American college football season
2022 Ohio Bobcats football |
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MAC East Division champion Arizona Bowl champion |
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MAC Championship, L 7–17 vs. Toledo |
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Arizona Bowl, W 30–27 OTvs. Wyoming |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 10–4 (7–1 MAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Scott Isphording (2nd season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Allen Rudolph (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread option |
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Defensive coordinator | Spence Nowinsky (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Peden Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team represented Ohio University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tim Albin and played their home games at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.[1][2][3] They finished the season 10–4 and 7–1 in the MAC and won the MAC East for the first time since 2016.[4] They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship Game.[5][6] Ohio defeated Wyoming in the Arizona Bowl[7][8]
Ohio entered the 2022 season with coming off of their worst season since 2003 and was predicted to finish near the bottom of the MAC East.[9][10] The Bobcats finished their non-conference schedule 2–2 with high-scoring home wins 41–38 over Florida Atlantic and 59–52 over FCS Fordham and with losses at power conference foes Penn State and Iowa State.[11][12][13][14] They opened conference play with an overtime loss to media preseason MAC East favorite Kent State where they surrendered 736 offensive yards to the Golden Flashes.[15] After a 55–34 win over MAC cellar dweller Akron in which Akron passed for 418 yards, the Bobcats got back to .500 on the season with a 3–3 record and 1–1 mark in the conference.[16] While Ohio's offense was prolific and the passing attack was setting records behind MAC Player of the year quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who had 537 yards against Fordham, Ohio's defense was struggling mightily.[17] Through six games Ohio was surrendering 40.6 points, 561 yards, and 387 passing yards per game.[18][19][20][21][22][23] However, the Akron win was the beginning of a second half winning streak during which the defense would turn things around dramatically.[24][25]
In the seventh game Ohio notched their second MAC win and first road win of the season with a 33–14 win over Western Michigan.[26] Ohio's defense gave up only 14 points while forcing 6 turnovers, 5 of which were interceptions, and getting 5 sacks.[27] Ohio defeated Northern Illinois with Rourke only passing for 200 yards.[28] The defense led the way holding the Huskies to 17 points.[29] In a home game against Buffalo for control of the MAC East, Rourke threw a school record tying 5 touchdown passes in an easy 45–24 win.[30] The Bulls were held to 260 total yards on the game.[31]
Ohio went on the road for wins over rival Miami (OH) and Ball State.[32][33] Rourke threw tor 362 yards and 3 touchdowns against the RedHawks but suffered a season ending torn ACL against the Cardinals.[34] Ohio was forced to rely on its running game and defense. The Bobcats ran for 224 yards with 148 and two touchdowns coming from MAC Freshman of the Year Sieh Bangura.[25] Ohio's defense forced three turnovers and held the Cardinals to 18 points.[35] With Rourke and Parker Navarro out for the season Ohio turned to CJ Harris at quarterback to wrap up the division against Bowling Green. Harris led the Bobcats to a 38–14 win.[36] Again, it was the running game and defense that led the way as the Falcons were held to 279 yards of offense.[37] Prior to the season the university installed new turf in Peden Stadium.[38] The field at Peden was christened "Frank Solich Field" after the MAC's all-time coaching wins leader to whom Albin was a long time assistant.[39][40] With the win over Bowling Green, Ohio remained unbeaten on the new field. After the regular season Albin was named MAC Coach of the Year after bringing the Bobcats back from their first losing season in 13 years after he took over the program on short notice following the unexpected retirement of Solich prior to the 2021 season.[40][25] In spite of missing the last three and a half games of the season Kurtis Rourke became Ohio's first winner of the Vern Smith Leadership Award for MAC Player of the Year which has been given out since 1982.[41]
Ohio's offense struggled without Rourke in 17–7 championship loss to Toledo.[42] The Bobcats rebounded to win the Arizona Bowl 30–27 in overtime over Wyoming where Harris was named the MVP[43]
Offseason
- ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
- ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
- ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Transfers
Source:[44]
Outgoing
Incoming
Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
Rodney Harris II WR | Cincinnati, Ohio | Princeton | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |
Dontierre Fisher RB | Checotah, Oklahoma | Checotah | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |
Callum Wither QB | Mississauga, Ontario | Clarkson Football North | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |
Mekah Ryder CB | McKinney, Texas | McKinney | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |
Rayyan Buell CB | Senatobia, Mississippi | Northwest Mississippi C.C | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Jacoby Jones WR | Senatobia, Mississippi | Northwest Mississippi C.C | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Cam McCullum CB | Scooba, Mississippi | East Mississippi C.C. | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Tyler Mullins S | Scooba, Mississippi | Coffeyville C.C. | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Nathaniel Vakos K | Avon, Ohio | Avon | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Vance van Every OL | Senatobia, Mississippi | Northwest Mississippi C.C. | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Jarian Shelby OL | Boutte, Louisiana | Hahnville | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |
Cedric Hillsman DL | Booneville, Mississippi | Northeast Mississippi C.C. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |
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: |
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Preseason
Preseason polls
On July 26 the MAC announced the preseason media poll. Ohio was picked to finish fourth in the East and received no votes to win conference.[48]
East |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Miami (OH) | 139 (20) |
2 | Kent State | 116 (3) |
3 | Buffalo | 78 |
4 | Ohio | 72 |
5 | Bowling Green | 71 (1) |
6 | Akron | 28 |
West |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Northern Illinois | 122 (11) |
2 | Toledo | 120 (9) |
3 | Central Michigan | 112 (4) |
4 | Western Michigan | 56 |
5 | Eastern Michigan | 52 |
6 | Ball State | 42 |
Media poll (MAC Championship) |
Rank | Team | Votes |
1 | Northern Illinois | 9 |
2 | Toledo | 6 |
3 | Miami (OH) | 5 |
3 | Central Michigan | 4 |
Coaches Poll
On August 29 the MAC released the coaches poll. Ohio was selected fifth the East.[49]
East |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Kent State | 61 (5) |
2 | Miami (OH) | 60 (6) |
3 | Buffalo | 43 |
4 | Bowling Green | 36 (1) |
5 | Ohio | 35 |
6 | Akron | 16 |
West |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Northern Illinois | 61 (6) |
2 | Toledo | 51 |
3 | Central Michigan | 50 (2) |
4 | Western Michigan | 45 (3) |
5 | Eastern Michigan | 24 |
6 | Ball State | 21 (1) |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) |
Rank | Team | Votes |
1 | Northern Illinois | 4 |
2 | Kent State | 3 |
3 | Miami (OH) | 2 |
3 | Western Michigan | 2 |
5 | Ball State | 1 |
Award watch lists
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | | ESPN+ | W 41–38 | 20,003 |
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Penn State* | | ABC | L 10–46 | 107,306 |
September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | | ESPN+ | L 10–43 | 58,138 |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Fordham* | | ESPN+ | W 59–52 | 19,024 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Kent State | | ESPN+ | L 24–31 OT | 20,392 |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Akron | | ESPN3 | W 55–34 | 23,108 |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | | CBSSN | W 33–14 | 20,320 |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 15,922 |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo | | ESPN2 | W 45–24 | 16,401 |
November 8 | 7:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN2 | W 37–21 | 15,490 |
