2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football
Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Engram (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (6th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPNick Herbig
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   1 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 – 3     8 – 6  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Rittenberg, Adam [@ESPNRittenberg] (October 2, 2022). "SOURCE: Paul Chryst is out as #Wisconsin coach. Jim Leonhard will be the team's interim coach. Announcement will be coming shortly" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Feldman, Bruce [@BruceFeldmanCFB] (October 2, 2022). "BREAKING Paul Chryst is out as Wisconsin's coach, per source. The news was first reported by @ESPNRittenberg. Chryst was 67-26 as the Badgers head coach but just 2-3 this year. An official announcement is expected soon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ McMurphy, Brett [@Brett_McMurphy] (October 2, 2022). "Wisconsin cuts ties w/Paul Chryst, source told @ActionNetworkHQ. 1st reported by @ESPNRittenberg. Jim Leonhard will be UW's interim coach. Chryst was at Wisconsin 8 years, w/ a 72 percent winning percentage" (Tweet). Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Fickell as coach". ESPN.com. November 27, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.