2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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.

Preseason
In the league's annual preseason poll, the Huskies were picked to win the West division. They were also picked to win the MAC Championship. 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. Offensive lineman Marques Cox and safety C.J. Brown were named to the second team.

Schedule
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.

Vanderbilt
Statistics

at No. 8 Kentucky

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