2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West
Record	4–8 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Scott Frost (5th season; first three games) Mickey Joseph (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Whipple (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Erik Chinander (5th season; first four games) Bill Busch (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 85,458)
Uniform

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

The 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.

After starting the season with two losses in their first three games, head coach Scott Frost was fired on September 11; receivers coach and associate head coach Mickey Joseph was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The following week, after having given up nearly school record number of yards to opposing offenses in back-to-back weeks, Nebraska dismissed defensive coordinator Erik Chinander and promoted assistant Bill Busch to the position for the remainder of the season.

On November 26, 2022, Nebraska announced the hiring of Matt Rhule to become the 31st head coach of the Nebraska football program.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2021 season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place in the West division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Butkus Award	Luke Reimer	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Ochaun Mathis	DE	SR
Lott IMPACT Trophy	Luke Reimer	LB	JR
Ray Guy Award	Brian Buschini	P	SO

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.

East
Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Ohio State	252 (36)
2	Michigan	203
3	Penn State	169
4	Michigan State	162
5	Maryland	104
6	Rutgers	60
7	Indiana	58

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

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Ohio State over Wisconsin	31
2	Ohio State over Iowa	3
3	Ohio State over Minnesota	2

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 Offensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	C.J. Stroud	QB	Ohio State	101 (32)
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	Ohio State	42 (2)
3	Braelon Allen	RB	Wisconsin	37
4	Blake Corum	RB	Michigan	8
5	Aidan O'Connell	QB	Purdue	7
6	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State	5
7	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	Maryland	4 (1)
8	Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	Minnesota	3
9T	Rakim Jarrett	WR	Maryland	1
9T	Payton Thorne	QB	Michigan State	1
9T	Jayden Reed	WR	Michigan State	1

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Jack Campbell	LB	Iowa	74 (20)
2	Nick Herbig	LB	Wisconsin	55 (10)
3	Zach Harrison	DE	Ohio State	26 (4)
4	Riley Moss	CB	Iowa	20 (1)
5	Joey Porter Jr.	CB	Penn State	8
6	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	Penn State	7
7T	Denzel Burke	CB	Ohio State	3
7T	Tiawan Mullen	CB	Indiana	3
7T	Garrett Nelson	LB	Nebraska	3
7T	J.T. Tuimoloau	DE	Ohio State	3
11T	Junior Colson	LB	Michigan	2
11T	Ronnie Hickman	S	Ohio State	2
11T	P.J. Mustipher	DT	Penn State	2
14T	Xavier Henderson	S	Michigan State	1
14T	Adam Korsak	P	Rutgers	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	11:30 a.m.	vs. Northwestern	Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic)	FOX	L 28−31	42,699
September 3	2:30 p.m.	North Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 38−17	86,590
September 10	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 42–45	86,862
September 17	11:00 a.m.	No. 6 Oklahoma*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 14–49	87,161
October 1	6:30 p.m.	Indiana	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 35–21	86,804
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	W 14–13	53,752
October 15	6:30 p.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 37–43	61,320
October 29	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 9–26	86,691
November 5	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 13–20	86,284
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 3–34	110,192
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–15	86,068
November 25	3:00 p.m.	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	BTN	W 24–17	69,250
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings,) All times are in Central time

