs 8–4SEC West Division third place (tie) ReliaQuest Bowl
23 NC State Wolfpack 8–4ACC Atlantic Division third place (tie) Duke's Mayo Bowl
24 Troy Trojans 11–2Sun Belt champions Cure Bowl
25 UTSA Roadrunners 11–2C-USA championsCure Bowl

Final rankings

RankAssociated PressCoaches' Poll
1Georgia (63)Georgia
2TCUTCU
3MichiganMichigan
4Ohio StateOhio State
5AlabamaAlabama
6TennesseeTennessee
7Penn StatePenn State
8WashingtonWashington
9TulaneTulane
10UtahFlorida State
11Florida StateUtah
12USCClemson
13ClemsonUSC
14Kansas StateKansas State
15OregonLSU
16LSUOregon
17Oregon StateOregon State
18Notre DameNotre Dame
19TroyMississippi State
20Mississippi StateTroy
21UCLAUCLA
22PittsburghPittsburgh
23South CarolinaSouth Carolina
24Fresno StateFresno State
25TexasTexas

Conference summaries

Rankings in this section are based CFP rankings released prior to the games.

ConferenceChampionship gameOverall Player of the Year/MVPOffensive Player of the YearDefensive Player of the YearSpecial Teams Player of the YearCoach of the Year
DateVenue (Location)MatchupResult
ACC Dec. 3, 2022 Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)No. 9 Clemson (Atlantic) vs. No. 23 North Carolina (Coastal)Clemson 39–10 Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina [42] Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina [42] Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh [42] Mike Elko, Duke [43]
American Dec. 3, 2022 Yulman Stadium (New Orleans, LA)No. 22 UCF (No. 2) at No. 18 Tulane (No. 1)Tulane 45–28 Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane [44] Ivan Pace Jr., LB, Cincinnati [44] Mason Fletcher, P, Cincinnati [44] Willie Fritz, Tulane [44]
Big Ten Dec. 3, 2022 Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)No. 2 Michigan (East) vs. Purdue (West)Michigan 43–22 C. J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State [45] Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa [45] Jake Moody, PK, Michigan;
Bryce Baringer, P, Michigan State; &
Jaylin Lucas, RS, Indiana [lower-alpha 1] [45]
Jim Harbaugh, Michigan (coaches & media) [45]
Big 12 Dec. 3, 2022 AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)No. 3 TCU (No. 1) vs. No. 10 Kansas State (No. 2)Kan St 31–28 OT Max Duggan, QB, TCU [46] Felix Anudike-Uzomah, DE, Kansas State [46] Derius Davis, RS, TCU [46] Sonny Dykes, TCU [46]
C–USA Dec. 2, 2022 Alamodome (San Antonio, TX) North Texas (No. 2) at UTSA (No. 1)UTSA 48–27 Frank Harris, QB, UTSA [47] DeWayne McBride, RB, UAB [47] KD Davis, LB, North Texas [47] Gavin Baechle, PK, UTEP [47] Jeff Traylor, UTSA [48]
MAC Dec. 3, 2022 Ford Field (Detroit, MI) Ohio (East) vs. Toledo (West)Toledo 17–7 Kurtis Rourke, QB, Ohio [49] Kurtis Rourke, QB, Ohio [49] Jose Ramirez, DE, Eastern Michigan [49] Alex McNulty, PK, Buffalo [49] Tim Albin, Ohio [49]
MW Dec. 3, 2022 Albertsons Stadium (Boise, ID) Fresno State (West) at Boise State (Mountain)Fres St 28–16 Brad Roberts, RB, Air Force [50] Viliami Fehoko, DE, San Jose State [50] Jack Browning, PK/P, San Diego State [50] Andy Avalos, Boise State [50]
Pac-12 Dec. 2, 2022 Allegiant Stadium (Paradise, NV)No. 4 USC (No. 1) vs. No. 11 Utah (No. 2)Utah 47–24 Caleb Williams, QB, USC Tuli Tuipulotu, DL, USC Kalen DeBoer, Washington
Jonathan Smith, Oregon State
SEC Dec. 3, 2022 Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)No. 1 Georgia (East) vs. No. 14 LSU (West)Georgia 50–30 Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama Jack Podlesny, Georgia Kirby Smart, Georgia
Sun Belt Dec. 3, 2022 Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy, AL) Coastal Carolina (East) at Troy (West)Troy 45–26 Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina [51] Todd Centeio, QB, James Madison [51] Carlton Martial, LB, Troy [51] Jon Sumrall, Troy [51]
  1. The Big Ten presents separate awards for its top placekicker, punter, and return specialist.

