2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Thomas Hammock (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Eidsness (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Derrick Jackson (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Benedetto (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Huskie Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		5	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (OH)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$		5	–	3					9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Thomas Hammock and played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.^[1]

In the league's annual preseason poll, the Huskies were picked to win the West division.^[2] They were also picked to win the MAC Championship.^[3] Offensive linemen Nolan Porter and Logan Zschernitz, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph, cornerback Jordan Gandy, and kicker John Richardson were named to the preseason first team.^[4] Offensive lineman Marques Cox and safety C.J. Brown were named to the second team.^[4]

The Huskies played four non-conference games with visits to Tulsa and Kentucky and while hosting Eastern Illinois of the FCS and Vanderbilt at Huskie Stadium.^[5]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 34–27	10,864
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 35–38	22,113
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,110
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Kentucky*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 23–31	61,579
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy)	ESPN+	L 38–44 2OT	10,012
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Toledo	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 32–52	12,682
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 39–10	15,100
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 17–24	15,922
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPNU	L 22–35	6,055
November 9	6:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	W 24–21	8,722
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	L 23–29	5,187
November 26	12:30 p.m.	Akron	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 12–44	6,288
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	3	7	14	27
Huskies	7	14	7	6	34

Statistics	NIU	TLSA
First downs	19	23
Plays–yards	68–385	69–429
Rushes–yards	37–126	37–107
Passing yards	259	322
Passing: comp–att–int	18–31–1	19–32–1
Time of possession	32:02	27:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Rocky Lombardi	18/31, 259 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Antario Brown	20 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cole Tucker	7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	19/32, 322 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Steven Anderson	18 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Keylon Stokes	8 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	7	7	21	3	38
Huskies	7	14	7	0	28

Statistics

Statistics	VAN	NIU
First downs	21	17
Total yards	428	354
Rushing yards	173	151
Passing yards	255	203
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:39	29:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	AJ Swann	18/28, 255 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Ray Davis	23 rushes, 116 yards, TD
	Receiving	Will Sheppard	10 receptions, 171 yards, TD
Northern Illinois	Passing	Ethan Hampton	12/19, 124 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Antario Brown	8 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Tucker	4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

1 2 3 4 Total NIU 7 7 0 9 23 • No. 8 Kentucky 7 7 10 7 31 Date: September 24 Location: Lexington, KY Game start: 7:05 p.m. Game attendance: 61,579 Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind SW @ 6 mph Referee: Steve Marlowe TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Alex Chappell (sideline) Sources:

Statistics	NIU	Kentucky
First downs	14	18
Total yards	327	406
Rushing yards	128	103
Passing yards	199	303
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:17	33:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NIU	Passing	Ethan Hampton	13/25, 196 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Harrison Waylee	18 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Kacper Rutkiewicz	1 reception, 63 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Will Levis	18/26, 303 yards, 4 TD’s
	Rushing	Kavosiey Smoke	12 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD’s

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Huskies	7	17	7	7	0	0	38
Cardinals	0	7	14	17	0	6	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	21	14	10	7	52
Huskies	7	0	0	25	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	6	9	10	39
Eagles	7	0	3	0	10

Statistics	NIU	OHIO
First downs	17	20
Total yards	377	354
Rushes/yards	48/267	33/154
Passing yards	110	200
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–18–0	14–26–0
Time of possession	32:30	27:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Justin Lynch	9/18, 110 yards
	Rushing	Antario Brown	16 carries, 160 yards
	Receiving	Kacper Rutkiewicz	1 receptions, 41 yards
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	14/26, 200 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kurtis Rourke	7 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Wiglusz	6 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	7	7	7	24
Broncos	7	7	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	2	14	10	3	29
Huskies	10	0	13	0	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	0	20	7	17	44
Huskies	6	0	3	3	12