Roster and coaching staff

2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense } Pos. # Name Class RB 9 Ajay Allen  Fr TE 47 Chase Androff Fr OL 77 Hunter Anthony Sr OL 73 Broc Bando GS OL 74 Brant Banks Jr WR 32 Brody Belt Sr OL 54 Bryce Benhart Jr OL 58 Ian Boerkircher Sr TE 49 Nate Boerkircher So WR 12 Janiran Bonner Fr TE 82 Chancellor Brewington Sr WR 4 Alante Brown So WR 41 Elliott Brown So WR 84 Alex Bullock RFr TE 81 James Carnie RFr OL 79 Alex Conn So OL 69 Turner Corcoran So WR 1 Decoldest Crawford  Fr RB 22 Gabe Ervin Jr. RFr OL 51 Justin Evans-Jenkins Fr TE 24 Thomas Fidone II  RFr TE 46 John Goodwin Jr RB 10 Anthony Grant Jr WR 13 Kamonte Grimes RFr QB 10 Heinrich Haarberg RFr WR 17 Ty Hahn So WR 80 Shawn Hardy II RFr RB 37 Isaiah Harris So QB 3 Cooper Hausmann Fr TE 87 Chris Hickman Jr WR/CB 2 Tommi Hill So OL 75 Trent Hixson GS OL 50 Sam Hoskinson RFr RB 29 Cooper Jewett Jr RB 21 Emmett Johnson Fr RB 14 Rahmir Johnson Jr WR 88 Victor Jones Fr WR 85 Wyatt Liewer Sr RB 35 Trevin Luben So OL 59 Henry Lutovsky RFr TE 99 Luke Lyndenmeyer Fr OL 77 Michael Lynn Jr OL 67 Joey Mancino RFr WR 26 Roman Mangini Fr WR 5 Omar Manning GS WR 89 Oliver Martin GS QB 18 Matt Masker Sr OL 70 Keegan Menning So TE 48 Evan Meyersick RFr WR 19 Barron Miles Jr. So OL 66 Ezra Miller Jr OL 53 Riley Moses Jr OL 63 Nouredin Nouili (S) Jr WR 3 Trey Palmer Jr OL 61 Dylan Parrott Fr QB 7 Mikey Pauley Fr OL 57 Ethan Piper Jr OL 65 Teddy Prochazka  So RB 34 Beau Psencik So QB 6 Chubba Purdy So WR 45 Truitt Robinson RFr TE 86 AJ Rollins RFr OL 76 Beau Schaller RFr RB 28 Matthew Schuster RFr OL 76 Eli Simonson So QB 8 Logan Smothers So QB 16 Jarrett Synek RFr QB 11 Casey Thompson Sr WR 36 Taveon Thompson RFr QB 15 Richard Torres Fr TE 83 Travis Vokolek (C) GS WR 7 Marcus Washington Jr WR 16 Zach Weinmaster Jr OL 78 Kevin Williams Jr.  Sr RB 0 Jaquez Yant So RB 44 Aiden Young RFr	Defense Pos. # Name Class EDGE 0 Jake Appleget Fr LB 53 Jake Archer Sr DL 96 Marquis Black So DB 43 Michael Booker III RFr DB 35 Derek Branch RFr NB 12 Omar Brown Jr DB 26 Koby Bretz RFr DL 63 Ru'Quan Buckley RFr NB 46 Grant Buda RFr S 1 Marques Buford Jr. So NB 35 John Bullock Jr EDGE 10 Jimari Butler So CB 11 Braxton Clark Sr DB 36 Blake Closman RFr DL 91 Devin Drew Sr S 8 Myles Farmer Jr DL 82 Colton Feist Sr LB 14 Mikai Gbayor RFr NB 23 Isaac Gifford So DB 18 Jaeden Gould Fr EDGE 97 Blaise Gunnerson So CB 13 Malcom Hartzog Fr DB 29 Ashton Hausmann So LB 15 Ernest Hausmann Fr LB 42 Nick Henrich (C) Jr DL 80 Jacob Herbek Jr DL 72 Nash Hutmacher So CB 17 Tyreke Johnson Sr EDGE 51 Braden Klover So LB 31 Chris Kolarevic Sr LB 30 Randolph Kpai RFr DB 41 Christian Lilienkamp RFr CB 7 Tamon Lynum So LB 19 Seth Malcom RFr S 17 Jalil Martin Fr EDGE 32 Ochaun Mathis Sr LB 5 Eteva Mauga-Clements Sr DB 45 Blake Miller Fr CB 24 Brandon Moore GS DB 40 Darius Moore Sr CB 25 Javier Morton So EDGE 44 Garrett Nelson (C) Jr DL 52 Mosai Newsom Jr CB 6 Quinton Newsome Jr EDGE 34 Simon Otte Sr S 21 Noa Pola-Gates Jr LB 28 Luke Reimer Jr DL 99 Ty Robinson Jr S 37 Phalen Sanford Jr EDGE 54 Ryan Schommer Sr S 9 Deshon Singleton So LB 41 Garrett Snodgrass Jr NB 47 Gage Stenger Fr DL 87 Brodie Tagaloa Fr LB 56 Grant Tagge So EDGE 2 Caleb Tannor (C) Sr DL 50 Jailen Weaver RFr S 19 Kaine Williams RFr NB 33 Javin Wright Jr DL 90 Stephon Wynn Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 49 Timmy Bleekrode So P 95 Brian Buschini So PK 36 Chase Contreraz Jr P 95 Grant Detlefsen Jr PK 92 Brendan Franke So PK 93 Gabe Heins Jr P 90 Jacob Hohl So LS 94 Cade Mueller Sr PK 79 Spencer Pankratz RFr LS 91 Cameron Pieper Sr LS 55 Brady Weas Sr PK 24 Charlie Weinrich Fr LS 96 Camden Witucki So	Head coach Scott Frost    7th season as HC    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska    Dismissed on Sept. 11 Mickey Joseph    1st season as interim HC    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska    Became Interim HC on Sept. 11 Coordinators/assistant coaches Erik Chinander    7th season as DC    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Iowa    Dismissed on Sept. 18 Mark Whipple    15th season as OC    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Brown Mickey Joseph    10th season as WR coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Mike Cassano    1st season as interim WR coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: New Hampshire    Became interim WRC on Sept. 11 Donovan Raiola    1st season as OL coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Wisconsin Sean Beckton    7th season as TE coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Mike Dawson    7th season as DL coach    4th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: UMass-Amherst Travis Fisher    11th season as DB coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida Bryan Applewhite    20th season as RB coach    1st year at Nebraska    Alma mater: North Colorado Barrett Ruud    5th season as ILB coach    5th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Bill Busch    4th season as STC    10th year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Nebraska Wesleyan    Became DC on Sept. 18 Joey Connors    1st season as interim STC    2nd year at Nebraska    Alma mater: Central Florida    Became STC on Sept. 18 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 6, 2022