Conference champions' bowl games

Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released on December 4, 2022, with win–loss records at that time.

ConferenceChampionW–LRankBowl game
ACC Clemson 11–27Orange Bowl (NY6)
American Tulane 11–216Cotton Bowl (NY6)
Big 12 Kansas State 10–39Sugar Bowl (NY6)
Big Ten Michigan CFP13–02Fiesta Bowl (semifinal)
C-USA UTSA 11–225Cure Bowl
MAC Toledo 8–5Boca Raton Bowl
Mountain West Fresno State 9–4LA Bowl
Pac-12 Utah 10–38Rose Bowl (NY6)
SEC Georgia CFP13–01Peach Bowl (semifinal)
Sun Belt Troy 11–224Cure Bowl

CFP College Football Playoff participant

Postseason

There are 41 team-competitive FBS post-season bowl games, with two teams advancing to a 42nd – the CFP National Championship game. Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum winning percentage during the regular season to become bowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill all 82 bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via tie-ins for their conference.

Bowl game changes:

Bowl-eligible teams

Number of bowl berths available: 82
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 80
Number of conditional bowl-eligible teams: 1 (New Mexico State)
Number of teams qualified by APR: 1 (Rice) [62]

  1. Despite having a 5–7 record, Rice is bowl-eligible due to having the highest Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams. [59] [60]
  2. Despite having a 6–6 record with 2 wins over FCS teams, the NCAA granted a waiver for New Mexico State to be bowl-eligible due to their canceled game against San Jose State. [61]

Bowl-ineligible teams

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 49

  1. Despite having a 6–6 record, Appalachian State was bowl-ineligible as two of their wins were over FCS teams.
  2. James Madison was bowl-ineligible due to their transition from FCS to FBS.
  3. Despite having a 6–6 record, Army was bowl-ineligible as two of their wins were over FCS teams.

College Football Playoff

SoFi Stadium, site of the National Championship game SoFi Stadium 2021.jpg
SoFi Stadium, site of the National Championship game

SemifinalsChampionship
December 31 – Peach Bowl
  1  Georgia 42 
  4  Ohio State 41 January 9 – National Championship
 
    1 Georgia65
December 31 – Fiesta Bowl    3  TCU7
 
  2  Michigan 45
  3  TCU 51 

Conference performance in bowl games

ConferenceTotal gamesWins-Losses (Pct)
SEC127-5 (.583)
ACC95–4 (.556)
Big Ten95–4 (.556)
MAC64–2 (.667)
American74–3 (.571)
Independents53-2 (.600)
C-USA63–3 (.500)
Mountain West73–4 (.429)
Pac-1273–4 (.429)
Sun Belt73-4 (.429)
Big 1292–6 (.250)

All-star games

Each of these games features college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility is ending, who are individually invited by game organizers. These games are scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. The all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.

DateGameSiteTelevisionParticipantsResultsRef.
Jan. 14 Hula Bowl FBC Mortgage Stadium
Orlando, Florida
12:00 p.m.
CBS Sports Network Team Kai
Team Aina
Kai 16
Aina 13
Jan. 21 Tropical Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
4:00 p.m.
Varsity Sports NetworkAmerican Team
National Team
American 48
National 10
Jan. 28 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
6:00 p.m.
NFL Network American Team
National Team
American 19
National 17
Feb. 2 East–West Shrine Bowl Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada
8:30 p.m.
West Team
East Team
West 12
East 3
Feb. 4 Senior Bowl Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
2:30 p.m.
National Team
American Team
National 27
American 10
Feb. 25 HBCU Legacy Bowl Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana
4:00 p.m.
Team Robinson
Team Gaither
Robinson 10
Gaither 3

