# 2022 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2022 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game that was played on December 3, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 12th edition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the conference for the 2022 season. The game began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on Fox. The game featured the Purdue Boilermakers, the West Division champions, and the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines, the East Division champions.

## Teams
### Purdue Boilermakers

Entering the final week of the regular season, Iowa, Purdue, and Illinois were in contention for the West division title. Iowa would have been able to clinch with a win, but was upset by Nebraska, giving Purdue the opportunity to clinch the berth with a win. Purdue beat in-state rivals Indiana 30–16 to clinch the division title and their first Big Ten Championship Game appearance in program history.

### Michigan Wolverines

Entering the final week of the regular season, Michigan and Ohio State both had undefeated conference records at 8–0 going into the 2022 edition of The Game in Columbus, thus making the game a de facto East division championship. Michigan won the game 45–23, outscoring the Buckeyes 28–3 in the second half, and clinched the division title for the second consecutive season.

## Game summary

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| No. 2 Michigan | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: December 3, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)

## Statistics
### Team statistics

Team statistical comparison :
| Statistic | Purdue | No. 2 Michigan |
| First downs | 27 | 17 |
| Third down efficiency | 9–18 | 6–12 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Total plays–net yards | 84–456 | 55–386 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 37–90 | 38–225 |
| Yards per rush | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| Yards passing | 366 | 161 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 32–47 | 11–17 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 2–32 | 1–24 |
| Punts–total yardage | 2–85 | 4–164 |
| Fumbles–lost | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 5–38 | 3–25 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |

### Individual statistics

Purdue statistics :
| Boilermakers passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD | INT |
| Aidan O'Connell | 32–47 | 366 | 0 | 2 |
| Boilermakers rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD | Avg |
| Devin Mockobee | 17 | 71 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Dylan Downing | 6 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 |
| TJ Sheffield | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Payne Durham | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Charlie Jones | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Kobe Lewis | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Aidan O'Connell | 6 | -36 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Boilermakers receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD | Avg |
| Charlie Jones | 13 | 162 | 0 | 12.5 |
| TJ Sheffield | 4 | 54 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Mershawn Rice | 4 | 46 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Devin Mockobee | 6 | 31 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Paul Piferi | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26.0 |
| Andrew Sowinski | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Dylan Downing | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Payne Durham | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5.0 |
Michigan statistics :
| Wolverines passing ||||||
| | C–A | Yds | TD | INT |
| J. J. McCarthy | 11–17 | 161 | 3 | 1 |
| Wolverines rushing ||||||
| | Car | Yds | TD | Avg |
| Donovan Edwards | 25 | 185 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Kalel Mullings | 8 | 26 | 2 | 3.3 |
| J. J. McCarthy | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Wolverines receiving ||||||
| | Rec | Yds | TD | Avg |
| Ronnie Bell | 5 | 67 | 1 | 13.4 |
| Luke Schoonmaker | 3 | 56 | 1 | 18.7 |
| Colston Loveland | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Donovan Edwards | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 |

## Sign stealing allegations

On November 7, 2023, evidence was submitted by Michigan showing that prior to Michigan's victory over Purdue, Ohio State shared offensive signals with Purdue, while Rutgers shared defensive signals.