2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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. 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.

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football
Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Paul Chryst (8th season; first 5 games)
  • Jim Leonhard (interim, 7 games)
  • Luke Fickell (bowl game)
Offensive coordinatorBobby Engram (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (6th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPNick Herbig
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.

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