2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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.

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
Uniform
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

On November 26, 2022, Nebraska announced the hiring of Matt Rhule to become the 31st head coach of the Nebraska football program.^[3]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Butkus Award[4]	Luke Reimer	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[5]	Ochaun Mathis	DE	SR
Lott IMPACT Trophy[6]	Luke Reimer	LB	JR
Ray Guy Award[7]	Brian Buschini	P	SO

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.^[8]

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

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

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Personnel

Roster

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

Game summaries

vs Northwestern (Ireland)

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	7	7	31
Cornhuskers	7	7	14	0	28

at Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland

• Date: August 27, 2022
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. GMT
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 42,699
• Referee: Mark Cannon
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Brock Huard (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com^[11]

Game information

First quarter (12:41) NEB – Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda 32-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Nebraska 7–0) (2:13) NW – Adam Stage 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 4:28; Nebraska 7–3) Second quarter (11:59) NEB – Casey Thompson 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:14; Nebraska 14–3) (10:58) NW – Raymond Niro III 41-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Nebraska 14–10) (0:25) NW – Donny Navarro III 6-yard pass from Ryan Hilinski, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 3:15; Northwestern 17–14) Third quarter (9:37) NEB – Anthony Grant 3-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:24; Nebraska 21–17) (9:09) NEB – Anthony Grant 46-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:17; Nebraska 28–17) (7:53) NW – Cam Porter 3-yard run, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:16; Nebraska 28–24) Fourth quarter (11:34) NW – Evan Hull 4-yard run, Adam Stage kick (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:50; Northwestern 31–28)

Statistics	NW	NEB
First downs	25	23
Total yards	528	465
Rushes/yards	47–214	31–110
Passing yards	314	355
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–38–0	25–42–2
Time of possession	34:14	25:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Ryan Hilinski	27/38, 314 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Evan Hull	22 carries, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Washington	8 receptions, 97 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	25/42, 355 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda	4 receptions, 120 yards, TD

vs North Dakota (FCS)

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	7	10	0	17
Cornhuskers	7	0	17	14	38

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: September 3, 2022
• Game time: 2:40 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,590
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[12]

Game information

First quarter (6:46) NEB – Anthony Grant 19-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:02; Nebraska 7–0) Second quarter (0:13) UND – Adam Zavalney 1-yard pass from Tommy Schuster, Brady Stevens kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:51; Tied 7–7) Third quarter (13:12) NEB – Nate Boerkircher 19-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 14–7) (8:36) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56; Nebraska 17–7) (5:52) UND – Brady Stevens 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:44; Nebraska 17–10) (4:22) UND – Tyler Hoosman 5-yard run, Brady Stevens kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:44; Tied 17–17) (2:30) NEB – Anthony Grant 46-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 24–17) Fourth quarter (6:35) NEB – Ajay Allen 14-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Nebraska 31–17) (2:07) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 5-yard pass Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:31; Nebraska 38–17)

Statistics	UND	NEB
First downs	18	26
Total yards	306	437
Rushes/yards	33–175	41–224
Passing yards	131	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–0	14–21–1
Time of possession	36:01	23:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	24/37, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	10 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	6 receptions, 40 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	14/21, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	23 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	4 receptions, 82 yards

vs Georgia Southern

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern Eagles (1–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	14	14	7	10	45
Cornhuskers	7	21	7	7	42

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,862
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com^[13]

Game information

First quarter (8:02) GASO – Jalen White 2-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:59; Georgia Southern 7–0) (4:17) NEB – Casey Thompson 8-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:45; Tied 7–7) (2:21) GASO – Jalen White 26-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Georgia Southern 14–7) Second quarter (13:40) NEB – Brody Belt 21-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Tied 14–14) (8:25) NEB – Anthony Grant 4-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:33; Nebraska 21–14) (7:27) GASO – Gerald Green 1-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Tied 21–21) (4:00) GASO – Gerald Green 47-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; Georgia Southern 28–21) (1:50) NEB – Casey Thompson 2-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Tied 28–28) Third quarter (12:12) GASO – Amare Jones 10-yard pass from Kyle Vantrease, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; Georgia Southern 35–28) (3:18) NEB – Ajay Allen 7-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 4:59; Tied 35–35) Fourth quarter (14:42) GASO – Alex Raynor 19-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:29; Georgia Southern 38–35) (3:05) NEB – Casey Thompson 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 15 plays, 98 yards, 5:58; Nebraska 42–38) (0:36) GASO – Kyle Vantrease 8-yard run, Alex Raynor kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Georgia Southern 45–42)