Awards and honors

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Caleb Williams USC QB544168632,031
Max Duggan TCU QB1883571421,420
C. J. Stroud Ohio State QB37119190539
Stetson Bennett Georgia QB3665111349
Hendon Hooker Tennessee QB174781226
Bryce Young Alabama QB172834141
Blake Corum Michigan RB82551125
Michael Penix Jr. Washington QB92047114
Bijan Robinson Texas RB4123975
Drake Maye North Carolina QB362142

Other overall

Special overall

The Senior CLASS Award, honoring the outstanding senior student-athlete in several NCAA Division I sports, including football, has gone on hiatus. On September 13, 2022, the award operator, Premier Sports Management, announced that it would not present the award until it picks up a new corporate sponsor. [67]

Offense

Quarterback

Running back

All receivers

Tight end

Lineman:

Defense

Defensive front

Defensive back

Special teams

Coaches

Assistants

All-Americans

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2022, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game but before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2022, see 2021 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacement
UAB Bill Clark June 24, 2022Retired (effective August 1) [81] Bryant Vincent (interim, bowl)
Nebraska Scott Frost September 11, 2022Fired [82] Mickey Joseph (interim)
Arizona State Herm Edwards September 18, 2022Fired [83] Shaun Aguano (interim)
Georgia Tech Geoff Collins September 25, 2022Fired [84] Brent Key (named on November 30)
Colorado Karl Dorrell October 2, 2022Fired [85] Mike Sanford Jr. (interim)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst October 2, 2022Fired [86] Jim Leonhard (interim, bowl)
Charlotte Will Healy October 23, 2022Fired [87] Peter Rossomando (interim)
Auburn Bryan Harsin October 31, 2022Fired [88] Cadillac Williams (interim)
South Florida Jeff Scott November 6, 2022Fired [89] Daniel Da Prato (interim)
Cincinnati Luke Fickell November 27, 2022Hired as head coach by Wisconsin Kerry Coombs (interim, bowl)
Liberty Hugh Freeze November 28, 2022Hired as head coach by Auburn Josh Aldridge (interim, bowl)
Coastal Carolina Jamey Chadwell December 4, 2022Hired as head coach by Liberty Chad Staggs (interim, bowl)
North Texas Seth Littrell December 4, 2022Fired [90] Phil Bennett (interim, bowl)
Louisville Scott Satterfield December 5, 2022Hired as head coach by Cincinnati Deion Branch (interim, bowl)
Purdue Jeff Brohm December 7, 2022Hired as head coach by Louisville Brian Brohm (interim, bowl)
Mississippi State Mike Leach December 12, 2022Died [91] Zach Arnett (named on December 14)

