# 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim McElwain and play their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FS1 | L 44–58 | 53,808 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | South Alabama* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | L 28–34 | 17,205 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 41–0 | 21,554 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Penn State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | BTN | L 14–33 | 106,624 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | NFLN | L 17–38 | 22,273 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Ball State | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | L 16–17 | 22,305 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 14,814 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 18–34 | 14,676 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPNU | W 35–22 | 6,055 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | W 31–27 | 9,103 |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 10–12 | 10,097 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 19–38 | 14,213 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At No. 12 Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Central Michigan | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| No. 12 Oklahoma State | 16 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: • Cloudy Temperature: 78
* Game attendance: 53,808
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (FS1): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) & Brock Huard (analyst)
| Statistics | CMU | OKST |
| First downs | 31 | 28 |
| Total yards | 546 | 531 |
| Rushes/yards | 39/122 | 32/125 |
| Passing yards | 424 | 406 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 36–49–1 | 28–41 |
| Time of possession | 36:08 | 23:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 36/49, 424 yards, 4 TD's 1 INT |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Lew Nichols III | 26 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD's |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Jalen McGaughy | 6 receptions, 126 yards, 2 TD's |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 28/41, 406 yards, 4 TD's |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 9 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Braydon Johnson | 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD |

### South Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 20 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW 11 mph
* Game attendance: 17,205
* Referee: Tom Stapleton
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gutowsky (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)
| Statistics | USA | CMU |
| First downs | 30 | 23 |
| Total yards | 502 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 148 | 81 |
| Passing yards | 354 | 257 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–42–1 | 23–47–0 |
| Time of possession | 38:00 | 22:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Alabama | Passing | Carter Bradley | 26/42, 354 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| South Alabama | Rushing | La'Damian Webb | 20 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD |
| South Alabama | Receiving | Jalen Wayne | 10 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 23/47, 257 yards, TD |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Marion Lukes | 3 carries, 36 yards, TD |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Joel Wilson | 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 |

### At No. 14 Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Central Michigan | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 14 Penn State | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 12:00 noon EDT
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 106,624
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill, Matt Millen, and Matt McGloin
* ESPN box score, GoPSUsports.com box score
| Statistics | CMU | PSU |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 75–363 | 71–403 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–88 | 32–166 |
| Passing yards | 275 | 237 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–52–2 | 24–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:33 | 30:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Daniel Richardson | 26/45, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Central Michigan | Rushing | Lew Nichols III | 13 carries, 67 yards |
| Central Michigan | Receiving | Carlos Carriere | 11 receptions, 111 yards |
| Penn State | Passing | Sean Clifford | 22/34, 217 yards, 3 TD |
| Penn State | Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 13 carries, 111 yards, TD |
| Penn State | Receiving | Parker Washington | 6 receptions, 64 yards |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| Rockets | 3 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 38 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Chippewas | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Zips | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 |

### At Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Eagles | 14 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 38 |