Statistics	GASO	NEB
First downs	34	33
Total yards	642	575
Rushes/yards	30–233	47–257
Passing yards	409	318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	37–56–2	23–34–0
Time of possession	28:04	31:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing	Kyle Vantrease	37/56, 409 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Gerald Green	10 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Derwin Burgess Jr.	12 receptions, 119 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	23/34, 318 yards, TD
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	27 carries, 138 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marcus Washington	6 receptions, 123 yards

vs No. 6 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Sooners	14	21	14	6	55
Cornhuskers	7	0	0	7	14

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: September 17, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 87,161
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (1st half)/Brady Quinn (2nd half) (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[14]

Game information

First quarter (11:19) NEB – Trey Palmer 32-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:57; Nebraska 7–0) (9:30) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 61-yard run, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Tied 7–7) (1:57) OKLA – Jalil Farooq 25-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:17; Oklahoma 14–7) Second quarter (14:48) OKLA – Marcus Major 1-yard run, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 0:55; Oklahoma 21–7) (11:35) OKLA – Marcus Major 24-yard pass from Brayden Willis, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:55; Oklahoma 28–7) (1:44) OKLA – Eric Gray 16-yard run, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:10; Oklahoma 35–7) Third quarter (13:13) OKLA – Eric Gray 21-yard run, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:41; Oklahoma 42–7) (8:59) OKLA – Theo Wease 15-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Zach Schmitt kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:10; Oklahoma 49–7) Fourth quarter (3:17) NEB – Chubba Purdy 8-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 5:04; Oklahoma 49–14)

Statistics	OKLA	NEB
First downs	31	21
Total yards	580	327
Rushes/yards	54–312	45–163
Passing yards	268	164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–30–0	21–31–1
Time of possession	29:36	30:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	16/27, 230 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Eric Gray	11 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marvin Mims	4 receptions, 66 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	14/20, 129 yards, TD
	Rushing	Gabe Ervin Jr.	7 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	10 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

vs Indiana

See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	21	0	0	21
Cornhuskers	7	14	0	14	35

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: October 1, 2022
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,804
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[15]

Game information

First quarter (13:17) NEB – Oliver Martin 34-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:47; Nebraska 7–0) Second quarter (12:17) IU – Myles Jackson 0-yard fumble return, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:09; Tied 7–7) (10:03) NEB – Malcolm Hertzog 30-yard blocked punt return, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 0:51; Nebraska 14–7) (5:54) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08; Nebraska 21–7) (3:09) IU – Emery Simmons 13-yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:45; Nebraska 21–14) (0:15) IU – Shaun Shivers 1-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:53; Tied 21–21) Third quarter None' Fourth quarter (13:43) NEB – Trey Palmer 71-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 0:59; Nebraska 28–21) (6:53) NEB – Casey Thompson 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:05; Nebraska 35–21)

Statistics	IU	NEB
First downs	14	22
Total yards	290	385
Rushes/yards	23–67	51–115
Passing yards	223	270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–44–1	18–27–1
Time of possession	25:09	34:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Connor Bazelak	22/44, 223 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaylin Lucas	3 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Emery Simmons	6 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	18/27, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	32 carries, 136 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	8 receptions, 157 yards, 1 TD

at Rutgers

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–3) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	0	7	7	14
Scarlet Knights	10	3	0	0	13

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ

• Date: October 7, 2022
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,752
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
• Sources: huskers.com^[16]

Game information

First quarter (12:22) RUTG – Noah Vedral 21-yard run, Jude McAtamney kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Rutgers 7–0) (2:29) RUTG – Jude McAtamney 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:27; Rutgers 10–0) Second quarter (6:30) RUTG – Jude McAtamney 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:32; Rutgers 13–0) Third quarter (10:35) NEB – Travis Vokolek 7-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:25; Rutgers 13–7) Fourth quarter (8:54) NEB – Trey Palmer 27-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:06; Nebraska 14–13)