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

SchoolOutgoing coachDateReasonReplacementPrevious position
Charlotte Peter Rossomando (interim)November 15, 2022Permanent replacement Biff Poggi Michigan associate head coach (2020–22)
Nebraska Mickey Joseph (interim)November 25, 2022Permanent replacement Matt Rhule Carolina Panthers head coach (2020–22)
Arizona State Shaun Aguano (interim)November 26, 2022Permanent replacement Kenny Dillingham Oregon offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022)
Florida Atlantic Willie Taggart November 26, 2022Fired [92] Tom Herman Texas head coach (2017–20)
Stanford David Shaw November 27, 2022Resigned [93] Troy Taylor Sacramento State head coach (2019–22)
Wisconsin Jim Leonhard (interim)November 27, 2022Permanent replacement Luke Fickell Cincinnati head coach (2017–22)
Tulsa Philip Montgomery November 27, 2022Fired [94] Kevin Wilson Ohio State offensive coordinator (2017–22)
Texas State Jake Spavital November 27, 2022Fired [95] G. J. Kinne Incarnate Word head coach (2022)
Western Michigan Tim Lester November 28, 2022Fired [96] Lance Taylor Louisville offensive coordinator (2022)
UNLV Marcus Arroyo November 28, 2022Fired [97] Barry Odom Arkansas defensive coordinator (2020–2022)
Auburn Cadillac Williams (interim)November 28, 2022Permanent replacement Hugh Freeze Liberty head coach (2019–22)
UAB Bryant Vincent (interim)November 30, 2022Permanent replacement Trent Dilfer Lipscomb Academy head coach (2019–22)
Colorado Mike Sanford Jr. (interim)December 3, 2022Permanent replacement Deion Sanders Jackson State head coach (2020–22)
South Florida Daniel Da Prato (interim)December 3, 2022Permanent replacement Alex Golesh Tennessee offensive coordinator (2021–22)
Liberty Josh Aldridge (interim, bowl)December 4, 2022Permanent replacement Jamey Chadwell Coastal Carolina head coach (2019–22)
Coastal Carolina Chad Staggs (interim, bowl)December 4, 2022Permanent replacement Tim Beck NC State offensive coordinator (2020–22)
Cincinnati Kerry Coombs (interim, bowl)December 5, 2022Permanent replacement Scott Satterfield Louisville head coach (2019–22)
Kent State Sean Lewis December 5, 2022Hired as offensive coordinator by Colorado [98] Kenni Burns Minnesota RB coach and associate head coach (2017–2022)
Louisville Deion Branch (interim, bowl)December 7, 2022Permanent replacement Jeff Brohm Purdue head coach (2017–22)
Navy Ken Niumatalolo December 11, 2022Fired [99] Brian Newberry Navy defensive coordinator (2019–22)
Purdue Brian Brohm (interim, bowl)December 13, 2022Permanent replacement Ryan Walters Illinois defensive coordinator (2021–22)
North Texas Phil Bennett (interim, bowl)December 13, 2022Permanent replacement [100] Eric Morris Washington State offensive coordinator (2022)

Television changes

This is the final season of the Big Ten's television deal with ESPN, Fox and the Big Ten Network, and Conference USA's television deal with ESPN, Stadium, CBS Sports Network. [101] [102]

Prior to the season, ESPN signed a sublicence agreement with NFL Network. Select AAC, MAC and Sun Belt ESPN controlled conference games aired on the network as part of the agreement. [103] [104] The University of Oklahoma signed an agreement with ESPN+ prior to the season to launch SoonerVision. SoonerVision streams one regular season home game per year as well as the spring football game. Previously these aired on pay-per-view through Bally Sports Oklahoma. [105]

Jason Benetti, formerly working for ESPN, and Noah Eagle, formerly working for CBS, joined Fox Sports as the #2 and #3 college football play-by-play commentators respectively. Benetti replaced Joe Davis, who became Fox's #1 MLB play-by-play commentator. [106] [107]

Television viewers and ratings

Most watched regular season games

All times Eastern.Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 11/1) and CFP Rankings (thereafter).

RankDateTimeMatchupNetworkViewers (millions)TV ratings [108] Significance
1November 2612:00 p.m.No. 3 Michigan 45No. 2 Ohio State 23 Fox 17.148.05 Big Noon Kickoff , College GameDay , rivalry
2November 53:30 p.m.No. 1 Tennessee 13No. 3 Georgia 27 CBS 13.066.7College GameDay, rivalry
3October 153:30 p.m.No. 3 Alabama 49No. 6 Tennessee 5211.566.1College GameDay, Third Saturday in October
4September 1012:00 p.m.No. 1 Alabama 20 Texas 19 Fox 10.605.7Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay
5September 37:30 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame 10No. 2 Ohio State 21 ABC 10.535.2College GameDay
6November 123:30 p.m.No. 9 Alabama 30No. 11 Ole Miss 24 CBS 8.714.8 Rivalry
7October 2912:00 p.m.No. 2 Ohio State 44No. 13 Penn State 31 Fox 8.274.5Big Noon Kickoff, rivalry
8November 57:00 p.m.No. 6 Alabama 31No. 10 LSU 32 ESPN 7.583.9 Rivalry
9September 47:30 p.m. Florida State 24 LSU 23 ABC 7.553.9Louisiana Kickoff
10October 88:00 p.m. Texas A&M 20No. 1 Alabama 24 CBS 7.153.9

Conference championship games

All times Eastern.Rankings are from the College Football Playoff Rankings.