November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN2 | W 32–18 | 6,722 |
November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | | ESPNU | W 38–14 | 11,693 |
December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Toledo | | ESPN | L 7–17 | 15,550 |
December 30 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Wyoming* | | Barstool TV | W 30–27 OT | 27,691 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Vs. Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic Owls (1–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida Atlantic | 10 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Ohio | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny, Temperature:75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 20,003
- Referee: Tom Stapleton
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima, Je'Rod Cherry
- Pregame line: FAU −6.0 • box score, Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (11:10) FAU – Burton, Je'Quan 20 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:50 (FAU 7–0)
- (07:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 29 yd field goal 4 plays, yards, TOP 01:43 (FAU 7–3)
- (02:50) FAU – Suarez, Morgan 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:10 (FAU 10–3)
- Second Quarter
- (14:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:37 (Tied 10–10)
- (10:38) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 16 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:35 (FAU 17–10)
- (01:24) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:25 (FAU 17–13)
- Third Quarter
- (10:33) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 87 yards, TOP 04:21 (OHIO 20–17)
- (04:24) OHIO – Cross, Miles 1 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 04:19 (OHIO 27–17)
- Fourth Quarter
- (12:20) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 2 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 34–17)
- (10:22) FAU – Johnson, Tony 9 yd pass from Perry ,N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:58 (OHIO 34–24)
- (07:10) OHIO – Bostic, James 15 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:08 (OHIO 41–24)
- (06:09) FAU – Edrine, Jahmal 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:01 (OHIO 41–31)
- (04:09) FAU – Wester, LaJohntay 7 yd pass from Perry, N'Kosi (Suarez, Morgan kick) 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 41–38)
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Statistics | FAU | OHIO |
First downs | 25 | 26 |
Total yards | 478 | 476 |
Rushes/yards | 29/114 | 39/131 |
Passing yards | 364 | 345 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–42–0 | 27–34–0 |
Time of possession | 24:19 | 35:41 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida Atlantic | Passing | N'Kosi Perry | 24/42, 364 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Larry McCammon | 14 rushes, 60 yards |
Receiving | Je'Quan Burton | 5 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 27/34, 345 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 23 rushes, 114 yards |
Receiving | James Bostic | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 1 TD |
Ohio recovered from an early deficit and then had to hold on to avoid surrendering a late 17 point lead in winning a shootout against Florida Atlantic.[52] Quarterback Kurtis Rourke and freshman kicker Nathanial Vakos both earned MAC East Player of the Week awards.[53]
At Penn State
Game information |
- First quarter
- (06:45) PSU – Clifford, Sean 1 yd run (Pinegar, Jake kick) 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:51 (PSU 7–0)
- (02:28) PSU – Singleton, Nicholas 70 yd run (Pinegar, Jake kick) 1 plays, 85 yards, TOP 00:30 (PSU 14–0)
- Second quarter
- (13:10) PSU – -1 yd safety 1 play, -1 yard, TOP 00:04 (PSU 16–0)
- (05:14) PSU – Pinegar, Jake 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 49 yards, TOP 04:00 (PSU 19–0)
- (01:34) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:40 (PSU 19–7)
- (0:15) PSU – Tinsley, Mitchell 7 yd pass from Clifford, Sean (Pinegar, Jake kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:14 (PSU 26–7)
- Third quarter
- (09:25) PSU – Evans, Omari 32 yd pass from Allar, Drew (Pinegar, Jake kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:08 (PSU 33–7)
- (04:33) PSU – Singleton, Nicholas 44 yd run (Pinegar, Jake kick) 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:15 (PSU 40–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (13:44) PSU – Dinkins, Khalil 28 yd pass from Allar, Drew (kick failed) 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:00 (PSU 46–7)
- (06:50) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 21 yd field goal 15 plays, 76 yards, TOP 06:45 (PSU 46–10)
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Statistics | OHIO | PSU |
First downs | 16 | 27 |
Total yards | 263 | 572 |
Rushes/yards | 26/99 | 34/234 |
Passing yards | 264 | 338 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–40–0 | 31–42–0 |
Time of possession | 28:02 | 31:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 14/30, 119 yards |
Rushing | Kurtis Rourke | 5 carries, 29 yards |
Receiving | Sieh Bangura | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
Penn State | Passing | Sean Clifford | 19/27, 213 yards, TD |
Rushing | Nicholas Singleton | 10 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Parker Washington | 4 receptions, 60 yards |
Penn St jumped out to an early lead and pulled away in an easy 46–10 over the Bobcats.[54]
At Iowa State
Ohio Bobcats (1–1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (2–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Iowa State | 14 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
- Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 58,138
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf, Sage Rosenfels, Tori Petry
- Pregame line: ISU −20.0 • boxscore, Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (10:44) ISU – Dekkers, Hunter 6 yd run (Gilbert, Jace kick) 11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 04:16 (ISU 7–0)
- (01:46) ISU – Hanika, DeShawn 12 yd pass from Dekkers, Hunter (Gilbert, Jace kick) 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:53 (ISU 14–0)
- Second Quarter
- (14:57) ISU – Gilbert, Jace 19 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:01 (ISU 17–0)
- (13:07) ISU – Silas, Deon 3 yd run (Gilbert, Jace kick) 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:38 (ISU 24–0)
- (03:35) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 45 yd field goal 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:29 (ISU 24–3)
- (00:24) ISU – Shaw, Sean 15 yd pass from Dekkers, Hunter (kick failed) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:11 (ISU 30–3)
- Third Quarter
- (08:22) ISU – Hutchinson, Xavier 13 yd pass from Dekkers, Hunter (Gilbert, Jace kick) 2 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:10 (ISU 37–3)
- (03:44) OHIO – Foster, Tyler 1 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:30 (ISU 37–10)
- Fourth Quarter
- (03:44) ISU – Gilbert, Jace 21 yd field goal 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:20 (ISU 40–10)
- (01:29) ISU – Gilbert, Jace 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 47 yards, TOP 05:31 (ISU 43–10)
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Statistics | OHIO | ISU |
First downs | 12 | 22 |
Total yards | 233 | 463 |
Rushes/yards | 22/24 | 32/163 |
Passing yards | 209 | 300 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–40–2 | 32–42–0 |
Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 14/30, 194 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Nolan McCormick | 7 carries, 43 yards |
Receiving | Miles Cross | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
Iowa State | Passing | Hunter Dekkers | 28/36, 298 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jirehl Brock | 7 carries, 78 yards |
Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 9 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |
The Bobcat offense was shut down for the second straight week as 2022 Iowa State held them to a season low 233 yards in an easy victory for the Cyclones.[55]
Vs. Fordham
Fordham Rams (3–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (1–2)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fordham | 0 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 52 |
Ohio | 14 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 59 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 19,024
- Referee: William Williams
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry
- Pregame line: OHIO −16.5 • boxscore, Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (07:22) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 07:38 (OHIO 7–0)
- (01:24) OHIO – Foster, Tyler 39 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 99 yards, TOP 02:15 (OHIO 14–0)