Statistics	NEB	RUTG
First downs	18	14
Total yards	304	348
Rushes/yards	29–72	38–115
Passing yards	232	233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–37–2	12–30–3
Time of possession	31:40	28:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	24/36, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	19 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	4 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	6/15, 133 yards
	Rushing	Samuel Brown V	16 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Shameen Jones	2 receptions, 76 yards

at Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–3) at Purdue Boilermakers (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	13	17	7	37
Boilermakers	10	17	7	9	43

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN

• Date: October 15, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,320
• Referee: Michael Canon
• TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[17]

Game information

First quarter (5:54) PUR – T. J. Sheffield 2-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:40; Purdue 7–0) (1:09) PUR – Mitchell Fineran 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:00; Purdue 10–0) Second quarter (13:16) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:49; Purdue 10–7) (9:01) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:10; Tied 10–10) (5:49) PUR – Charlie Jones 31-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Purdue 17–10) (4:44) PUR– Mitchell Fineran 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:46; Purdue 20–10) (0:35) PUR – Devin Mockobee 1-yard run, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:13; Purdue 27–10) (0:00) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:35; Purdue 27–13) Third quarter (13:51) NEB – Trey Palmer 37-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:04; Purdue 27–20) (5:17) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:05; Purdue 27–23) (2:18) PUR – T. J. Sheffield 28-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Purdue 34–23) (1:46) NEB – Trey Palmer 72-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; Purdue 34–30) Fourth quarter (10:00) PUR – Mitchell Fineran 34-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:41; Purdue 37–30) (6:55) PUR – Charlie Jones 2-yard from Aidan O'Connell (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:08; Purdue 43–30) (5:55) NEB – Anthony Grant 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:55; Purdue 43–37)

Statistics	NEB	PUR
First downs	15	38
Total yards	476	608
Rushes/yards	23–122	47–217
Passing yards	354	391
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–2	35–54–1
Time of possession	17:18	42:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	16/29, 354 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Trey Palmer	1 carry, 60 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	7 receptions, 237 yards, 2 TD
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	35/54, 391 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	30 carries, 178 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	12 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 17 Illinois

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini (6–1) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Fighting Illini	6	14	3	3	26
Cornhuskers	3	6	0	0	9

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,691
• Referee: Greg Blum
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[18]

Game information

First quarter (12:33) ILL – Isaiah Williams 46-yard pass from Tommy DeVito (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Illinois 6–0) (1:49) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:15; Illinois 6–3) Second quarter (9:38) NEB – Travis Vokolek 56-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:24; Nebraska 9–6) (6:03) ILL – Chase Brown 1-yard run, Caleb Griffin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:28; Illinois 13–9) (0:23) ILL – Chase Brown 12-yard pass from Tommy DeVito, Caleb Griffin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:08; Illinois 20–9) Third quarter (3:29) ILL – Caleb Griffin 36-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:27; Illinois 23–9) Fourth quarter (11:12) ILL – Caleb Griffin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:00; Illinois 26–9)

Statistics	ILL	NEB
First downs	18	9
Total yards	367	248
Rushes/yards	48–188	25–60
Passing yards	179	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–22–0	11–24–3
Time of possession	38:13	21:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Tommy DeVito	20/22, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chase Brown	32 carries, 149 yards, TD
	Receiving	Isaiah Williams	9 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	7/15, 172 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	12 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Travis Vokolek	1 reception, 56 yards, TD

vs Minnesota

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–3) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	10	10	20
Cornhuskers	10	0	0	3	13

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: November 5, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,284
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[19]

Game information

First quarter (10:46) NEB – Chubba Purdy 2-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Nebraska 7–0) (4:18) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 4:31; Nebraska 10–0) Second quarter None Third quarter (10:30) MINN – Matthew Trickett 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:30; Nebraska 10–3) (3:20) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 3:01; Tied 10–10) Fourth quarter (14:02) MINN – Matthew Trickett 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:22; Minnesota 13–10) (9:22) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 3-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:48; Minnesota 20–10) (4:49) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:33; Minnesota 20–13)