Depth chart

Defense
FS Marques Buford Phalen Sanford ⋅		NICKEL LB LB Isaac Gifford Ernest Hausmann Nick Henrich Luke Reimer Omar Brown Chris Kolarevic Eteva Mauga-Clements ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					SS Myles Farmer Deshon Singleton ⋅
CB Quinton Newsome Brandon Moore ⋅		DE DT DT DE Garrett Nelson Ty Robinson Colton Fiest SLBCaleb Tannor Ochaun Mathis Blasie Gunnerson Nash Hutmacher Stephon Wynn Jimari Butler ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅						CB Malcolm Hartzog Braxton Clark ⋅
Offense
WR Trey Palmer Wyatt Liewer ⋅	WR Alante Brown Brody Belt ⋅	LT LG C RG RT Turner Corcoran Ethan Piper Trent Hixson Broc Bando Bryce Benhart Brant Banks Brant Banks Ethan Piper Henry Lutovsky Hunter Anthoney ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					TE Travis Vokolek Nate Boerkircher Chancellor Brewington	WR Marcus Washington Oliver Martin ⋅
				QB Casey Thompson Cubba Purdy Logan Smothers ⋅
							Special teams PK Timmy Bleekrode P Brian Buschini KR Tommi Hill PR Oilver Martin LS Cameron Piper
				RB Anthony Grant Gabe Ervin Jaquez Yant

Game summaries

Northwestern

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Nebraska vs. Northwestern (at Dublin, Ireland)

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 7 7 14 0 28 • Northwestern 3 14 7 7 31 Date: August 27, 2022 Location: Aviva Stadium Dublin, Ireland Game start: 11:30 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 42,699 Game weather: Sunny, 65 degrees, Wind East @ 8 mph Referee: Mark Cannon TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:41 Nebraska Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda 32 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 2:13 Northwestern Adam Stage 35 yard field goal Nebraska 7-3 2 11:59 Nebraska Casey Thompson 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 14-3 2 10:58 Northwestern Raymond Niro III 41 yard pass from Ryan Hilinski (Adam Stage kick) Nebraska 14-10 2 0:25 Northwestern Donny Navarro III 6 yard pass from Ryan Hilinksi (Adam Stage kick) Northwestern 17-14 3 9:37 Nebraska Anthony Grant 3 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 21-17 3 9:09 Nebraska Anthony Grant 46 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 28-17 3 7:53 Northwestern Cam Porter 3 yard run (Adam Stage kick) Nebraska 28-24 4 11:34 Northwestern Evan Hull 4 yard run (Adam Stage kick) Northwestern 31-28

Northwestern Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Teddy Prochazka
Left Guard	Turner Corcoran
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Nose Tackle	Nash Hutmacher
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Nick Henrich
Cornerback	Tommi Hill
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

North Dakota

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

North Dakota at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total North Dakota 0 7 10 0 17 • Nebraska 7 0 17 14 38 Date: September 3, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:40 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 86,590 Game weather: Sunny, Wind NE @ 11 mph Referee: Bryan Banks TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Joshua Perry, Rick Pizzo Sources:

