2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2022 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten West Division champion
Big Ten Championship Game, L 22–43 vs. Michigan
Citrus Bowl, L 7–63 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–6 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (6th season; regular season) Brian Brohm (bowl game)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron English (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Hagen (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5 or 4–3
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Jeff Brohm was in his sixth and final season as the team's head coach before going to Louisville. Brohm announced his resignation on December 7, 2022. Thus making Brian Brohm, Jeff’s younger brother, the interim head coach for Purdue’s game against LSU at the Citrus Bowl which Purdue was granted a bid from representing the Big Ten West, thanks to an 8-4 season finishing at 6-3 in Big Ten play which placed them at the top of their division, in the Big Ten Championship Game for the first time in school history against Michigan, where they lost. In the Citrus Bowl, Purdue lost that game 63-7 with the absence of 4 players including starting quarterback, Aidan O’Connell, and star wide receiver, Charlie Jones. After the bowl, on December 13, 2022, the school named former Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters the team's new head coach.^[1] Walters will be the fourth youngest head football coach at the NCAA Division I FBS level.^[2]The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 5, 2022, Brad Lambert accepted a defensive coordinator position at Wake Forest.^[3] Two weeks later, cornerbacks coach James Adams followed Lambert to Wake Forest, while JaMarcus Shephard accepted an assistant coaching position at Washington.^[4] Assistant offensive line coach Neil Callaway also announced his retirement following the 2021 season.

To replace these coaches, former Western Kentucky head coach and recent Purdue quality control coach David Elson was hired as linebacker coach, former UAB coach Garrick McGee was brought in as wide receiver coach, and Ashton Youboty was hired as the cornerbacks coach. Ryan Wallace was also promoted to assistant offensive line coach.^[5]

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2021 squad included:^[6]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jack Plummer	13	Quarterback	6'5"	212	Senior	Gilbert, Arizona	Transferred to California
Ja'Quez Cross	28	Running back	5'10"	170	Sophomore	Fordyce, Arkansas	Transferred to Arkansas State
Dontay Hunter II	91	Defensive end	6'5"	235	Junior	Westerville, Ohio	Transferred to Ohio
Bryce Austin	92	Defensive tackle	6'2"	285	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Transferred to Western Michigan
Anthony Romphf	27	Cornerback	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Transferred to Western Michigan
Anthony Watts	8	Defensive linesman	6'4"	290	Senior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Marshall
Elijah Ball	32	Cornerback	6'1"	190	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Eastern Illinois
Marvin Grant	4	Safety	6'2"	200	Junior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Kansas

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Prev. School
Cole Brevard	91	Defensive line	6'3"	305	Sophomore	Carmel, Indiana	Transferred	Penn State
Elijah Canion	5	Wide receiver	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Hollywood, Florida	Transferred	Auburn
Charlie Jones	15	Wide receiver	6'0"	190	Senior	Deerfield, Illinois	Transferred	Iowa
Kobe Lewis	25	Running back	5'9"	175	Junior	Americus, Georgia	Transferred	Central Michigan
Reese Taylor	1	Cornerback	5'11"	190	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred	Indiana
Sione Finau	72	Offensive guard	6'3"	300	Junior	Keller, Texas	Committed	FIU
Tee Denson	11	Cornerback	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Ellenwood, Georgia	Transferred	Kansas State
Tyrone Tracy	3	Wide receiver	5'11"	195	Junior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred	Iowa

Preseason

Recruits

The Boilermakers signed a total of 19 recruits.