RankDateTimeMatchupNetworkViewers (millions)TV ratingsConferenceLocation
1December 34:00 p.m.No. 14 LSU 30No. 1 Georgia 50 CBS 10.895.6 SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium
2December 38:00 p.m. Purdue 22No. 2 Michigan 43 Fox 10.705.5 Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium
3December 312:00 p.m.No. 10 Kansas State 31No. 3 TCU 28 ABC 9.415.3 Big 12 AT&T Stadium
4December 28:00 p.m.No. 11 Utah 47No. 4 USC 24 Fox 5.973.3 Pac-12 Allegiant Stadium
5December 38:00 p.m.No. 9 Clemson 39No. 23 North Carolina 10 ABC 3.471.9 ACC Bank of America Stadium
6December 34:00 p.m.No. 22 UCF 28No. 18 Tulane 452.701.5 AAC Yulman Stadium
7December 34:00 p.m. Fresno State 28 Boise State 16 Fox 1.941.0 MW Albertsons Stadium
8December 312:00 p.m. Toledo 17 Ohio 7 ESPN 721K0.4 MAC Ford Field
9December 33:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina 26 Troy 45332K0.2 Sun Belt Veterans Memorial Stadium
n/aDecember 27:30 p.m. North Texas 27 UTSA 48 CBSSN [note 1] n.a.n.a. C-USA Alamodome

Notes

  1. CBSSN is not Nielsen rated so the viewership and TV rating is unknown

Most watched non-CFP bowl games

All times Eastern.Rankings are from the College Football Playoff Rankings.

RankDateTimeMatchupNetworkViewers (millions)TV ratings [109] [110] GameLocation
1December 30, 20223:30 p.m.No. 21 Notre Dame 45No. 19 South Carolina 38 ESPN 5.83.1 Gator Bowl TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
2December 29, 20225:30 p.m. Oklahoma 32No. 13 Florida State 355.42.9 Cheez-It Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
3December 29, 20229:00 p.m.No. 20 Texas 20No. 12 Washington 274.82.6 Alamo Bowl Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
4December 28, 20228:00 p.m.No. 15 Oregon 28 North Carolina 27 Fox 4.02.1 Holiday Bowl Petco Park, San Diego, CA
5December 28, 20225:30 p.m. Arkansas 55 (3OT) Kansas 53 ESPN 3.92.1 Liberty Bowl Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN
6December 23, 20226:30 p.m. Wake Forest 27 Missouri 173.51.8 Gasparilla Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
7January 2, 20231:00 p.m.No. 17 LSU 63 Purdue 7 ABC 3.31.9 Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
8December 31, 202212:00 p.m. Iowa 21 Kentucky 03.01.7 Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
9December 29, 20222:00 p.m. Syracuse 20 Minnesota 28 ESPN 2.751.5 Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
10December 30, 202212:00 p.m. Maryland 16No. 23 NC State 122.71.6 Duke's Mayo Bowl Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

New Year Six and College Football Playoff semifinal games

All times Eastern.Rankings are from the College Football Playoff Rankings.

RankDateTimeMatchupNetwork(s)Viewers (millions)TV ratings [111] GameLocation
1December 31, 20228:00 p.m.No. 4 Ohio State 41No. 1 Georgia 42 ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPNews
SECN
21.79.4 Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
2December 31, 20224:00 p.m.No. 3 TCU 51No. 2 Michigan 45 ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPNews
20.99.6 Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal) State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
3January 9, 20237:30 p.m.No. 3 TCU 7No. 1 Georgia 65 ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPNews
SECN
16.64.65 CFP National Championship SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
4January 2, 20235:00 pmNo. 11 Penn State 35No. 8 Utah 21 ESPN 10.25.4 Rose Bowl (NY6) Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
5December 31, 202212:00 p.m.No. 5 Alabama 45No. 9 Kansas State 20 ESPN
SECN
9.14.8 Sugar Bowl (NY6) Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
6December 30, 20228:00 p.m.No. 6 Tennessee 31No. 7 Clemson 14 ESPN
ESPNU
SECN
ACCN
8.64.6 Orange Bowl (NY6) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
7January 2, 20231:00 pmNo. 16 Tulane 46No. 10 USC 45 ESPN 4.22.3 Cotton Bowl (NY6) AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

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