Scoring summary 1 6:46 Nebraska Anthony Grant 19 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 0:13 North Dakota Adam Zavalney 1 yard pass from Tommy Schuster (Brady Stevens kick) 7-7 3 13:12 Nebraska Nate Boerkircher 19 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 14-7 3 8:36 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 46 yard field goal Nebraska 17-7 3 5:52 North Dakota Brady Stevens 23 yard field goal Nebraska 17-10 3 4:22 North Dakota Tyler Hoosman 5 yard run (Brady Stevens kick) 17-17 3 2:30 Nebraska Anthony Grant 46 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 24-17 4 6:35 Nebraska Ajay Allen 14 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 31-17 4 2:07 Nebraska Chancellor Brewington 5 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 38-17

North Dakota Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Nate Boerkircher
Left Tackle	Teddy Prochazka
Left Guard	Turner Corcoran
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hasumann
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Tommi Hill
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

Georgia Southern

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia Southern 14 14 7 10 45 Nebraska 7 21 7 7 42 Date: September 10, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 86,862 Game weather: Sunny, Wind N @ 9 mph Referee: Jeffrey Servinski TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle, Mark Helfrich Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:02 Georgia Southern Jalen White 2 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) Georgia Southern 7–0 1 4:17 Nebraska Casey Thompson 8 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) 7-7 1 2:21 Georgia Southern Jalen White 26 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) Georgia Southern 14-7 2 13:40 Nebraska Brody Belt 21 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) 14-14 2 8:25 Nebraska Anthony Grant 4 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 21-14 2 7:27 Georgia Southern Gerald Green 1 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) 21-21 2 4:00 Georgia Southern Gerald Green 47 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) Georgia Southern 28-21 2 1:50 Nebraska Casey Thompson 2 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 28-28 3 12:12 Georgia Southern Amare Jones 10 yard pass from Kyle Vantrease (Alex Raynor kick) Georgia Southern 35-28 3 3:18 Nebraska Ajay Allen 7 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) 35-35 4 14:42 Georgia Southern Alex Raynor 19 yard field goal Georgia Southern 38-35 4 3:05 Nebraska Casey Thompson 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 42-38 4 0:36 Georgia Southern Kyle Vantrease 8 yard run (Alex Raynor kick) Georgia Southern 45-42

Georgia Southern Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Nate Boerkircher
Left Tackle	Teddy Prochazka
Left Guard	Turner Corcoran
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hasumann
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Tommi Hill
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

No. 6 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

#6 Oklahoma at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • #6 Oklahoma 14 21 14 0 49 Nebraska 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 17, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 2:25 Game attendance: 87,161 Game weather: Cloudy, 69 degrees, Wind SW @ 10 mph Referee: David Alvarez TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson / Brady Quinn (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline) Sources:

Scoring summary 1 11:19 Nebraska Trey Palmer 32 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 9:30 Oklahoma Dillon Gabriel 61 yard run (Zach Schmit kick) 7-7 1 1:57 Oklahoma Jalil Farooq 25 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 14-7 2 14:48 Oklahoma Marcus Major 1 yard run (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 21-7 2 11:35 Oklahoma Marcus Major 24 yard pass from Brayden Willis (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 28-7 2 1:44 Oklahoma Eric Gray 16 yard run (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 35-7 3 13:13 Oklahoma Eric Gray 21 yard run (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 42-7 3 8:59 Oklahoma Theo Wease 15 yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Zach Schmit kick) Oklahoma 49-7 4 3:17 Nebraska Chubba Purdy 8 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick Oklahoma 49-14

Oklahoma Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Kevin Williams
Left Guard	Turner Corcoran
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Nick Henrich
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Tommi Hill
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

Indiana

See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 21 0 0 21 • Nebraska 7 14 0 14 35 Date: October 1, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:37 Game attendance: 86,804 Game weather: Clear, 76 degrees, Wind SW @ 5 mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Matt Millen, Meghan McKeown Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:17 Nebraska Oliver Martin 34 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 2 12:17 Indiana Myles Jackson 0 yard fumble recovery (Charles Campbell kick) 7-7 2 10:03 Nebraska Malcolm Hartzog 30 yard punt return (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 14-7 2 5:54 Nebraska Jaquez Yant 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 21-7 2 3:09 Indiana Emery Simmons 13 yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Charles Campbell kick) Nebraska 21-14 2 0:15 Indiana Shaun Shivers 1 yard run (Charles Campbell kick) 21-21 4 13:43 Nebraska Trey Palmer 71 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 28-21 4 6:53 Nebraska Casey Thompson 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 35-21