Statistics	MINN	NEB
First downs	18	13
Total yards	300	267
Rushes/yards	45–125	35–146
Passing yards	175	121
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–20–0	11–26–1
Time of possession	34:41	25:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing	Athan Kaliakmanis	6/12, 137 yards
	Rushing	Mohamed Ibrahim	32 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Daniel Jackson	5 receptions, 88 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Logan Smothers	5/10, 80 yards
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	21 carries, 115 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Washington	2 receptions, 63 yards

at No. 3 Michigan

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–6) at No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (9–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 3 Wolverines	7	10	7	10	34

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI

• Date: November 12, 2022
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Snowy, 40 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 110,192
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[20]

Game information

First quarter (4:26) MICH – Blake Corum 2-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:48; Michigan 7–0) Second quarter (8:46) MICH – Ronnie Bell 9-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 3:24; Michigan 14–0) (4:10) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:36; Michigan 14–3) (0:01) MICH – Jake Moody 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 4:09; Michigan 17–3) Third quarter (0:57) MICH – J. J. McCarthy 3-yard run, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:58; Michigan 24–3) Fourth quarter (9:39) MICH – Ronnie Bell 29-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy, recovered by Andrel Anthony, Jake Moody kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:27; Michigan 31–3) (1:17) MICH – Jake Moody 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:35; Michigan 34–3)

Statistics	NEB	MICH
First downs	8	27
Total yards	146	412
Rushes/yards	29–75	49–264
Passing yards	71	148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–19–0	10–20–0
Time of possession	24:48	35:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Chubba Purdy	6/11, 56 yards
	Rushing	Chubba Purdy	5 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Marcus Washington	2 receptions, 36 yards
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	8/17, 129 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Blake Corum	28 carries, 162 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ronnie Bell	4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

vs Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin Badgers (5–5) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	3	12	15
Cornhuskers	0	7	7	0	14

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE

• Date: November 19, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 28 °F (−2 °C)
• Game attendance: 86,068
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[21]

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter (6:40) NEB – Trey Palmer 11-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:33; Nebraska 7–0) Third quarter (4:50) WISC – Nate Van Zelst 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:34; Nebraska 7–3) (0:34) NEB – Trey Palmer 19-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:16; Nebraska 14–3) Fourth quarter (10:07) WISC – Skyler Bell 10-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27; Nebraska 14–9) (0:35) WISC – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:36; Wisconsin 15–14)

Statistics	WISC	NEB
First downs	21	12
Total yards	318	171
Rushes/yards	52–235	29–65
Passing yards	83	106
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8–18–1	12–20–0
Time of possession	36:57	23:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	8/18, 83 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chez Mellusi	21 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Keontez Lewis	3 receptions, 31 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	12/20, 106 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Casey Thompson	11 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	4 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD

at Iowa

See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–8) at Iowa Hawkeyes (7–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	10	7	7	0	24
Hawkeyes	0	0	7	10	17

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA

• Date: November 25, 2022
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,250
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline)
• Sources: huskers.com^[22]

Game information

First quarter (8:45) NEB – Trey Palmer 87-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12; Nebraska 7–0) (3:24) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:08; Nebraska 10–0) Second quarter (10:51) NEB – Trey Palmer 18-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 0:51; Nebraska 17–0) Third quarter (12:15) NEB – Marcus Washington 14-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:17; Nebraska 24–0) (8:32) IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 44-yard run, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Nebraska 24–7) Fourth quarter (6:49) IOWA – Luke Lachey 14-yard pass from Alex Padilla, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 2:45; Nebraska 24–14) (5:41) IOWA – Drew Stevens 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:22; Nebraska 24–17)

Statistics	NEB	IOWA
First downs	17	18
Total yards	329	274
Rushes/yards	35–51	33–124
Passing yards	278	150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–30–0	17–39–1
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	20/30, 278 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	12 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	9 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Iowa	Passing	Alex Padilla	16/33, 141 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	16 carries, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Lachey	7 receptions, 89 yards, TD

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	[23]
Malcolm Hartzog	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	Week 5	[24]

All-Conference awards

Main article: 2022 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2022 Big Ten Offense All-Conference Teams and Awards^[25]

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

	Week
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

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	189	Ochaun Mathis	DE	Los Angeles Rams
6	191	Trey Palmer	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers