# 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cyclones played their home games at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Matt Campbell.

## Preseason
### Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.
Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Baylor (17) | 365 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (12) | 354 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State (9) | 342 |
| 4 | Texas (2) | 289 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 261 |
| 6 | Iowa State (1) | 180 |
| 7 | TCU | 149 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 147 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 119 |
| 10 | Kansas | 48 |

### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | Will McDonald IV | DE | Sr. |
| Maxwell Award | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | Sr. |
| Bednarik Award | Will McDonald IV | DE | Sr. |
| Biletnikoff Award | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | Sr. |
| Outland Trophy | Trevor Downing | C | Sr. |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Will McDonald IV | DE | Sr. |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Anthony Johnson Jr. | SAF | Sr. |
| Walter Camp Award | Xavier Hutchinson | WR | Sr. |
| | Will McDonald IV | DE | Sr. |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Trevor Downing | C | Sr. |
| | Will McDonald IV | DE | Sr. |

### Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
| Position | Player | Class |
| Offense |||
| FB | Jared Rus | RS Senior |
| WR | Xavier Hutchinson | RS Senior |
| Defense |||
| DL | Will McDonald IV | RS Senior |
Source:

## Schedule

Iowa State and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN+ | W 42–10 | 57,142 |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | BTN | W 10–7 | 69,250 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Ohio* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN+ | W 43–10 | 58,138 |
| September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 17 Baylor | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 58,069 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | ESPN2 | L 11–14 | 47,233 |
| October 8 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 Kansas State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Farmageddon) | ESPNU | L 9–10 | 60,561 |
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 22 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | L 21–24 | 100,072 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | L 13–27 | 58,716 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN+ | W 31–14 | 56,109 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPNU | L 14–20 | 55,509 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | L 10–14 | 52,676 |
| November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 4 TCU | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FOX | L 14–62 | 44,846 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 74°F
* Game attendance: 57,142
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Todd Doxzon (analyst)
| Statistics | SEMO | ISU |
| First downs | 15 | 26 |
| Total yards | 320 | 469 |
| Rushes/yards | 22/98 | 36/176 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 293 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–38–1 | 25–31–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SEMO | Passing | Paxton DeLaurent | 19–38, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| SEMO | Rushing | Paxton DeLaurent | 12 CAR, 74 YDS |
| SEMO | Receiving | Ryan Flournoy | 3 REC, 56 YDS, 0 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 25–31, 293 yards, 4TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 16 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 REC, 128 YDS, 3 TD |

### At Iowa Hawkeyes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Iowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72
* Game attendance: 69,250
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline)
| Statistics | ISU | UofI |
| First downs | 21 | 11 |
| Total yards | 313 | 150 |
| Rushes/yards | 41/129 | 25/58 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 92 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–38–2 | 12–27–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 38:15 | 21:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 25-38, 184 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 27 CAR, 100 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 11 REC, 98 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa | Passing | Spencer Petras | 12-26, 92 YDS, 1 INT |
| Iowa | Rushing | Leshon Williams | 4 CAR, 34 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa | Receiving | Sam LaPorta | 8 REC, 55 YDS |

### Vs. Ohio Bobcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Iowa State | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74
* Game attendance: 58,138
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Sage Rosenfels (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline)
| Statistics | OHIO | ISU |
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 233 | 463 |
| Rushes/yards | 22/24 | 32/163 |
| Passing yards | 209 | 300 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23-40-2 | 32-42-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| OHIO | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 20-33, 194 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| OHIO | Rushing | Nolan McCormick | 7 CAR, 43 YDS |
| OHIO | Receiving | Miles Cross | 4 REC, 48 YDS |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 28-36, 268 YDS, 3 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 7 CAR, 76 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 9 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD |

### Vs. No. 17 Baylor Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Iowa State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70
* Game attendance: 58,069
* Referee: Michael Vandervelde
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | BU | ISU |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 361 | 350 |
| Rushes/yards | 42/123 | 27/66 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 284 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19-26-0 | 23-36-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:39 | 25:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Blake Shapen | 19-26, 238 YDS, 3 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Richard Reese | 21 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD |
| Baylor | Receiving | Gavin Holmes | 3 REC, 92 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 23-36, 284 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 14 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 7 REC, 120 YDS |