Indiana Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Oilver Martin
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Nick Henrich
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

at Rutgers

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Nebraska at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 0 0 7 7 14 Rutgers 10 3 0 0 13 Date: October 7, 2022 Location: SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:46 Game attendance: 53,752 Game weather: Cloudy, 69 degrees, Wind NW @ 7 mph Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander, Devin Gardner Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:22 Rutgers Noah Vedral 21 yard run (Jude McAtamney kick) Rutgers 7–0 1 2:29 Rutgers Jude McAtamney 25 yard field goal Rutgers 10-7 2 6:30 Rutgers Jude McAtamney 40 yard field goal Rutgers 13-0 3 10:35 Nebraska Travis Vokolek 7 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Rutgers 13-7 4 8:54 Nebraska Trey Palmer 27 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 14-13

Rutgers Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Nick Henrich
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

at Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Nebraska at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 13 17 7 37 • Purdue 10 17 7 9 43 Date: October 15, 2022 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 61,320 Game weather: Cloudy, 52 degrees, Wind SW @ 6 mph Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus, Matt Millen, Elise Menaker Sources:

Scoring summary 1 5:54 Purdue TJ Sheffield 2 yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) Purdue 7–0 1 1:09 Purdue Mitchell Fineran 37 yard field goal Purdue 10-0 2 13:16 Nebraska Jaquez Yant 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Purdue 10-7 2 9:01 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 36 yard field goal 10-10 2 5:49 Purdue Charlie Jones 31 yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) Purdue 17-10 2 4:44 Purdue Mitchell Fineran 37 yard field goal Purdue 20-10 2 0:35 Purdue Devin Mockobee 1 yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick) Purdue 27-10 2 0:00 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 43 yard field goal Purdue 27-13 3 13:51 Nebraska Trey Palmer 37 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Purdue 27-20 3 5:17 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 22 yard field goal Purdue 27-23 3 2:18 Purdue TJ Sheffield 28 yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) Purdue 34-23 3 1:46 Nebraska Trey Palmer 72 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Purdue 34-30 4 10:00 Purdue Mitchell Fineran 34 yard field goal Purdue 37-30 4 6:55 Purdue Charlie Jones 2 yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (PAT missed) Purdue 43-30 4 5:55 Nebraska Anthony Grant 1 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Purdue 43-37

Purdue Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Henry Lutovsky
Right Tackle	Hunter Anthony

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Eteva Mauga-Clements
Linebacker	Nick Henrich
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

No. 17 Illinois

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

#17 Illinois at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • #17 Illinois 6 14 3 3 26 Nebraska 3 6 0 0 9 Date: October 29, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 86,691 Game weather: Sunny, 70 degrees, Wind SE @ 5 mph Referee: Greg Blum TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:33 Illinois Isaiah Williams 46 yard pass from Tommy DeVito (PAT missed) Illinois 6–0 1 1:49 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 26 yard field goal Illinois 6-3 2 9:38 Nebraska Travis Vokolek 56 yard pass from Casey Thompson (PAT blocked) Nebraska 9-6 2 6:03 Illinois Chase Brown 1 yard run (Caleb Griffin kick) Illinois 13-9 2 0:23 Illinois Chase Brown 12 yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Caleb Griffin kick) Illinois 20-9 3 3:29 Illinois Caleb Griffin 36 yard field goal Illinois 23-9 4 11:12 Illinois Caleb Griffin 41 yard field goal Illinois 26-9

Illinois Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Henry Lutovsky
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hausmann
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

Minnesota

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Minnesota 0 0 10 10 20 Nebraska 10 0 0 3 13 Date: November 5, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:36 Game attendance: 86,284 Game weather: Sunny, 40 degrees, Wind SW @ 6 mph Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Taylor McGregor Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:46 Nebraska Chubba Purdy 2 yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 4:18 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 24 yard field goal Nebraska 10-0 3 10:30 Minnesota Matthew Trickett 47 yard field goal Nebraska 10-3 3 3:20 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 3 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) 10-10 4 14:02 Minnesota Matthew Trickett 49 yard field goal Minnesota 13-10 4 9:22 Minnesota Mohamed Ibrahim 3 yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) Minnesota 20-10 4 4:49 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 26 yard field goal Minnesota 20-13

Minnesota Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Cubba Purdy
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Tommi Hill
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hausmann
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

at No. 3 Michigan

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team

Nebraska at #3 Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska 0 3 0 0 3 • #3 Michigan 7 10 7 10 34 Date: November 12, 2022 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 110,192 Game weather: Flurries, 40 Degrees, Wind NW @ 10 mph Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich Sources:

Scoring summary 1 4:26 Michigan Blake Corum 2 yard run (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 7–0 2 8:46 Michigan Ronnie Bell 9 yard pass from J.J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 14-0 2 4:10 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 37 yard field goal Michigan 14-3 2 0:01 Michigan Jake Moody 30 yard field goal Michigan 17-3 3 0:57 Michigan J.J. McCarthy 3 yard run (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 24-3 4 9:39 Michigan Andrel Anhony 0 yard pass from J.J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 31-3 4 1:17 Michigan Jake Moody 43 yard field goal Michigan 34-3

Michgain Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Chubba Purdy
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis/Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hausmann
Nickel	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Javin Wright
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 0 0 3 12 15 Nebraska 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 19, 2022 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 86,068 Game weather: Sunny, 28 degrees, Wind NW @ 18 mph Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich Sources:

Scoring summary 2 6:40 Nebraska Trey Palmer 11 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 3 4:50 Wisconsin Nate Van Zelst 25 yard field goal Nebraska 7-3 3 0:34 Nebraska Trey Palmer 19 yard pass from Casey Thompson Nebraska 14-3 4 10:07 Wisconsin Skyler Bell 10 yard pass from Graham Mertz (PAT failed) Nebraska 14-9 4 0:35 Wisconsin Graham Mertz 1 yard run (PAT failed) Wisconsin 15-14

Wisconsin Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Oilver Martin
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
EDGE	Caleb Tannor
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Nose Tackle	Nash Hutmacher
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garret Nelson
Linebacker	Luke Reimer
Linebacker	Ernest Hausmann
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Marques Buford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

at Iowa

See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Nebraska at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska 10 7 7 0 24 Iowa 0 0 7 10 17 Date: November 25, 2022 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 53 degrees, Clear, Wind E @ 16 mph Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Jake Butt, Rick Pizzo Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:45 Nebraska Trey Palmer 87 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 3:24 Nebraska Timmy Bleekrode 21 yard field goal Nebraska 10-0 2 10:51 Nebraska Trey Palmer 18 yard pass from Casey Thompson Nebraska 17-0 3 12:15 Nebraska Marcus Washington 14 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 24-0 3 8:32 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 44 yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Nebraska 24-7 4 6:49 Iowa Luke Lachey 14 yard pass from Alex Padilla (Drew Stevens kick) Nebraska 24-14 4 5:41 Iowa Drew Stevens 45 yard field goal Nebraska 24-17

Iowa Game starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Casey Thompson
Running Back	Anthony Grant
Wide Receiver	Trey Palmer
Wide Receiver	Alante Brown
Wide Receiver	Marcus Washington
Tight End	Travis Vokolek
Left Tackle	Turner Corcoran
Left Guard	Ethan Piper
Center	Trent Hixson
Right Guard	Broc Bando
Right Tackle	Bryce Benhart

Position	Player
SLB	Caleb Tannor
EDGE	Ochuan Mathis
Defensive Tackle	Colton Fiest
Defensive Tackle	Ty Robinson
EDGE	Garrett Nelson
Linebacker	Eteva Magua-Clements
Linebacker	Ernest Hausmann
Cornerback	Malcolm Hartzog
Strong Safety	Myles Farmer
Free Safety	Isaac Gifford
Cornerback	Quinton Newsome

Big Ten Awards

Player of the Week Honors

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Week Awarded	Ref.
Anthony Grant	Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week	Week 1
Malcolm Hartzog	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 5

All-Conference Awards

Main article: 2022 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2022 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards

Coaches All-Big Ten
Position	Player	Team
DL	Garrett Nelson	Second Team
WR	Trey Palmer	Third Team
RB	Anthony Grant	Honorable Mention
LB	Luke Reimer	Honorable Mention
DB	Quinton Newsome	Honorable Mention

Media All-Big Ten
Position	Player	Team
WR	Trey Palmer	Second Team
DL	Garrett Nelson	Second Team
RB	Anthony Grant	Honorable Mention
LB	Luke Reimer	Honorable Mention

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released