# 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, and competed as members of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as head coach, until his dismissal on October 2. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties after the dismissal of Chryst. The Badgers finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They received an invitation to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma State.
On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.

## Offseason
### 2022 NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 103 | Leo Chenal | ILB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | 104 | Logan Bruss | OG | Los Angeles Rams |
| 4 | 129 | Jake Ferguson | TE | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | 206 | Matt Henningsen | DT | Denver Broncos |
| 7 | 232 | Faion Hicks | CB | Denver Broncos |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Scott Nelson | DB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Josh Seltzner | OL | Indianapolis Colts |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Caesar Williams | DB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Jack Sanborn | ILB | Chicago Bears |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Danny Davis | WR | Green Bay Packers |
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Kendric Pryor | WR | Cincinnati Bengals |

### Transfers

Outgoing
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer to |
| Loyal Crawford | #22 | RB | 6'0 | 190 | Freshman | Eau Claire, WI | Independence CC |
| Antwan Roberts | #28 | RB | 6'2 | 195 | Freshman | Hendersonville, TN | Independence CC |
| Jalen Berger | #8 | RB | 6'0 | 205 | Freshman | Ramsey, NJ | Michigan State |
| Devin Chandler | #86 | WR | 6'0 | 171 | Freshman | Cornelius, NC | Virginia |
| Kayden Lyles | #76 | OL | 6'3 | 323 | Senior | Middleton, WI | Florida State |
| Donte Burton | #4 | CB | 5'10 | 174 | Junior | Loganville, GA | Tulsa |
| Quan Easterling | #43 | FB | 6'2 | 235 | Sophomore | Akron, OH | Duquesne |
| Deron Harrell | #8 | CB | 6'2 | 175 | Senior | Denver, CO | Wyoming |
| Izayah Green-May | #50 | OLB | 6'6 | 205 | Senior | Bolingbrook, IL | Northern Illinois |
| AJ Abbott | #89 | WR | 6'2 | 196 | Junior | Northville, MI | Western Michigan |
| Isaac Smith | #25 | WR | 6'2 | 199 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Eastern Michigan |
| Deacon Hill* | #10 | QB | 6'3 | 262 | Freshman | Santa Barbara, CA | Iowa |
| Logan Brown* | #50 | OL | 6'6 | 310 | Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Kansas |
| Stephan Bracey* | #10 | WR | 5'10 | 182 | Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Central Michigan |
| Graham Mertz* | #5 | QB | 6'3 | 216 | Junior | Overland Park, KS | Florida |
| Titus Toler* | #41 | S | 5'11 | 180 | Junior | Bellflower, CA | Boise State |
| Tristan Monday* | #91 | DE | 6'4 | 274 | Freshman | Scottsdale, AZ | Arizona State |
| Isaac Guerendo* | #20 | RB | 6'0 | 223 | Senior | Clayton, IN | Louisville |
| Semar Melvin* | #20 | CB | 5'11 | 178 | Junior | Pembroke Pines, FL | Michigan State |
| Jaylan Franklin* | #81 | TE | 6'4 | 243 | Senior | Brownstown, MI | Michigan State |
*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game
Incoming
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
| Vito Calvaruso | #91 | K | 6'2 | 200 | Junior | Jefferson City, MO | Arkansas |
| Keontez Lewis | #3 | WR | 6'3 | 197 | Sophomore | East Saint Louis, IL | UCLA |
| Justin Clark | #21 | CB | 5'11 | 165 | Senior | West Bloomfield, MI | Toledo |
| Cedrick Dort Jr. | #5 | CB | 6'1 | 165 | Senior | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Kentucky |
| Jay Shaw | #1 | CB | 5'11 | 193 | Senior | Corona, CA | UCLA |
| Bryce Carey | #37 | S | 6'1 | 180 | Junior | Middleton, WI | Northern Illinois |
| Kamo'i Latu | #13 | S | 6'1 | 190 | Freshman | Honolulu, HI | Utah |