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brady Allen QB	Fort Branch, IN	Gibson Southern High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 15, 2020
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joe Strickland DE	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 22, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Zion Steptoe WR	Frisco, TX	Memorial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 7, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Curtis Deville WR	Iowa, LA	Iowa High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 2, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kentrell Marks RB	Parma Heights, OH	Valley Forge High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Terence Thomas WR	Youngstown, OH	Boardman High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 25, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Roman Pitre	Baton Rouge, LA	University Laboratory School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 25, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Charlie Kenrich TE	Liberty Township, OH	Lakota East High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 19, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cross Watson OT	Portage, MI	Portage Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 14, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jordan Buchanan S	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 26, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nic Caraway DE	Bryan, TX	Bryan High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 14, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Malachi Preciado OC	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 30, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Andre Oben OT	Jersey City, NJ	St. Peter's Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Domanick Moon LB	Fort Wayne, IN	R. Nelson Snider High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 6, 2020
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
JP Deeter DT	Manvel, TX	Manvel High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joseph Jefferson S	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 13, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Marierre Omonode DT	West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Nov 1, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Vince Carpenter OT	Red Bank, NJ	Red Bank Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 27, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Max Klare TE	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 14, 2021
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

Schedule

The 2022 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

2022 Purdue Boilermakers season results

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Penn State	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 31–35	57,307
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 56–0	53,676
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse*	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	L 29–32	35,493
September 24	7:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 28–26	55,137
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 20–10	48,288
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 31–29	36,204
October 15	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 43–37	61,320
October 22	3:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 24–35	75,822
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	L 3–24	61,320
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	W 31–24	45,574
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 17–9	54,016
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 30–16	51,148
December 3	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Michigan	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	FOX	L 22–43	67,107
January 2, 2023	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 LSU*	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 7–63	42,791
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time Source: [7]

Game summaries

Penn State

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	21	0	14	35
Purdue	3	7	14	7	31

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 57,307
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, and Jenny Taft
• ESPN box score

Game information

First quarter PU – Mitchell Fineran, 36-yard field goal, 3:38 (3–0, PU) Second quarter PSU – Mitchell Tinsley, 12-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick, 13:09 (7–3, PSU) PU – King Doerue, 3-yard TD run, Fineran kick, 9:43 (10–7, PU) PSU – Clifford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick, 1:44, (14–10, PSU) PSU – Brenton Strange, 67-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:02 (21–10, PSU) Third quarter PU – Doerue, 2-yard TD run, Fineran kick, 11:16 (21–17, PSU) PU – Charlie Jones, 7-yard TD pass from Aidan O'Connell, Fineran kick, 1:11 (24–21, PU) Fourth quarter PSU – KeAndre Lambert-Smith, 29-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 10:44 (28–24, PSU) PU – Chris Jefferson, 72-yard pass interception return for TD, Fineran kick, 8:29 (31–28, PU) PSU – Keyvone Lee, 10-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick, 0:57 (35–31, PSU)

Statistics	PSU	PU
First downs	24	26
Plays–yards	73–406	81–426
Rushes–yards	32–98	23–70
Passing yards	308	365
Passing: comp–att–int	22–41–1	29–58–0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	20/37, 282 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kaytron Allen	8 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Tinsley	7 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	29/58, 356 yards, TD
	Rushing	King Doerue	15 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	12 receptions, 153 yards, TD

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Boilermakers	21	14	14	7	56

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	6	3	0	20	29
Orange	3	0	7	22	32

See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	13	7	6	26
Boilermakers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

At No. 21 Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	10	0	0	10	20
No. 21 Golden Gophers	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

At Maryland

See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MD -3.0	59.5

Purdue Boilermakers (3-2) at Maryland Terrapins (4-1) - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	3	14	0	14	31
Terrapins	7	10	0	12	29

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 8 mph SE
• Game attendance: 36,204
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)

