2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Northern Illinois Huskies football wordmark.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorDerrick Jackson (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Benedetto (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Huskie Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
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

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]

Contents

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
 CBSSN L 28–3814,110
September 246:00 p.m.at No. 8 Kentucky *
 ESPN2 L 23–3161,579
October 11:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN+L 38–44 2OT10,012
October 82:30 p.m. Toledo Dagger-14-plain.png
  • 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
 ESPNU L 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

[6]

Game summaries

Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Panthers3371427
Huskies7147634

at Tulsa

Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–1)
Quarter1234Total
Huskies07141435
Golden Hurricane71701438

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)
StatisticsNIUTLSA
First downs1923
Plays–yards68–38569–429
Rushes–yards37–12637–107
Passing yards259322
Passing: comp–att–int18–31–119–32–1
Time of possession32:0227:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern IllinoisPassing Rocky Lombardi 18/31, 259 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingAntario Brown20 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingCole Tucker7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
TulsaPassing Davis Brin 19/32, 322 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingSteven Anderson18 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Keylon Stokes 8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

Vanderbilt

1234Total
Commodores7721338
Huskies7147028

Statistics

StatisticsVANNIU
First downs2117
Total yards428354
Rushing yards173151
Passing yards255203
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:3929:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassing 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 IllinoisPassing Ethan Hampton 12/19, 124 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingAntario Brown8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
ReceivingCole Tucker4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

at No. 8 Kentucky

1234Total
NIU770923
•No. 8 Kentucky7710731
  • 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:
StatisticsNIUKentucky
First downs1418
Total yards327406
Rushing yards128103
Passing yards199303
Turnovers01
Time of possession26:1733:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NIUPassingEthan Hampton13/25, 196 yards, 1 TD
RushingHarrison Waylee18 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingKacper Rutkiewicz1 reception, 63 yards
KentuckyPassing Will Levis 18/26, 303 yards, 4 TD’s
RushingKavosiey Smoke12 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD’s

at Ball State

1234OT2OTTotal
Huskies717770038
Cardinals0714170644

Toledo

1234Total
Rockets211410752
Huskies7002532

at Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Huskies14691039
Eagles703010

at Ohio

Northern Illinois Huskies (2–5, 1–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (4–3, 2–1)
Quarter1234Total
Northern Illinois0611017
Ohio737724

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)
StatisticsNIUOHIO
First downs1720
Total yards377354
Rushes/yards48/26733/154
Passing yards110200
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–18–014–26–0
Time of possession32:3027:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern IllinoisPassingJustin Lynch9/18, 110 yards
RushingAntario Brown16 carries, 160 yards
ReceivingKacper Rutkiewicz1 receptions, 41 yards
OhioPassing Kurtis Rourke 14/26, 200 yards, 2 TD
RushingKurtis Rourke7 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Wiglusz 6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas1477735
Huskies0071522

at Western Michigan

1234Total
Huskies377724
Broncos777021

Miami (OH)

1234Total
RedHawks21410329
Huskies10013023

Akron

1234Total
Zips02071744
Huskies603312

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