## Preseason
### Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.
Media poll (West Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 246 (31) |
| 2 | Iowa | 198 (3) |
| 3 | Minnesota | 162 (2) |
| 4 | Purdue | 153 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 123 |
| 6 | Illinois | 65 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 61 |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Wisconsin football current coaching staff :
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Years at Wisconsin |
| Paul Chryst | Head Coach | Wisconsin–Madison | 8th |
| Jim Leonhard | Defensive Coordinator / Safeties | Wisconsin–Madison | 6th |
| Bobby Engram | Offensive Coordinator / quarterbacks | Penn State University | 1st |
| Bobby April | Outside Linebackers / defensive run game coordinator | Louisiana at Lafayette | 5th |
| Bob Bostad | Offensive Line / offensive run game coordinator | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 6th |
| Chris Haering | Tight ends | West Virginia University | 8th |
| Al Johnson | Running backs | Wisconsin–Madison | 1st |
| Ross Kolodziej | Defensive line | Wisconsin–Madison | 2nd |
| Hank Poteat | Cornerbacks | University of Pittsburgh | 2nd |
| Mark D'Onofrio | Inside Linebackers | Penn State University | 1st |
| Alvis Whitted | Wide receivers | North Carolina State University | 3rd |
| Shaun Snee | Director of Football Strength and Conditioning | California University of Pennsylvania | 2nd |
| Keller Chryst | Graduate assistant | University of Tennessee | 2nd |

### Roster

Source:

## Schedule

Wisconsin announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022. The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games. The Badgers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, and Minnesota and will travel to Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska.
The Badgers will host all of the three non-conference opponents, Illinois State from Division I FCS, Washington State from the Pac-12 and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State* | No. 18 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | FS1 | W 38–0 | 73,727 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | FOX | L 14–17 | 74,001 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | New Mexico State* | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 66–7 | 73,080 |
| September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 21–52 | 105,473 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Illinois | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | L 10–34 | 73,502 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | BTN | W 42–7 | 32,121 |
| October 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | FOX | L 28–34 $^{2OT}$ | 72,526 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN | W 35–24 | 75,018 |
| November 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Maryland | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 23–10 | 74,057 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) | FS1 | L 10–24 | 69,250 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Nebraska | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy) | ESPN | W 15–14 | 86,068 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Minnesota | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | L 16–23 | 75,728 |
| December 27 | 9:15 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma State* | | Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ (Guaranteed Rate Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–17 | 23,187 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Illinois State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 18 Badgers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 6:10 p.m.
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE10 MPH
* Game attendance: 73,727
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – John Torchio 100-yard interception return (Vito Calvaruso kick), 1:52 Wisconsin 7–0
Second quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 96-yard run (Vito Calvaruso kick), 13:15 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:44.
WIS – Vito Calvaruso 28-yard field goal, 3:11. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:42.
Third quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 1-yard run (Vito Calvaruso kick), 9:36 Wisconsin 24–0 Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:18.
WIS – Chimere Dike 16-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Vito Calvaruso kick), 2:55. Wisconsin 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:50.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Vito Calvaruso kick), 8:57 Wisconsin 38–0 Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:26.
Top passers
ISU – Zack Annexstad – 16/24, 186 yards, 2 INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 14/16, 219 yards, TD
Top rushers
ISU – Nigel White – 4 rushes, 22 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 14 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ISU – Daniel Sobkowicz – 2 receptions, 41 yards
WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Top defenders
ISU – Zeke Vandenburgh – 10 tackles, TFL, sack
WIS – John Torchio – 3 tackles, TFL, sack, INT, TD :

### Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 19 Badgers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N8 MPH
* Game attendance: 74,001
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
WSU – Nakia Watson 2-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 9:10 Washington State 7–0 Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:19.
WIS – Clay Cundiff 17-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Vito Calvaruso kick), 6:05. Tie 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:05.
WIS – Clay Cundiff 10-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Vito Calvaruso kick), 0:20. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 0:35.
Third quarter
WSU – Dean Janikowski 26-yard field goal, 11:20. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:26.
Fourth quarter
WSU – Nakia Watson 31-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:12. Washington State 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:22.
Top passers
WSU – Cam Ward – 17/28, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 18/31, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
WSU – Nakia Watson – 10 rushes, 33 yards, TD
WIS – Braelon Allen – 21 rushes, 98 yards
Top receivers
WSU – Renard Bell – 2 receptions, 49 yards
WIS – Clay Cundiff – 4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
WSU – Daiyan Henley – 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL
WIS – John Torchio – 8 tackles, pass breakup :