Game information

First quarter 10:31 MD - Taulia Tagovailoa 9-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 7-0 Maryland, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:24 4:50 PUR - Mitchell Fineran 39-yard field goal - 7-3 Maryland, Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:41 Second quarter 14:04 PUR - Dylan Downing 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick) - 10-7 Purdue, Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:48 10:22 MD - Chad Ryland 46-yard field goal - 10-10, Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:35 6:16 PUR - Mershawn Rice 4-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) - 17-10 Purdue, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06 0:14 MD - Corey Dyches 68-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Chad Ryland kick) - 17-17, Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:27 Fourth quarter 7:47 MD - Roman Hemby 11-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Chad Ryland kick blocked) - 23-17 Maryland, Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:19 3:19 PUR - Payne Durham 4-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick) - 24-23 Purdue, Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:21 1:20 PUR - Devin Mockobee 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick) - 31-23 Purdue, Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:10 0:35 MD - Corey Dyches 18-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Taulia Tagovailoa two-point pass incomplete) - 31-29 Purdue, Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 0:37

Statistics	Purdue	Maryland
First downs	23	18
Plays–yards	75–373	63–387
Rushes–yards	34–13	25–72
Passing yards	360	315
Passing: comp–att–int	30–41–1	26–38–1
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	30/41, 360 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	13 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Payne Durham	7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	26/38, 315 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton II	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Corey Dyches	4 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–3) at Purdue Boilermakers (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	13	17	7	37
Boilermakers	10	17	7	9	43

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN

• Date: October 15, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,320
• Referee: Michael Canon
• TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
• Sources:

Game information

First quarter (5:54) PUR – T. J. Sheffield 2-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:40; Purdue 7–0) (1:09) PUR – Mitchell Fineran 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:00; Purdue 10–0) Second quarter (13:16) NEB – Jaquez Yant 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:49; Purdue 10–7) (9:01) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:10; Tied 10–10) (5:49) PUR – Charlie Jones 31-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Purdue 17–10) (4:44) PUR– Mitchell Fineran 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:46; Purdue 20–10) (0:35) PUR – Devin Mockobee 1-yard run, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:13; Purdue 27–10) (0:00) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:35; Purdue 27–13) Third quarter (13:51) NEB – Trey Palmer 37-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:04; Purdue 27–20) (5:17) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:05; Purdue 27–23) (2:18) PUR – T. J. Sheffield 28-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Purdue 34–23) (1:46) NEB – Trey Palmer 72-yard pass from Casey Thompson, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:32; Purdue 34–30) Fourth quarter (10:00) PUR – Mitchell Fineran 34-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:41; Purdue 37–30) (6:55) PUR – Charlie Jones 2-yard from Aidan O'Connell (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:08; Purdue 43–30) (5:55) NEB – Anthony Grant 1-yard run, Timmy Bleekrode kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:55; Purdue 43–37)

Statistics	NEB	PUR
First downs	15	38
Total yards	476	608
Rushes/yards	23–122	47–217
Passing yards	354	391
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–2	35–54–1
Time of possession	17:18	42:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	16/29, 354 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Trey Palmer	1 carry, 60 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	7 receptions, 237 yards, 2 TD
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	35/54, 391 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	30 carries, 178 yards, TD
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	12 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

At Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Purdue Boilermakers (5–2) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (3–4) – Game summary

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

Iowa

See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 17 7 0 24 Boilermakers 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 5 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:04 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 61,320 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 21 mph (34 km/h) Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst) Source:

Scoring summary 2 14:23 Iowa Sam LaPorta 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–0 12:53 Iowa Nico Ragaini 29-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–0 6:11 Iowa Drew Stevens 26-yard field goal Iowa 17–0 1:40 Purdue Mitchell Fineran 34-yard field goal Iowa 17–3 3 14:43 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 75-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 24–3

Purdue had won four of the previous five in this series, but the Hawkeye defense held the Boilermaker offense 190 yards and 30 points below their averages. Entering the game, Purdue hadn't scored fewer than 20 points in a game this season, and it was the first time Purdue didn't score an offensive touchdown at home since 2013. Freshman running back Kaleb Johnson had 22 carries for 200 yards that included a 75-yard TD run, earning him B1G Offensive Player of the Week and B1G Freshman of the Week honors.