### At Kansas Jayhawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Kansas | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
* Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76
* Game attendance: 47,233
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
| Statistics | ISU | KU |
| First downs | 20 | 10 |
| Total yards | 303 | 213 |
| Rushes/yards | 31/16 | 31/112 |
| Passing yards | 287 | 101 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–48–1 | 8–15–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 35:02 | 24:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 30-48, 287 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Deon Silas | 12 CAR, 29 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 13 REC, 101 YDS |
| Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 7-14, 93 YDS |
| Kansas | Rushing | Devin Neal | 12 CAR, 75 YDS |
| Kansas | Receiving | Luke Grimm | 4 REC, 46 YDS |

### Vs. No. 20 Kansas State Wildcats

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| K-State –1.5 | 45.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Kansas State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW 12 MPH
* Game attendance: 60,561
* Referee: Kevin Boatman
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (reporter)
| Statistics | KSU | ISU |
| First downs | 16 | 13 |
| Total yards | 388 | 276 |
| Rushes/yards | 38-131 | 24-178 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 198 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13-20-0 | 22-28-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:22 | 29:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kansas State | Passing | Adrian Martinez | 12-19, 246 YDS, 1 TD |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Adrian Martinez | 19 CAR, 77 YDS |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Phillip Brooks | 4 REC, 119 YDS, TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 22-38, 198 YDS |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 13 CAR, 33 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 REC, 100 YDS |

### At No. 22 Texas Longhorns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Texas | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: N 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 100,072
* Referee: Tuta Salaam
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | ISU | UT |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 403 | 363 |
| Rushes/yards | 28/74 | 43/191 |
| Passing yards | 329 | 172 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:43 | 31:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 25-36, 329 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Hunter Dekkers | 8 CAR, 30 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 10 REC, 154 YDS |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 17-26, 172 YDS, 3 TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 28 CAR, 135 YDS |
| Texas | Receiving | Xavier Worthy | 8 REC, 72 YDS, 2 TD |

### Vs. Oklahoma Sooners

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66
* Game attendance: 58,716
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | OU | ISU |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 332 | 374 |
| Rushes/yards | 47-182 | 27-66 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 308 |
| Passing: Comp-Att-Int | 16-27-0 | 37-57-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:15 | 30:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 15-26, 148 YDS, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Eric Gray | 20 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Jalil Farooq | 4 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 37-57, 308 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Hunter Dekkers | 4 CAR, 31 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Dimitri Stanley | 6 REC, 90 YDS |

### Vs. West Virginia Mountaineers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 48
* Game attendance: 56,109
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely(play-by-play), Chad Brown (analyst), and Shane Sparks (sideline)
| Statistics | WVU | ISU |
| First downs | 11 | 26 |
| Total yards | 200 | 391 |
| Rushes/yards | 22-76 | 38-172 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 219 |
| Passing: Comp-Att-Int | 12-27-1 | 24-36-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 21:45 | 38:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | JT Daniels | 8-22, 81 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Justin Johnson Jr. | 12 CAR, 48 YDS |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Bryce Ford-Wheaton | 3 REC, 38 YDS, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 24-36, 219 YDS, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Deon Silas | 6 CAR, 77 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 10 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD |

### At Oklahoma State Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 45
* Game attendance: 55,509
* Referee: Derek Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | ISU | OSU |
| First downs | 19 | 11 |
| Total yards | 333 | 244 |
| Rushes/yards | 36-59 | 35-57 |
| Passing yards | 274 | 187 |
| Passing: Comp-Att-Int | 28-43-3 | 14-25-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 28-42, 274 YDS, TD, 3 INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Cartevious Norton | 17 CAR, 49 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 10 REC, 106 YDS |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Gunnar Gundy | 5-12, 103 YDS, TD, 2 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 14 CAR, 41 YDS |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | John Paul Richardson | 3 REC, 90 YDS, TD |

### Vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Iowa State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, Cold • Temperature: 22
* Game attendance: 52,676
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
| Statistics | TTU | ISU |
| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total yards | 246 | 422 |
| Rushes/yards | 38-105 | 43-128 |
| Passing yards | 141 | 294 |
| Passing: Comp-Att-Int | 15-21-0 | 23-36-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:55 | 36:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Tyler Shough | 15-21, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Tahj Brooks | 9 CAR, 45 YDS |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Myles Price | 3 REC, 42 YDS |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 23-35, 294 YDS, TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Cartevious Norton | 19 CAR, 59 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 8 REC, 101 YDS |

### At TCU Horned Frogs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| TCU | 24 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 62 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 44,846
* Referee: Kevin Boitmann
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline)
| Statistics | ISU | TCU |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Total yards | 330 | 377 |
| Rushes/yards | 31/159 | 38/131 |
| Passing yards | 171 | 246 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–38–2 | 22–30–0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:08 | 33:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 12-24, 106 YDS, TD,INT |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Eli Sanders | 7 CAR, 91 YDS |
| Iowa State | Receiving | DeShawn Hanika | 3 REC, 49 YDS, TD |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 17-24, 212 YDS, 3 TD |
| TCU | Rushing | Kendre Miller | 15 CAR, 72 YDS, 2 TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Savion Williams | 5 REC, 48 YDS, TD |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Iowa State | Previous job |
| Matt Campbell | Head coach | 7th | Toledo (HC) |
| Jon Heacock | Defensive coordinator | 7th | Toledo (DC) |
| Tom Manning | Offensive coordinator | 6th | Indianapolis Colts (TE) |
| Tyson Veidt | Assistant head coach/linebackers | 7th | Toledo (LB) |
| Eli Rasheed | Defensive line | 7th | Toledo (DL) |
| Joel Gordon | Passing game coordinator/QB | 7th | Ferrum (OC) |
| Jeff Myers | Offensive line | 7th | Toledo (graduate assistant) |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | Run game coordinator/running backs/wide receivers | 5th | Illinois (offensive analyst) |
| Matt Caponi | Cornerbacks | 4th | West Virginia (DB) |
| Taylor Mouser | Tight ends | 7th | Toledo (GA) |
| Deon Broomfield | Safeties | 2nd | Houston Texans (DA) |
| Jake Waters | Offensive quality control | 3rd | UTEP (WR) |

## 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 | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | — | RV | 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

All-American Honors :
| Player | Selection |
| Offense ||
| Defense ||
All-Big 12 :
| Player | Selection |
| Offense ||
| Xavier Hutchinson | Coaches-1; |
| Jared Rus | Coaches-2; |
| Trevor Downing | Coaches-2 |
| Hunter Dekkers | Coaches-HM |
| Defense ||
| Will McDonald IV | Coaches-1 |
| Anthony Johnson Jr. | Coaches-2; |
| T. J. Tampa | Coaches-2; |
| M.J. Anderson | Coaches-HM |
| Beau Freyler | Coaches-HM |
| Myles Purchase | Coaches-HM |
| Colby Reeder | Coaches-HM |
| O'Rien Vance | Coaches-HM |
| Special Teams ||
Individual Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Jeremiah Cooper | Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year-Honorable Mention |
| Trevor Downing | Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year-Honorable Mention |
| Will McDonald IV | Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year-Honorable Mention Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year-Honorable Mention |
| Colby Reeder | Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year-Honorable Mention |
Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Colby Reeder | Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week | Week 2, 2022 |
| Cartevious Norton | Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week | Week 10, 2022 |

## TV ratings

| Opponent | Outlet | Viewers | Rating |
| SE Missouri | ESPN+ | † | † |
| @ Iowa | BTN | 1.47M | N/A |
| Ohio | ESPN+ | † | † |
| Baylor | ESPN2 | 762K | .43 |
| @ Kansas | ESPN2 | 865K | .45 |
| Kansas State | ESPNU | 373K | † |
| @ Texas | ABC | 2.35M | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma | FS1 | 711K | 0.40 |
| West Virginia | ESPN+ | † | † |
| @Oklahoma State | ESPNU | 272K | N/A |
| Texas Tech | FS1 | 545K | 0.28 |
| @ TCU | FOX | 4.34M | 2.1 |
All totals via Sports Media Watch. Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.