### New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Badgers | 7 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 66 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at S14 MPH
* Game attendance: 73,080
* Referee: Kole Knueppel
* TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 39-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 13:30 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:22.
Second quarter
WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 14:56 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:40.
WIS – Keontez Lewis 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 12:22. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:37.
WIS – Braelon Allen 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 11:17 Wisconsin 28–0 Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:41.
WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 6:09 Wisconsin 35–0 Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:33.
Third quarter
WIS – Skyler Bell 49-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 10:21. Wisconsin 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:10.
WIS – Skyler Bell 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick), 6:53. Wisconsin 49–0. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 3-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 1:41 Wisconsin 56–0 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:56.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 30-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 11:48 Wisconsin 63–0 Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:28.
NMS – Ahmonte Watkins 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 8:10 Wisconsin 63–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38.
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 27-yard field goal, 3:58. Wisconsin 66–7. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:12.
Top passers
NMS – Diego Pavia – 6/19, 52 yards, INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 12/15, 251 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
NMS – Star Thomas – 9 rushes, 46 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 15 rushes, 86 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
NMS – Jordin Parker – 1 reception, 36 yards
WIS – Skyler Bell – 4 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
NMS – Keyshaun Elliot – 7 tackles
WIS – C.J. Goetz – 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL :

### No. 3 Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 3 Buckeyes | 21 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 105,473
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Miyan Williams 2-yard run (Noah Ruggles Kick), 12:13 Ohio State 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:47
OSU – Cade Stover 13-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick), 8:54 Ohio State 14–0, Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:41
OSU – Cade Stover 2-yard pass C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick), 3:55 Ohio State 21–0, Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:24
Second quarter
OSU – Miyan Williams 3-yard run (Noah Ruggles Kick), 13:33 Ohio State 28–0, Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:21
WIS – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 8:31 Ohio State 28–7, Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:02
OSU – Noah Ruggles 25-yard field goal 2:20, Ohio State 31–7, Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 6:11
Third quarter
OSU – Julian Fleming 12-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick), 9:35 Ohio State 38–7, Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:38
OSU – Emeka Egbuka 8-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick), 2:22 Ohio State 45–7, Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:02
Fourth quarter
WIS – Jackson Acker 2-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 9:46 Ohio State 45–14, Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:36
OSU – Emeka Egbuka 32-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick), 7:21 Ohio State 52–14, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
WIS – Braelon Allen 75-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 7:11 Ohio State 52–21, Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10
Top passers
OSU – C. J. Stroud – 17/27, 281 yards, 5 TD, INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 11/20, 94 yards TD, INT
Top rushers
OSU – TreVeyon Henderson – 21 carries, 121 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 24 carries, 165 yards, TD
Top receivers
OSU – Emeka Egbuka – 6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Skyler Bell – 4 receptions, 55 yards
Top defenders
OSU – Tommy Eichenberg – 14 tackles, 2 TFL
WIS – John Torchio – 7 tackles, INT :

### Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| Badgers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 73,502
* Referee: Jerry Servinski
* TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Krystle Rich (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 11:15 Wisconsin 7–0, Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:39
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 4:30 Tie 7–7, Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:39
Second quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 39-yard field goal, 14:53. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:32.
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 7:31 Illinois 14–10, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:48
Third quarter
ILL – Tommy DeVito 1-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 10:24 Illinois 21–10, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:36
ILL – Caleb Griffin 44-yard field goal, 9:03. Illinois 24–10. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:18.
ILL – Chase Brown 49-yard run (Caleb Griffin Kick), 6:42 Illinois 31–10, Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:14
Fourth quarter
ILL – Caleb Griffin 31-yard field goal, 14:18. Illinois 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:18.
Top passers
ILL – Tommy DeVito – 18/24, 167 yards
WIS – Graham Mertz – 17/32, 206 yards TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ILL – Chase Brown – 25 carries, 129 yards, TD
WIS – Chez Mellusi – 7 carries, 16 yards
Top receivers
ILL – Brian Hightower – 5 receptions, 59 yards
WIS – Chimere Dike – 5 receptions, 76 yards
Top defenders
ILL – Quan Martin – 7 tackles, TFL, sack, pass breakup
WIS – Keeanu Benton – 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks :

### Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 32,121
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Skyler Bell 15-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:25 Wisconsin 7–0, Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:00
Second quarter
WIS – Chimere Dike 52-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 14:50 Wisconsin 14–0, Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 0:41
WIS – Chimere Dike 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 6:58 Wisconsin 21–0, Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:45
WIS – Chez Mellusi 23-yard pass from Braelon Allen (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:11 Wisconsin 28–0, Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:11
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
WIS – Chimere Dike 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 14:53 Wisconsin 35–0, Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:51
NU – Anthony Tyus III 1-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan (Jack Olsen Kick), 11:08 Wisconsin 35–7, Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:43
WIS – Markus Allen 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:28 Wisconsin 42–7, Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 1:51
Top passers
NU – Brendan Sullivan – 11/17, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Graham Mertz – 20/29, 299 yards 5 TD
Top rushers
NU – Brendan Sullivan – 10 carries, 33 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 23 carries, 135 yards
Top receivers
NU – Bryce Kirtz – 2 receptions, 66 yards
WIS – Chimere Dike – 10 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD
Top defenders
NU – Garnett Hollis Jr. – 9 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Nick Herbig – 7 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble :

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SW at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 72,526
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 8:01 Wisconsin 7–0, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:27
MSU – Jalen Berger 12-yard run (Ben Patton Kick), 0:20 Tied 7–7, Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:12
Second quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 10:21 Wisconsin 14–7, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:59
Third quarter
MSU – Elijah Collins 1-yard run (Ben Patton Kick), 0:54 Tied 14–14, Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 4:00
Fourth quarter
MSU – Keon Coleman 27-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Ben Patton Kick), 7:23 Michigan State 21–14, Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:31
WIS – Keontez Lewis 3-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:04 Tied 21–21, Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:11
Overtime 1
MSU – Keon Coleman 25-yard pass from Jayden Reed (Ben Patton Kick), 0:00 Michigan State 28–21, Drive: 1 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
WIS – Chimere Dike 25-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 0:00 Tied 28–28, Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
Overtime 2
MSU – Jayden Reed 27-yard pass from Payton Thorne, 0:00 Michigan State 34–28, Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
Top passers
MSU – Payton Thorne – 21/28, 265 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Graham Mertz – 14/24, 131 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MSU – Jalen Berger – 16 carries, 59 yards, TD
WIS – Braelon Allen – 29 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MSU – Jayden Reed – 9 receptions, 117 yards, TD
WIS – Chimere Dike – 4 receptions, 45 yards, TD
Top defenders
MSU – Jacoby Windmon – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, forced fumble, INT
WIS – Kamo'i Latu – 13 tackles, TFL :

### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Badgers | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 75,018
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Skyler Bell 29-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 12:34 Wisconsin 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:26
WIS – John Torchio 31-yard interception return (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 11:16 Wisconsin 14–0
WIS – Chimere Dike 3-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:38 Wisconsin 21–0, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59
Second quarter
PUR – Mitchell Fineran 36-yard field goal, 3:49. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:14.
Third quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 14-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 14:08 Wisconsin 28–3, Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:12
PUR – Payne Durham 8-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran Kick), 4:12 Wisconsin 28–10, Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 1:55
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 54-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 2:42 Wisconsin 35–10, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Fourth quarter
PUR – Devin Mockobee 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran Kick), 12:05 Wisconsin 35–17, Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:55
PUR – Aidan O'Connell 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran Kick), 1:24 Wisconsin 35–24, Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:23
Top passers
PUR – Aidan O'Connell – 31/46, 320 yards, TD, 3 INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 13/21, 203 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
PUR – Devin Mockobee – 23 carries, 108 yards, TD
WIS – Braelon Allen – 16 carries, 113 yards, TD
Top receivers
PUR – Charlie Jones – 10 receptions, 105 yards
WIS – Skyler Bell – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Top defenders
PUR – Semisi Fakasiieiki – 7 tackles, TFL
WIS – John Torchio – 10 tackles, 2 INT, pass breakup :

### Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Badgers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 74,057
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 9-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 1:21 Wisconsin 7-0, Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 6:01
Second quarter
WIS – Isaac Guerendo 89-yard run (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 10:16 Wisconsin 14-0, Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:13
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 38-yard field goal, 0:09 Wisconsin 17-0, Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 1:58
Third quarter
MAR - Chad Ryland 39-yard field goal, 7:29 Wisconsin 17-3, Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:52
WIS - Nate Van Zelst 35-yard field goal, 0:08 Wisconsin 20-3, 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:46
Fourth quarter
WIS - Nate Van Zelst 28-yard field goal, 6:33 Wisconsin 23-3, 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:15
MAR - Tai Felton 5-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Chad Ryland Kick), 0:57 Wisconsin 23-10, Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:31
Top passers
MAR – Taulia Tagovailoa – 10/23, 77 yards, TD, INT
WIS – Graham Mertz – 5/18, 77 yards
Top rushers
MAR – Roman Hemby – 16 carries, 66 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 23 carries, 119 yards, TD
Top receivers
MAR – Tai Felton – 2 receptions, 18 yards, TD
WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 32 yards
Top defenders
MAR – Beau Brade – 7 tackles
WIS – Nick Herbig – 4 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, QB hurry, pass breakup :

### Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 2:40 p.m.
* Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind: SE at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 69,250
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 24-yard field goal, 4:14 Wisconsin 3-0, Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:01
Second quarter
IOW – Kaleb Johnson 4-yard run (Drew Stevens Kick), 10:24 Iowa 7-3, Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:28
IOW – Cooper DeJean 32-yard interception return (Drew Stevens Kick), 1:58 Iowa 14-3
WIS – Keontez Lewis 51-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 0:52 Iowa 14–10, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:06
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
IOW – Spencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens Kick), 13:52 Iowa 21-10, Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:58
IOW – Drew Stevens 44-yard field goal, 2:54 Wisconsin 24-10, Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 4:57
Top passers
IOW – Spencer Petras – 14/23, 94 yards
WIS – Graham Mertz – 16/35, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
IOW – Kaleb Johnson – 22 carries, 57 yards, TD
WIS – Braelon Allen – 17 carries, 40 yards
Top receivers
IOW – Sam LaPorta – 5 receptions, 48 yards
WIS – Keontez Lewis – 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Top defenders
IOW – Cooper DeJean – 10 tackles, TFL, INT, TD
WIS – Nick Herbig – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, forced fumble :

### Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 11:08 a.m.
* Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind: NW at 18 miles per hour (29 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 86,068
* Referee: Reggie Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
NEB - Trey Palmer 11-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode Kick), 6:40 Nebraska 7-0, Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:33
Third quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 25-yard field goal, 4:50 Nebraska 7-3, Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:34
NEB - Trey Palmer 19-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode Kick), 0:34 Nebraska 14-3, Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:11
Fourth quarter
WIS – Skyler Bell 10-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Graham Mertz pass failed), 10:07 Nebraska 14–10, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:06
WIS – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Graham Mertz run failed), 0:35 Wisconsin 15-14, Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:36
Top passers
NEB – Casey Thompson – 12/20, 106 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Graham Mertz – 8/18, 83 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
NEB – Casey Thompson – 11 carries, 33 yards
WIS – Chez Mellusi – 21 carries, 98 yards
Top receivers
NEB – Trey Palmer – 4 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Keontez Lewis – 3 receptions, 31 yards
Top defenders
NEB – Ernest Hausmann – 12 tackles
WIS – C.J. Goetz – 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL, pass breakup :

### Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Badgers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 2:34 p.m.
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 75,728
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 40-yard field goal, 9:39 Wisconsin 3-0, Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:21
MIN - Daniel Jackson 6-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:45 Minnesota 7-3, Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:49
Second quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 43-yard field goal, 8:51 Minnesota 7-6, Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:04
MIN – Matthew Trickett 25-yard field goal, 0:00 Minnesota 10-6, Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:40
Third quarter
MIN – Matthew Trickett 50-yard field goal, 10:59 Minnesota 13-6, Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:56
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 36-yard field goal, 7:58 Minnesota 13-10, Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:01
WIS – Chimere Dike 9-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 3:14 Wisconsin 16-13, Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:07
Fourth quarter
MIN – Matthew Trickett 27-yard field goal, 7:58 Tie 16-16, Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:03
MIN - Le'Meke Brockington 45-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Matthew Trickett Kick), 3:40 Minnesota 23-16, Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:41
Top passers
MIN – Athan Kaliakmanis – 19/29, 319 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Graham Mertz – 16/27, 170 yards, INT
Top rushers
MIN – Mohamed Ibrahim – 27 carries, 70 yards
WIS – Chez Mellusi – 19 carries, 75 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Brevyn Spann-Ford – 7 receptions, 95 yards
WIS – Chimere Dike – 5 receptions, 52 yards
Top defenders
MIN – Justin Walley – 4 tackles, INT
WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, QB hurry :

### Oklahoma State (2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona
* Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022
* Game time: 9:25 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 23,187
* Referee: Chad Green
* TV announcers (ESPN/ESPN Radio): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)/Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Max Starks (analyst), and Kelsey Riggs (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Nate Van Zelst 47-yard field goal, 10:19 Wisconsin 3-0, Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:20
OKS - Stephon Johnson Jr. 84-yard pass from Garret Rangel (Tanner Brown Kick), 5:56 Oklahoma State 7-3, Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:17
Second quarter
WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 5:23 Wisconsin 10-7, Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 7:24
WIS – Hayden Rucci 15-yard pass from Chase Wolf (Nate Van Zelst Kick), 0:44 Wisconsin 17–7, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:16
Third quarter
WIS – Braelon Allen 20-yard run (Nate Van Zelst kick), 6:42 Wisconsin 24-7, Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:44
Fourth quarter
OKS – Ollie Gordon II 1-yard pass from Garret Rangel (Tanner Brown Kick), 12:47 Wisconsin 24–14, Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:56
OKS – Tanner Brown 24-yard field goal, 5:08 Wisconsin 24-17, Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:06
Top passers
OKS – Garret Rangel – 14/31, 229 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WIS – Chase Wolf – 16/26, 116 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OKS – Ollie Gordon II – 12 carries, 45 yards
WIS – Braelon Allen – 22 carries, 116 yards, TD
Top receivers
OKS – Stephon Johnson Jr. – 1 reception, 84 yards, TD
WIS – Hayden Rucci – 2 receptions, 28 yards, TD
Top defenders
OKS – Jason Taylor II – 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL
WIS – Jordan Turner – 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, QB hurry :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Awards and honors

Individual Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Nick Herbig | First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches/Media) |
| John Torchio | First Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches) |
| Braelon Allen | Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches/Media) |
| Keeanu Benton | Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Defense (Media) |
| Maema Njongmeta | Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches) |
| Tanor Bortolini | Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) |
| Jack Nelson | Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) |
| Joe Tippmann | Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches/Media) |
| Isaac Guerendo | Honorable Mention Special Teams (Coaches/Media) |
| Chimere Dike | Honorable Mention Offense (Media) |
| C.J. Goetz | Honorable Mention Defense (Media) |
| Jordan Turner | Honorable Mention Defense (Media) |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 2 | 43 | Joe Tippmann | C | New York Jets |
| 2 | 49 | Keeanu Benton | NT | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | 132 | Nick Herbig | OLB | Pittsburgh Steelers |