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Statistics	IOWA	PUR
First downs	15	17
Total yards	376	255
Rushing yards	184	87
Passing yards	192	168
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:02	31:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	13–23, 192 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	22 carries, 200 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	20–43, 168 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	14 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	11 receptions, 104 yards

At No. 21 Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	14	7	10	31
No. 21 Fighting Illini	7	7	7	3	24

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Purdue Cannon

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	6	9
Boilermakers	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team

At Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	3	0	14	13	30
Hoosiers	7	0	0	9	16

See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

Vs. No. 2 Michigan (Big Ten Championship)

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team and 2022 Big Ten Football Championship Game

No. 2 Michigan vs. Purdue
(Big Ten Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 7 6 3 6 22 • No. 2 Wolverines 7 7 14 15 43 Date: December 3 Location: Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Game start: 8:17 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:42 Game attendance: 67,107 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Allison Williams Sources:

Scoring summary 1 9:11 MICH Colston Loveland 25-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick) MICH 7–0 1 4:13 PUR Devin Mockobee 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick) Tied 7–7 2 13:39 PUR Mitchell Fineran 33-yard field goal PUR 10–7 2 7:05 MICH Luke Schoonmaker 7-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick) MICH 14–10 2 1:27 PUR Mitchell Fineran 45-yard field goal MICH 14–13 3 12:25 MICH Kalel Mullings 1-yard run (Jake Moody kick) MICH 21–13 3 10:32 MICH Donovan Edwards 27-yard run (Jake Moody kick) MICH 28–13 3 3:37 PUR Mitchell Fineran 43-yard field goal MICH 28–16 4 12:37 PUR Mitchell Fineran 27-yard field goal MICH 28–19 4 9:06 MICH Ronnie Bell 17-yard pass from J.J. McCarthy (J. J. McCarthy–Luke Schoonmaker pass) MICH 36–19 4 5:07 PUR Mitchell Fineran 32-yard field goal MICH 36–22 4 1:22 MICH Kalel Mullings 3-yard run (Jake Moody kick) MICH 43–22

Statistics	PU	No. 2 UM
First downs	27	17
Plays–yards	84–456	55–386
Rushes–yards	37–90	38–225
Passing yards	366	161
Passing: comp–att–int	32–47–2	11–17–1
Time of possession	33:42	26:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	32/47, 366 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	13 receptions, 162 yards
No. 2 Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	11/17, 161 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Donovan Edwards	25 carries, 185 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ronnie Bell	5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 17 LSU (Citrus Bowl)

See also: 2022 LSU Tigers football team and 2023 Citrus Bowl

Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 17 LSU Tigers (Cheez-It Citrus Bowl) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 LSU	14	21	14	14	63
Purdue	0	0	0	7	7

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida

• Date: Monday, January 2, 2023
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) east
• Game attendance: 42,791
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden
• Box score

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU Purdue 1 7:01 10 63 4:46 LSU John Emery Jr. 1-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 7 0 1 1:06 8 67 3:14 LSU Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 14 0 2 13:03 5 62 2:05 LSU Mason Taylor 32-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels, Damian Ramos kick good 21 0 2 8:23 5 70 1:28 LSU Noah Cain 9-yard touchdown run, Damian Ramos kick good 28 0 2 1:07 5 87 2:04 LSU Brian Thomas Jr. 10-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 35 0 3 9:21 9 45 3:04 LSU Jayden Daniels 5-yard touchdown reception from Malik Nabers, Damian Ramos kick good 42 0 3 3:15 1 75 0:10 LSU Malik Nabers 75-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Nussmeier, Damian Ramos kick good 49 0 4 13:53 9 75 4:22 Purdue TJ Sheffield 16-yard touchdown reception from Michael Alaimo, Mitchell Fineran kick good 49 7 4 8:47 7 55 2:58 LSU Derrick Davis Jr. 12-yard touchdown run, Ezekeal Mata kick good 56 7 4 0:40 LSU Interception returned 99 yards for touchdown by Quad Wilson, Trey Finison kick good 63 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 63 7

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Michael Alaimo RSo WR 2 Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen RSo WR 3 Tyrone Tracy RJr WR 4 Deion Burks So WR 5 Elijah Canion  So WR 6 Curtis Deville, Jr. Fr WR 8 TJ Sheffield Jr WR 9 Mershawn Rice Jr QB 11 Jack Albers Jr QB 12 Austin Burton GS WR 13 Broc Thompson  Sr WR 15 Charlie Jones RSr QB 16 Aidan O'Connell GS QB 17 Christian Gelov RSo QB 18 Brady Allen Fr QB 20 Kyle Adams RSo RB 22 King Doerue Sr RB 25 Kobe Lewis RJr WR 26 Andrew Sowinski RSo WR 27 Trey Firestone Fr RB 29 Kentrell Marks Fr TE 33 Charlie Kenrich Fr WR 34 Ben Van Noord So WR 35 Hayden Parise So RB 37 Caleb Lahey RSo RB 38 Dylan Downing RSo RB 39 Will Chapman Jr RB 45 Devin Mockobee So RB 52 Zac Tuinei RSo OL 53 Gus Hartwig Jr OL 54 Josh Kaltenberger RSo OL 55 Malachi Preciado Fr OL 59 Vince Carpenter Fr OL 61 Aaron Roberts So OL 62 Ben Kuhns Jr OL 63 Marcus Mbow So OL 64 Mahamane Moussa So OL 68 Cam Craig  Jr OL 70 Zach Richards So OL 71 Nalin Fox RSo OL 72 Sione Finau Jr OL 73 Daniel Johnson  RSr OL 74 Eric Miller Sr OL 75 Spencer Holstege Jr OL 76 Andre Oben Fr OL, DL 77 DJ Washington GS OL 78 Cross Watson Fr OL 79 Jared Bycznski RSo WR 80 Camdyn Childers Jr WR 81 Collin Sullivan RSo TE 82 Drew Biber So WR 83 Zion Steptoe Fr WR 84 Preston Terrell So WR 85 Alex Maxwell RSo TE 86 Max Klare Fr TE 87 Payne Durham Sr TE 88 Garrett Miller  Jr TE 89 Paul Piferi Jr TE 91 Ben Buechel RSo	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Bryce Hampton Jr DB 1 Reese Taylor RSr DE 5 Nic Caraway Fr LB, S 6 Jalen Graham Sr CB 7 Jamari Brown Sr DE 9 Joe Strickland Fr S 10 Cam Allen Sr CB 11 Tee Denson  So S 12 Jah’von Grigsby So LB, DE 14 Yanni Karlaftis RFr S 17 Chris Jefferson  GS CB 19 Jordan Buchanan Fr LB 20 OC Brothers Jr S 21 Sanoussi Kane Jr CB 23 Cory Trice Sr CB 26 Brandon Calloway So S 28 Ryan Brandt Jr S 32 Joseph Jefferson II Fr CB 33 Xander Pratt Fr DT 34 Damarjhe Lewis  RSo S 35 Antonio Stevens Jr LB 36 Roman Pitre Fr LB 37 Jacob Wahlberg Jr LB 40 Hudson Miller Fr LB 41 Ben Furtney RSo LB 42 Clyde Washington Jr LB 43 Kieren Douglas GS DE 44 Kydran Jenkins RSo LB 46 Scotty Humpich RSr LB 47 Domanick Moon Fr LB 48 Tristan Cox So LB 49 Farrell Henderson III Fr DE 50 Sulaiman Kpaka Jr LB 54 Ben Kreul RSo DE 56 Jayden Scruggs Fr DT 58 Branson Deen Sr DT 90 Lawrence Johnson Sr DT 91 Cole Brevard RSo DT 92 Mo Omonode Fr DT 93 PrinceJames Boyd Jr. RSo DT 94 J.P. Deeter Fr DE 95 Joe Anderson Jr DE 96 Khordae Sydnor So LB 97 Semisi Fakasiieiki Fr DT 98 Greg Hudgins III RSo DE 99 Jack Sullivan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 24 Mitchell Fineran GS P 30 Jack Ansell So LS 31 Nick Zecchino GS K 39 Ben Freehill Jr K 41 Caleb Krockover RSo K 45 Julio Macias Fr P 47 Brendan Cropsey RSo LS 51 Nick Taylor RSo K 57 Chris Van Eekeren Jr	Head coach Jeff Brohm Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Brohm (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Ron English (co-defensive coordinator/secondary) Mark Hagen (co-defensive coordinator/defensive line) Chris Barclay (running backs) David Elson (linebackers) Karl Maslowski (special teams/assistant linebackers) Garrick McGee (wide receivers) Dale Williams (offensive line/tight ends) Ryan Wallace (Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line) Ashton Youboty (cornerbacks) Greg Brohm (executive director of football administration and operations / chief of staff) JMichael Jonard (quality control) Domenic Reno (director of Football Strength and Conditioning) Brandon Reyes (assistant director of football strength and conditioning) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 4, 2022

Wide receiver Milton Wright was ruled academically ineligible for the 2022 season.^[11]

2022 NFL Draft

See also: 2022 NFL draft

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
1	30	George Karlaftis	DE	Kansas City Chiefs
3	99	David Bell	WR	Cleveland Browns
7	260	Zander Horvath	FB	Los Angeles Chargers
Undrafted		DaMarcus Mitchell	LB/DE	New England Patriots
		Jaylan Alexander	LB	Chicago Bears

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded	Ref
Maxwell Award	Aidan O'Connell	QB	GS	July 18, 2022	[12][13]
Davey O'Brien Award				July 19, 2022	[12][14]
John Mackey Award	Payne Durham	TE	SR	July 22, 2022	[12][15]
Rimington Trophy	Gus Hartwig	OL	JR		[12][16]
Lou Groza Award	Mitchell Fineran	K	GS	July 27. 2022	[12][17]
Paul Hornung Award	Charlie Jones	WR	SR	July 28, 2022	[12][18]
Wuerffel Trophy	Aidan O'Connell	QB	GS		[12][19]
Walter Camp Award				July 29, 2022	[12][20]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	King Doerue	RB	SR	August 10, 2022	[21]
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	Semisi Fakasiieiki	LB	GS	August 18, 2022	[22]
	Sione Finau	OL	SR
Manning Award	Aidan O'Connell	QB	GS	August 22, 2022	[23]
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Aidan O'Connell	QB	GS	August 24, 2022	[24]
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Charlie Jones	WR	SR	October 5, 2022	[25][26]

Weekly Awards

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Cam Allen	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	October 3, 2021	[27]
Aidan O'Connell	Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week	October 17, 2021	[28]
Devin Mockobee	Big Ten Freshman of the Week
	Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week	November 28, 2022	[29]

All-Conference Honors

All-Conference Honors^[30]

Player	Position	Coaches	Media
Charlie Jones	WR	1st Team	1st Team
	KR	HM	HM
Payne Durham	TE	2nd Team	2nd Team
Aidan O'Connell	QB	2nd Team	3rd Team
Devin Mockobee	RB	HM	HM
Cory Trice	CB	HM	HM
Jack Sullivan	DE	HM	HM
Jalen Graham	LB	HM	HM
Branson Deen	DT	HM
Kydran Jenkins	DE	HM
Gus Hartwig	OL		HM
Marcus Mbow	OL		HM
Spencer Holstege	OL		HM
Cam Allen	S		HM
Lawrence Johnson	DT		HM

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