- Second Quarter
- (13:53) FORD – Kokosioulis, Fotis 33 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:31 (OHIO 14–7)
- (06:30) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 34 yd field goal 14 plays, 57 yards, TOP 07:18 (OHIO 17-7)
- (05:26) FORD – Kokosioulis, Fotis 74 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:04 (OHIO 17–14)
- (02:50) OHIO – Toledo, Tyler 13 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:30 (OHIO 24–14)
- (01:50) FORD – Carter, Dequece 9 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:00 (OHIO 24–21)
- (00:06) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 21 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 01:42 (OHIO 31–21)
- Third Quarter
- (13:37) FORD – Kokosioulis, Fotis 45 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:17 (OHIO 31–28)
- (13:23) OHIO – Wilburn, Keegan 98 yd kickoff return (Vakos, Nathanial kick) (OHIO 38–28)
- (11:18) FORD – Wright, MJ 25 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 6 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:56 (OHIO 38–35)
- (03:27) FORD – Loughridge, Julius 2 yd run (Peskin, Brandon kick) 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:22 (FORD 42–38)
- (00:53) FORD – Kokosioulis, Fotis 84 yd pass from DeMorat, Tim (Peskin, Brandon kick) 1 plays, 74 yards, TOP 00:22 (FORD 49–38)
- Fourth Quarter
- (14:13) OHIO – Foster, Tyler 21 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Cross, Miles pass) 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 01:35 (FORD 49–46)
- (10:36) FORD – Peskin, Brandon 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:37 (FORD 52–46)
- (00:52) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP 01:32 (OHIO 53–52)
- (00:00) OHIO – Houston, Bryce 42 yd fumble recovery ( ) (OHIO 59–52)
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Statistics | FORD | OHIO |
First downs | 28 | 32 |
Total yards | 640 | 692 |
Rushes/yards | 33/137 | 32/155 |
Passing yards | 503 | 537 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27-35-0 | 41-50-0 |
Time of possession | 23:13 | 36:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Fordham | Passing | Tim DeMorat | 27/35, 503 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Trey Sneed | 19 rushes, 88 yards |
Receiving | Fotis Kokosioulis | 13 receptions, 320 yards, 4 TD |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 41/50, 537 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Nolan McCormick | 17 rushes, 62 yards |
Receiving | Jacoby Jones | 6 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD |
In another shootout win Kurtis Rourke passed for 537 yards which was the most in Bobcat History while earning his second MAC East Offensive Player of the Week award of the season.[56] Fordham's Fotis Kokosioulis broke the Patriot League record for receiving yards in a game with 320 and was player of the week for the entire FCS.[57]
At Kent State
Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Ohio | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Kent State | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
- Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 20,392
- Referee: David Siegle
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
- Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (11:30 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 3 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:41 (KENT 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (11:47 OHIO) – McCormick, Nolan 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:29 (Tied 7–7)
- (03:46 OHIO) – Vakos, Nathanial 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 06:02 (OHIO 10–7)
- Third Quarter
- (09:51 KENT) – Glass, Andrew 50 yd field goal 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:27 (Tied 10–10)
- (00:47 OHIO) – Bangura, Sieh 50 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:38 (OHIO 17–10)
- Fourth Quarter
- (04:11 KENT) – Cephas, Dante 29 yd pass from Schlee, Collin (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:46 (Tied 17–17)
- (03:54 OHIO) – Wiglusz, Sam 71 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 24–17)
- (01:44 KENT) – Schlee, Collin 2 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:10 (Tied 24–24)
- Overtime
- (00:00 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 1 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (KENT 31–24)
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Statistics | OHIO | KENT |
First downs | 19 | 36 |
Total yards | 450 | 736 |
Rushes/yards | 30/128 | 59/338 |
Passing yards | 322 | 398 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–39–0 | 24–37–0 |
Time of possession | 30:06 | 29:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 25/39, 322 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD |
Kent State | Passing | Collin Schlee | 24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Dante Cephas | 13 receptions, 246 yards, 1 TD |
Kent State won a shootout in overtime. Ohio's defense continued to struggle as they gave up 736 yards in the game, of which, 711 yards were in regulation.[58] Kent State's running back Marquez Cooper and wide receiver Dante Cephas became the first FBS teammates to respectively get 240 yards rushing and receiving in the same game.[59]
Vs. Akron
Akron Zips (1–4, 0–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–3, 0–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Akron | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
Ohio | 14 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 55 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Saturday, October 9, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny, Temperature:56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 23,108
- Referee: Jeremy Valentine
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Anthony Lima, Rob Generelli
- Pregame line: OHIO −10.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (14:48) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 75 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 7–0)
- (03:31) OHIO – McCormick, Nolan 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 63 yards, TOP 07:06 (OHIO 14–0)
- Second Quarter
- (13:26) AKR – Perez, Noah 25 yd field goal 10 plays, 61 yards, TOP 04:59 (OHIO 14–3)
- (09:29) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 03:50 (OHIO 21–3)
- (06:28) AKR – Perez, Noah 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:01 (OHIO 21–6)
- (00:45) AKR – Irons, DJ 18 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 01:46 (OHIO 21–13)
- (00:00) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 00:41 (OHIO 28–13)
- Third Quarter
- (11:38) AKR – Price III, Clyde 4 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:22 (OHIO 28–20)
- (09:14) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 30 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:16 (OHIO 35–20)
- (05:13) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 25 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (kick failed) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:13 (OHIO 41–20)
- (04:45) OHIO – McCrory, Jack 13 yd fumble recovery (Vakos, Nathanial kick) (OHIO 48–20)
- Fourth Quarter
- (14:54) AKR – Price III, Clyde 3 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 04:54 (OHIO 48–27)
- (05:24) AKR – Price III, Clyde 1 yd run (Perez, Noah kick) 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 48–34)
- (03:08) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 02:15 (OHIO 55–34)
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Statistics | AKR | OHIO |
First downs | 33 | 25 |
Total yards | 473 | 561 |
Rushes/yards | 26/60 | 31/134 |
Passing yards | 418 | 427 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 43–54–1 | 24–27–0 |
Time of possession | 32:24 | 27:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Akron | Passing | DJ Irons | 43/54, 418 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Clyde Price III | 14 rushes, 47 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Shocky Jacques-Louis | 11 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 24/27, 427 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 16 rushes, 92 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 7 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD |
Ohio won by 21 points in spite of surrendering 473 yards to Akron. Through six games Ohio was surrendering 40.6 points, 561 yards, and 387 passing yards per game to opposing offenses. The Bobcat offense continued to shine helping Ohio get to 3–3 on the season. With their first conference win the moved to 1–1 record in the MAC. Sam Wiglusz had 7 catches for 144 yards and 2 touchdowns while Kurtis Rourke had 427 yards passing and 4 touchdowns along with 32 rushing yards.[60] However, it was Sieh Bangura who won MAC East Offensive Player of the Week with 92 rushing yards and 4 total touchdowns.[61]
At Western Michigan
Ohio Bobcats (3–3, 1–1) vs. Western Michigan Broncos (2–4, 1–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio | 7 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
Western Michigan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI
- Date: Saturday, October 16, 2022
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny, Temperature:49 °F (9 °C)
- Game attendance: 20,320
- Referee: Matt Packowski
- TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross
- Pregame line: WMU −2.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (08:44) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:16 (OHIO 7–0)
- (04:23) WMU – Salopek, Jack 8 yd run (Domschke, Palmer kick) 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 04:15 (Tied 7–7)
- Second Quarter
- (12:59) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:24 (OHIO 14–7)
- (01:50) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:17 (OHIO 17–7)
- (01:05) WMU – Crooms, Corey 74 yd pass from Salopek, Jack (Domschke, Palmer kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:45 (Tied 17–14)
- (00:06) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 55 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 00:59 (OHIO 20–14)
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:48) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 33 yd field goal 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:25 (OHIO 23–14)
- (07:24) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 2 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:48 (OHIO 30–14)
- (03:11) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 35 yd field goal 7 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:32 (OHIO 33–14)
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Statistics | OHIO | WMU |
First downs | 17 | 17 |
Total yards | 383 | 333 |
Rushes/yards | 35/119 | 31/84 |
Passing yards | 264 | 249 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–1 | 17–31–5 |
Time of possession | 33:20 | 26:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 22/34, 264 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 25 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 8 receptions, 76 yards |
Western Michigan | Passing | Jack Salopek | 17/31, 249 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT |
Rushing | Sean Tyler | 19 rushes, 84 yards |
Receiving | Corey Crooms | 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD |
Ohio's defense had their best game of the season to this point giving up only 14 points while forcing 6 turnovers, 5 of which were interceptions, and getting 5 sacks and 8 tackles for losses. However, the passing offense was slowed some for the first time since back to back games against power five teams Penn State and Iowa St. as Kurtis Rourke was held to 264 yards. It was the running game on offense and impressive kicking that carried the way. Freshman running back Sieh Bangura earned his second straight MAC East Offensive Player of the Week and Nataniel Vakos earned his second special teams player of the week award of the season by converting on 4 field goals including a career long of 55 yards. That helped the Bobcats score 33 points to defeat Western Michigan.[62][63]
Vs. Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois Huskies (2–5, 1–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (4–3, 2–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northern Illinois | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
Ohio | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Saturday, October 23, 2022
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: sunny, Temperature:69 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 15,922
- Referee: Greg Sujack
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh
- Pregame line: NIU −2.5 • box score, Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (11:50) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 8 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 9 plays, 84 yards, TOP 03:49 (OHIO 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (10:49) NIU – Richardson, John 38 yd field goal 12 plays, 34 yards, TOP 05:48 (OHIO 7–3)
- (04:07) NIU – Richardson, John 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:41 (OHIO 7–6)
- (00:19) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 31 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:48 (OHIO 10–6)
- Third Quarter
- (10:56) NIU – Richardson, John 45 yd field goal 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 04:04 (OHIO 10–9)
- (04:16) OHIO – Rourke, Kurtis 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 81 yards, TOP 06:34 (OHIO 17–9)
- (01:31) NIU – Rutkiewicz, Kacper 11 yd run (Thornton, Shemar pass) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:45 (Tied 17–17)
- Fourth Quarter
- (07:00) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 22 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 11 plays, 90 yards, TOP 04:26 (OHIO 24–17)
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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 reception, 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 |
Ohio picked up its third straight win. The defense led the way for a second straight game, giving up only 17 points, while Ohio's passing game was held to a season low to that point 200 yards.[29]
Vs. Buffalo
Buffalo Bulls (4–3, 4–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (5–3, 3–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Ohio | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: • cloudy, Temperature:57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: 16,401
- Referee: William Williams
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor
- Pregame line: UB −2.5 • box score, Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (11:22) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 16 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:57 (OHIO 7–0)
- (06:01) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:18 (OHIO 10–0)
- (01:38) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:49 (OHIO 17–0)
- Second Quarter
- (12:05) UB – McNulty, Alex 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:33 (OHIO 17–3)
- (04:03) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:54 (OHIO 24–3)
- (00:20) UB – Marshall, Justin 12 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:12 (OHIO 24–10)
- Third Quarter
- (14:00) UB – Cobb, Keyshawn 26 Yd Interception Return (McNulty, Alex kick) 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:55 (OHIO 24–17)
- (10:05) OHIO – Cross, Miles 2 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:55 (OHIO 31–17)
- (01:46) UB – Washington, Mike 2 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 14 plays, 56 yards, TOP 06:53 (OHIO 31–24)
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:16) OHIO – Neatherton, Jake 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:24 (OHIO 38–24)
- (12:10) OHIO – Cross, Miles 9 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:51 (OHIO 45–24)
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Statistics | UB | OHIO |
First downs | 17 | 20 |
Total yards | 260 | 474 |
Rushes/yards | 22 | 157 |
Passing yards | 238 | 317 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–49–1 | 20–29–1 |
Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Buffalo | Passing | Cole Snyder | 25/49, 238 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Mike Washington | 6 carries, 19 yards |
Receiving | Justin Marshall | 6 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 20/29, 317 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jake Neatherton | 13 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD |
In a Tuesday night game, Ohio became the only team in the MAC East to control its own destiny by defeating Buffalo who had been previously unbeaten in MAC play. Ohio jumped out to a 24–3 lead behind 3 touchdown passes by Kurtis Rourke. Two of these touchdown receptions were by Sam Wiglusz and one was by Jacoby Jones. With 1:20 left in the half a 20-yard punt by Ohio setup Buffalo for a quick touchdown drive just before halftime. Ohio received the second half kickoff up by 14 but Rourke threw an interception that was returned by Buffalo's Keyshawn Cobb for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage in the second half. Buffalo was back to within 24–17. The Bobcats responded with another Rourke touchdown pass caught by Miles Cross on the ensuing drive. Ohio fumbled on its next drive setting up another Buffalo touchdown to get the Bulls back within 7. A fourth quarter touchdown run by Jake Neatherton and a school record tying fifth touchdown pass by Rourke to Miles Cross sealed the win for the Bobcats.[31]
Ohio's defense continued its sudden second half turnaround as they held Buffalo to 260 total yards. Linebacker Keye Thompson had 11 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries. Thompson and Rourke were named MAC East Defensive and Offensive Players of the week.[64]
At Miami (OH)
Ohio Bobcats (6–3, 4–1) vs. Miami RedHawks (4–5, 2–3)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
Miami | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
- Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.. EST
- Game weather: • cloudy, Temperature:57 °F (14 °C)
- Game attendance: : 15,490
- Referee: Greg, Sujack
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Coley Harvey
- Pregame line: OHIO −2.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (05:46) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 54 yards, TOP 01:17 (OHIO 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (13:11) MIA – Hippenhammer, Mac 5 yd pass from Gabbert, Brett (Dzioban, Dom kick) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:42 (Tied 7–7)
- (00:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 25 yd field goal 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 06:07 (OHIO 10-7)
- Third Quarter
- (07:35) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 13 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 76 yards, TOP 07:20 (OHIO 17–7)
- (06:18) MIA – Hippenhammer, Mac 37 yd pass from Gabbert, Brett (Dzioban, Dom kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:17 (OHIO 17–14)
- (04:49) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 48 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 01:13 (OHIO 24–14)
- Fourth Quarter
- (11:18) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 10 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:34 (OHIO 31–14)
- (08:39) MIA – Hippenhammer, Mac 11 yd pass from Gabbert, Brett (Dzioban, Dom kick) 8 plays, 83yards, TOP 02:34 (OHIO 31–21)
- (06:14) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 25 yd field goal 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:17 (OHIO 34-21)
- (00:28) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 21 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:42 (OHIO 37-21)
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Statistics | OHIO | MIA |
First downs | 27 | 16 |
Total yards | 557 | 314 |
Rushes/yards | 43/194 | 21/69 |
Passing yards | 363 | 245 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–35–0 | 20–26–0 |
Time of possession | 41:20 | 18:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 25/35, 363 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 20 carries, 145 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Miles Cross | 6 receptions, 133 yards |
Miami | Passing | Brett Gabbert | 20/26, 245 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Keyon Mozee | 6 carries, 27 yards |
Receiving | Mac Hippenhammer | 8 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD |
Ohio maintained control of its own destiny in the MAC East with a win over Miami in the Battle of the Bricks. The Bobcats held a 10–7 halftime lead after a 1-yard run touchdown by Sieh Bangura in the first quarter and a Nathanial Vakos field goal on the last play of the half. Ohio's offense took over the game in the second half. They scored on all 5 possessions in the half. The first three drives all ended on touchdown passes from Kurtis Rourke who threw for 363 yards in the game. The Ohio offense was able to hold the ball for 41:20 which helped the defense continue its second half improvement as they held Miami to 314 total yards and 69 yards on the ground. Mac Hippenhammer was the bright spot for Miami as he caught three touchdown passes from Brett Gabbert.[65]
At Ball State
Ohio Bobcats (7–3, 5–1) vs. Ball State Cardinals (5–5, 3–3)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio | 0 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 32 |
Ball State | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN
- Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: snow, Temperature:32 °F (0 °C)
- Game attendance: 6,722
- Referee: Rod Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Chris Cotter, Dustin Fox, Taylor Davis
- Pregame line: OHIO -3.5 • box score, game notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (06:44) BSU – VonGunten, Ben 21 yd field goal 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:28 (BSU 3-0)
- Second Quarter
- (13:14) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 6 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 15 plays, 81 yards, TOP 08:30 (OHIO 7–3)
- (08:13) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 13 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:45 (OHIO 14–3)
- (03:34) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 21 yd field goal 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:46 (OHIO 17-3)
- Third Quarter
- (08:46) OHIO – -1 yd safety 1 play, -1 yard, TOP 00:06 (OHIO 19–3)
- (01:13) BSU – Koziol, Tanner 10 yd pass from Paddock, John (Hunt, Brady pass from Paddock, John) 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 01:37 (OHIO 19–11)
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:52) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 7 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:20 (OHIO 26–11)
- (09:54) BSU – Hunt, Brady 7 yd pass from Paddock, John (VonGunten, Ben kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58 (OHIO 26–18)
- (02:44) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:44 (OHIO 29-18)
- (01:00) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 23 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:04 (OHIO 32-18)
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Statistics | OHIO | BSU |
First downs | 20 | 21 |
Total yards | 427 | 367 |
Rushes/yards | 46/224 | 19/94 |
Passing yards | 203 | 273 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–24–0 | 29–48–1 |
Time of possession | 36:38 | 23:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 12/16, 169 yards |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Jacoby Jones | 5 receptions, 87 yards |
Ball State | Passing | John Paddock | 29/48, 273 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Carson Steele | 23 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Brady Hunt | 9 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD |
Starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke was injured in the second quarter of the game and Ohio was forced to rely on its running game and defense to defeat Ball State. The Bobcats ran for 224 yards with 148 and two touchdowns coming from Sieh Bangura. Ohio's defense forced three turnovers and held the Cardinals to 18 points. Safety Alvin Floyd had an interception ad 12 tackles to earn MAC East Defensive player of the week.[66]
Vs. Bowling Green
Bowling Green Falcons (6–5, 5–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (8–3, 6–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bowling Green | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Ohio | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
- Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: clear, Temperature:50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 11,693
- Referee: David Siegle
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Connor Onion, Craig Haubert
- Pregame line: OHIO -5.5 • box score, game notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (02:21) BGSU – Broden, Tyrone 44 yd pass from McDonald, Matt (Lawler, Mason kick) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 04:13 (BGSU 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (11:44) OHIO – Harris, CJ 5 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:35 (Tied 7–7)
- (08:25) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 20 yd pass from Harris, CJ (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:34 (OHIO 14–7)
- (03:42) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 3 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:07 (OHIO 21–7)
- (00:24) OHIO – Harris, CJ 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:15 (OHIO 28–7)
- Third Quarter
- (02:27) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 32 yd field goal 15 plays, 71 yards, TOP 07:39 (OHIO 31–7)
- Fourth Quarter
- (11:43) OHIO – Harris, CJ 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:24 (OHIO 38–7)
- (02:24) BGSU – Orth, Camden 10 yd run (Lawler, Mason kick) 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:05 (OHIO 38–14)
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Statistics | BGSU | OHIO |
First downs | 14 | 21 |
Total yards | 279 | 384 |
Rushes/yards | 21/50 | 54/188 |
Passing yards | 229 | 196 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–32–3 | 10–21–0 |
Time of possession | 23:41 | 36:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 16/29, 217 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Nick Mosley | 4 rushes, 29 yards |
Receiving | Tyrone Broden | 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
Ohio | Passing | CJ Harris | 10/21, 196 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 27 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jacoby Jones | 4 receptions, 96 yards |
With starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke and backup Parker Navarro out for the season and the MAC East title on the line, Ohio tuned to CJ Harris at quarterback.[67] The Bobcats changed their air it out style of offense that was prolific most of the season with Rourke at the helm and played to Harris's strengths by keeping the ball on the ground with 54 total rushing attempts for 204 yards on the game. This helped Ohio to a lopsided sided edge in time of possession for the third straight game. The defense took advantage and continued their significant second half of the season turnaround in holding the Falcons to 279 yards and netting 3 interceptions and a fumble recovery.[68] Linebacker Keye Thompson led the way with 11 tackles and won MAC East Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2022.[69]
Both offenses opened the game very sluggishly. Neither team got a first down on each of their first two drives. It was Bowling Green that struck first on a 44 yd pass from Matt McDonald to Tyrone Broden. But Ohio struck back with a five-yard run touchdown by Harris and, following an interception of McDonald, a Harris touchdown pass to Sam Wiglusz on their next two drives. After a Falcon punt, Sieh Bangura put Ohio in command with a 21–7 lead after a 3-yard touchdown run with 3:42 left in the half. Tariq Drake set Ohio up to score again with an interception of McDonald that was returned to the Falcon 14 with 39 seconds left in the half. Harris took advantage with an 8-yard touchdown run on the third play of the drive just before halftime.[70]
After the teams exchanged punts to open the half the Bobcats ate up most of what was left on the third quarter with a 15 play drive that ended in a Nathanial Vakos field goal. Harris's third touchdown run of the game early in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach with a 38–7 lead. Harris finished with 196 passing yards, 65 rushing yards, and accounted for 4 touchdowns and was named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week.[69] A late Falcon touchdown made the final 38–14. The Bobcats won the MAC East for the first time since 2016 and the right to take on Toledo in the MAC championship.[37]
Vs. Toledo
2022 Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game - Toledo Rockets (7–5, 5–3) vs. Ohio Bobcats (9–3, 7–1)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toledo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Ohio | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ford Field • Detroit, MI
- Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: indoor, Temperature:72 °F (22 °C)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony
- Pregame line: UT −3.5 • box score, game notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (11:38) UT – Stuart, Jacquez 29 yard rush, (Cluckey, Thomas kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:22 (UT 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (06:47) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 2 yard rush, (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:14 (Tied 7–7)
- (00:16) UT – Cluckey, Thomas 44 yard field goal 13 plays, 55 yards, 4:38 (UT 10–7)
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- (10:36 UT) – Blankumsee, DeMeer 16 yard pass from Dequan Finn, (Cluckey, Thomas kick) 16 plays, 90 yards, 7:15 (UT 17–7)
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Statistics | UT | OHIO |
First downs | 20 | 14 |
Plays–Yards | 71–390 | 60–262 |
Rushes/yards | 46–236 | 29–99 |
Passing yards | 154 | 163 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–25–0 | 17–31–1 |
Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Toledo | Passing | Dequan Finn | 16/25, 154 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jacquez Stuart | 9 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jerjuan Newton | 6 receptions, 77 yards |
Ohio | Passing | CJ Harris | 17/31, 163 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 20 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Will Kacmarek | 2 receptions, 39 yards |
Toledo came in to the championship game with the #1 defense in the MAC and was able to shut down Ohio's offense.[71] The Bobcats were held to 7 points and 262 total yards and were denied their first conference championship since 1968.[72] Toledo struck first behind a 29-yard run by Jacquez Stuart. Ohio evened things in the second quarter with a 2-yard run by Sieh Bangura. An interception by quarterback Ohio's CJ Harris, playing for the injured MAC player of the Year, Kurtis Rourke, allowed Toledo to go into the half with a 10–7 lead on a field goal with 16 seconds remaining. That was all the points the Rockets would need. A fourth quarter touchdown reception by DeMeer Blankumsee from Dequan Finn made the final 17–7 in a defensive slugfest.[73]
Vs. Wyoming
2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl - Ohio Bobcats (9–4) vs Wyoming Cowboys (7–5)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Ohio | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
Wyoming | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
- Date: Friday, December 30, 2022
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind
- Referee: Jeremy Parker
- TV announcers (Barstool Sports): Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone
- Pregame line: OHIO -3.0 • box score, game notes
Game information |
- First Quarter
- (10:12) UW – Vaughn, Jordon 17 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:42 (UW 7–0)
- (08:23) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 34 yd pass from Harris, CJ (Holloway, Justin pass) 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 01:40 (OHIO 8–7)
- (03:58) UW – Welch, Treyton 17 yd pass from Peasley, Andrew (Hoyland, John kick) 1 plays, 17 yards, TOP 00:07 (UW 14–8)
- Second Quarter
- (13:28) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 43 yd field goal 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 05:30 (UW 14–11)
- (00:04) UW – Hoyland, John 53 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:07 (UW 17–11)
- Third Quarter
- (05:14) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 3 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:07 (OHIO 18–17)
- Fourth Quarter
- (04:17) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 45 yd field goal 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 04:03 (OHIO 21–17)
- (02:08) UW – Vaughn, Jordon 5 yd run (Hoyland, John kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:09 (UW 24–21)
- (00:04) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:59 (Tied 24–27)
- Overtime
- (00:00) UW – Hoyland, John 29 yd field goal 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:00 (UW 27–24)
- (00:00) OHIO – Foster, Tyler 10 yd pass from Harris, CJ ( ) 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (OHIO 30–27)
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Statistics | OHIO | UW |
First downs | 22 | 17 |
Plays–Yards | 72–385 | 63–291 |
Rushes/yards | 38/201 | 33/105 |
Passing yards | 184 | 186 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–34–0 | 18–30–1 |
Time of possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Ohio | Passing | CJ Harris | 20/33, 184 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 25 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jacoby Jones | 3 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD |
Wyoming | Passing | Andrew Peasley | 18/30, 186 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jordon Vaughn | 16 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Treyton Welch | 5 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |
Wyoming scored on their first possession on a run by Jordon Vaughn. Ohio scored on a deep pass from CJ Harris to Jacoby Jones on their first possession. Ohio faked the extra point attempt. Holder Jonah Wieland passed to Justin Holloway for a two-Point Conversion. Wyoming was stopped on their second drive but Ohio fumbled the punt. That led to an Andrew Peasley pass to Treyton Welch for a touchdown on the ensuing play and a 14–8 Wyoming lead. Ohio made the score 14–11 with a field goal on their next drive. Both teams failed to get points on each of both teams' next two drives but Wyoming went into the half up by 6 with a long 53-yard field goal by John Hoyland. The teams exchanged four consecutive punts before Ohio regained the lead on a run by Sieh Bangura. After Torrie Cox Jr. intercepted a Peasley pass the teams exchanged punts again before Ohio extended their lead to four on a second Nathanial Vakos field goal. Wyoming marched down the field and took the lead on another Jordon Vaughn run with just two minutes remaining. Ohio tied the game with just four seconds remaining on a third field goal from Nathanial Vakos. Wyoming was held to a field goal on their first possession in overtime.[74] On Ohio's possession they reached a 3rd down and 8 yards to go from the Wyoming 10 yard line when CJ Harris hit Tyler Foster in the back corner of the end zone sealing Ohio's first bowl win since the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl following the 2019 season. CJ Harris was named the game's MVP with 184 yards passing and two touchdowns.[75]
Statistics
Through December 30, 2022
Source:[76]
Team
| Ohio | Opp | Scoring | 445 | 396 | Points per Game | 31.79 | 28.29 | First Downs | 291 | 310 | Rushing | 110 | 98 | Passing | 167 | 188 | Penalty | 14 | 24 | Rushing yards | 2332 | 2379 | Avg per play | 4.1 | 4.3 | Avg per game | 143.4 | 140.9 | Rushing touchdowns | 23 | 19 | Passing yards | 3893 | 4004 | Att-Comp-Int | 464-302-5 | 511-333-12 | Avg per pass | 8.39 | 7.84 | Avg per catch | 12.89 | 12.02 | Avg per game | 278.07 | 286.00 | Passing touchdowns | 28 | 29 | Total Offense | 5900 | 5977 | Avg per Play | 6.2 | 6.2 | Avg per Game | 421.4 | 426.9 | Fumbles-Lost | 15-8 | 25-13 | Penalties-Yards | 68-618 | 83-725 | Avg per Game | 44.14 | 51.79 | | | Ohio | Opp | Punts-Yards | 59-2222 | 50-2042 | Avg per Punt | 37.66 | 40.84 | Time of Possession/Game | 32:10 | 27:50 | 3rd Down Conversions | 79-188 | 71-181 | 4th Down Conversions | 6-17 | 13-34 | Touchdowns Scored | 28 | 19 | Field Goals-Attempts | 22-27 | 17-20 | PAT-Attempts | 49-50 | 45-47 | Attendance | | | Games/Avg per Game | | | Neutral Site | | |
Individual Leaders
Passing
Passing statistics |
# | NAME | GP | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
7 | Kurtis Rourke | 11 | 167.71 | 244 | 353 | 3256 | 296.00 | 69.12% | 24 | 4 | 75 |
10 | CJ Harris | 7 | 111.72 | 52 | 97 | 577 | 82.43 | 53.61% | 3 | 1 | 48 |
13 | Parker Navarro | 2 | 71.77 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 21.50 | 41.67% | 0 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Jacoby Jones | 12 | 242.80 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1.42 | 100.00% | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| TOTALS | | 153.32 | 302 | 464 | 3893 | 278.07 | 65.09% | 28 | 5 | 75 |
Rushing
Rushing statistics |
# | NAME | GP | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
22 | Sieh Bangura | 12 | 222 | 1078 | 4.9 | 13 | 64 | 89.83 |
21 | Nolan McCormick | 13 | 83 | 289 | 3.5 | 1 | 20 | 22.23 |
7 | Kurtis Rourke | 11 | 74 | 249 | 3.4 | 4 | 61 | 22.64 |
36 | Jake Neatherton | 6 | 30 | 126 | 4.2 | 1 | 16 | 21.00 |
10 | CJ Harris | 7 | 37 | 168 | 4.5 | 3 | 20 | 24.00 |
23 | Julian Ross | 6 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 28 | 11.17 |
37 | Tyler Toledo | 7 | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 17 | 5.71 |
12 | Sam Wiglusz | 14 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 30 | 1.65 |
12 | Jacoby Jones | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 0.79 |
19 | Miles Cross | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 |
64 | Shedrick Rhodes | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
79 | Brody Rodgers | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
87 | Will Kacmarek | 14 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 |
13 | Parker Navarro | 2 | 9 | -4 | -0.4 | 0 | 8 | -2.00 |
| Team | 14 | 14 | -44 | -3.1 | 0 | 0 | -3.14 |
| TOTALS | | 493 | 2007 | 4.1 | 23 | 64 | 143.36 |
Receiving
Receiving statistics |
# | NAME | GP | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
12 | Sam Wiglusz | 14 | 73 | 877 | 12.01 | 11 | 75 | 62.64 |
8 | Jacoby Jones | 14 | 45 | 776 | 17.24 | 6 | 48 | 55.43 |
18 | James Bostic | 14 | 33 | 607 | 18.39 | 1 | 54 | 43.36 |
19 | Miles Cross | 14 | 47 | 560 | 11.91 | 3 | 49 | 40.00 |
87 | Will Kacmerek | 14 | 20 | 264 | 13.20 | 0 | 32 | 18.83 |
22 | Sieh Bangura | 12 | 27 | 226 | 8.37 | 2 | 25 | 18.83 |
86 | Tyler Foster | 13 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 4 | 39 | 14.23 |
21 | Nolan McCormick | 13 | 20 | 164 | 8.20 | 1 | 35 | 12.62 |
4 | Ty Walton | 4 | 10 | 108 | 10.80 | 0 | 24 | 27.00 |
2 | Alec Burton | 11 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 24 | 4.45 |
3 | Keegan Wilburn | 13 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 34 | 2.62 |
17 | Nigel Drummond II | 8 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 10 | 3.38 |
7 | Kurtis Rourke | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 | 1.55 |
36 | Jake Neatherton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
81 | Aramoni Rhone | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
37 | Tyler Toledo | 7 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | -0.57 |
37 | TOTALS | | 302 | 3893 | 12.89 | 28 | 75 | 278.07 |
Defense
Defense statistics |
# | NAME | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT | BU | QBH | FR | FF | BLK | SAF | TD |
38 | Keye Thompson | 14 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 6.5-33 | 1.5-10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | Bryce Houston | 14 | 40 | 36 | 76 | 11.0-55 | 5.5-43 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Alvin Floyd | 14 | 40 | 34 | 74 | 5.0-17 | 2.0-13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | Jack Mccrory | 14 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 7.5-46 | 4.0-32 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Zack Sanders | 11 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 2.5-11 | 1.0-8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Torrie Cox jr. | 13 | 37 | 15 | 52 | 3.0-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Tariq Drake | 12 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 0.5-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Vonnie Watkins | 14 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 14.0-50 | 4.5-30 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | Ben Johnson | 14 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 0.5-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Justin Birchette | 14 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 1.5-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | Cannon Blauser | 14 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 3.5-17 | 1.0-10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Adonis Williams jr. | 12 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 4.0-11 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
48 | Kyle Kelly | 14 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 3.5-9 | 0.5-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Roman Parodie | 13 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | Kai Caesar | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7.0-46 | 5.5-41 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
52 | Bryce Dugan | 11 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 3.0-14 | 1.0-9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | Rodney Mathews | 14 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 7.0-21 | 1.5-7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Austin Brawley | 13 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2.0-5 | 1.0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Shane Bonner | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.5-20 | 2.0-20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
94 | Bradley Weaver | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.5-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | John Gregory | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1.0-7 | 0.5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | Dylan Stevens | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Caden Campolieti | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.5-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
97 | Rayyan Buell | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.0-14 | 2.0-14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | Kylen Mccracken | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Dontay Hunter ii | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.5-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | Jeremiah Burton | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.5-6 | 1.5-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
81 | Bralen Henderson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | Denzel Daxon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Tyler Mullins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | Quintell Quinn | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
86 | Tyler Foster | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
76 | Hagen Meservy | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | Mekah Ryder | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Giovonni Scales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | Shay Taylor | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Tristian Vandenberg | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
66 | Christophe Atkinson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | James Bostic | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Philip Cole | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | Justin Holloway | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
87 | Will Kacmarek | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | Cam Mccullum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
95 | Dane Middlebrook | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Nife Oseni | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Kurtis Rourke | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | Michael Taylor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Sam Wiglusz | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Sieh Bangura | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Miles Cross | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Cj Harris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Jacoby Jones | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Nolan Mccormick | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | Jake Neatherton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TM | Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
37 | Tyler Toledo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
90 | Nathanial Vakos | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Keegan Wilburn | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 521 | 430 | 951 | 92.0-403 | 36.0-260 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Opponents | 14 | 481 | 566 | 1047 | 76.0-301 | 25.0-188 | 5 | 46 | 69 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Kicking statistics |
# | NAME | GP | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG |
90 | Nathanial Vakos | 14 | 49 | 50 | 98.0% | 22 | 27 | 81.48% | 0/0 | 9/9 | 8/9 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 56 |
| TOTALS | | 49 | 50 | 98.0% | 22 | 27 | 81.48% | 0/0 | 9/9 | 8/9 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 56 |
Kickoff statistics |
# | NAME | GP | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
25 | Tristian Vandenberg | 14 | 87 | 5237 | 60.2 | 32 | 2 |
| TOTALS | | 87 | 5237 | 60.2 | 32 | 2 |
Punting statistics |
# | NAME | GP | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
43 | Jack Wilson | | 43 | 1601 | 37.23 | 54 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
49 | Jonah Wieland | | 16 | 621 | 38.81 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | | 59 | 2222 | 37.66 | 54 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
Kick return statistics |
# | NAME | GP | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
3 | Keegan Wilburn | - | 31 | 734 | 23.68 | 1 | 98 |
8 | Jacoby Jones | - | 12 | 225 | 18.75 | 0 | 30 |
12 | Sam Wiglusz | - | 4 | 61 | 15.25 | 0 | 21 |
15 | Philip Cole | - | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 0 | 18 |
23 | Miles Cross | - | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 20 |
48 | Kyle Kelly | - | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 14 |
23 | Julian Ross | - | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 17 |
14 | Bryce Butler | - | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | | 56 | 1115 | 19.91 | 1 | 98 |
Punt return statistics |
# | NAME | GP | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
12 | Sam Wiglusz | - | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 8 |
4 | Ty Walton | - | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 0 | 8 |
Personnel
Coaching staff
Since July 14, 2021, the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats has been Tim Albin. He heads a staff of ten assistant coaches, four graduate assistants, a director of football operations, a director of recruiting & player personnel, and an assistant director of player personnel[77]
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Roster
2022 Ohio Bobcats football roster |
Quarterback - 5 Kadin Beler – R-Sophomore (6'1") Phoenix, Ariz. / Arcadia
- 7 Kurtis Rourke – R-Junior (6'3") Oakville, Ontario, Canada / Holy Trinity
- 9 Callum Wither – freshman (6'3") Mississauga, Ontario / Clarkson Football North
- 10 CJ Harris – R-Sophomore (6'3") West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield
- 13 Parker Navarro – R-Freshman (6'0") Tempe, Ariz. / Desert Vista
Running back - 0 O'Shaan Allison – R-Senior (5'10") Malvern, Pa. / Malvern Prep
- 6 Quintell Quinn – sophomore (6'1") Columbus, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales High School
- 21 Nolan McCormick – sophomore (5'10") / Mason, Ohio / Wiliam Mason
- 22 Sieh Bangura – sophomore (6'0'") Bowie, Md. / Dematha Catholic High School
- 23 Julian Ross – Red 5th (5'11") Kansas City, Mo. / Staley
- 26 Bryce Kitrell – R-Sophomore (5'10") Ashland, Neb. / Ashland-Greenwood
- 36 Jake Neatherton – 6th (5'10") Miamisburg, Oh. / Miamisburg
- 37 Tyler Toledo – R-Sophomore (5'9") / Canal Winchester / Canal Winchester
- 41 Devon Hunter – freshman (5'10") / Avon, Ohio Avon / Ball State
Wide receiver - 3 Keegan Wilburn – R-Freshman (5'9") Nelsonville, Ohio / Nelsonville-York
- 4 Tyler Walton – R-Senior (5'9") St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers
- 8 Jacoby Jones – junior (6'1") Tunica, Mississippi / NW Mississippi CC
- 11 Rodney Harris – freshman (6'2") Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton
- 12 Sam Wiglusz – Grad. (5'11") Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville
- 15 Philip Cole – R-Senior (5'8") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley
- 16 Isaiah Davis – sophomore (6'3") Apopka, Fla. / Wekiva High School
- 17 Nigel Drummond II – R-Junior (5'10") Cleveland, Ohio / Saint Ignatius
- 18 James Bostic – Grad. (6'2") Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons
- 19 Miles Cross – sophomore (6'1") Bowie, Md. / Rock Hill High School (S.C.)
- 30 Carson Gebeau – freshman (6'0") Kenston, Ohio / Kenston
- 31 Major Brown – Grad. (6'1") / Gahanna, Ohio / Gahanna
- 42 Donte Cruz – freshman (6'3") / Pittsfield, Mass. Pittsfield
- 80 Ryan McDole – freshman (6'4") Cincinnati, Ohio / Turpin
- 81 Aramoni Rhone – sophomore (6'5") Orlando, Fla. / Plant City High School
- 83 Will Futhey – freshman (6'5") Waverly City, Ohio / Waverly
- 88 Caleb Gossett – R-Freshman (6'3") Lewis Center, Ohio / Dayton
Tight end - 2 Alec Burton – R-Senior (6'4") Danville, Ind. / Danville
- 14 Bryce Butler – sophomore (6'3") Bowie, Md. / St. John’s College High School
- 83 Kyle Fullam – freshman (6'5") Vandalia, Ohio / Butler
- 83 Michael Molnar – freshman (6'5") Mason, Ohio / Mason
- 86 Tyler Foster – R-Junior (6'5") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington
- 87 Will Kacmarek – sophomore (6'6") St. Louis, Mo. / Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School
Offensive lineman - 51 Davion Weatherspoon – sophomore (6'1") Harper Woods, Mich. / Harper Woods High School
- 53 Jay Amburgey – R-Junior (6'4") Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
- 54 Joe Oakes – R-Junior (6'2") Cincinnati, Ohio / Indian Hill
- 55 Vance Van Every – junior (6'2") Hernando, Mississippi / NW Mississippi CC
- 58 Bryce Ramer – R-Senior (6'4") Beaver, Pa. / Beaver Area
- 60 Demond Arter – R-Sophomore (6'4") Elkridge, Md. / St. John's (Washington DC)
- 61 Kaden Rogers – sophomore (6'3") Hamilton, Ohio / Ross High School
- 64 Shedrick Rhodes Jr. – R-Sophomore (6'4") McDonough, Ga. / Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
- 65 Jake Skelly – sophomore (6'4") Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Harley High School
- 66 Christophe Atkinson – R-Junior (6'3") Leesburg, Va. / Tuscarora
- 66 Kam Wright – freshman (6'4") Granville, Ohio / Granville
- 69 Parker Titsworth – R-Junior (6'1") Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny
- 71 Aidan MacDonald – R-Junior (6'3") Chardon, Ohio / Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin
- 72 Kurt Danneker – R-Senior (6'3") Linden, Pa. / Williamsport Area
- 73 Joseph Habinowski – R-Sophomore (6'5") Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory
- 74 Joseph Watson – freshman () / Unioto, Ohio / Unioto
- 74 Jarian Shelby – freshman (6'3") Luling, La. / Hahnville
- 76 Hagen Meservy – Red 5th (6'3") Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks
- 77 Jacob Dennison – R-Sophomore (6'5") Mansfield, Ohio / Lexington
- 79 Brody Rodgers – Grad. (6'4") Athens, Ohio / Athens
Placekicker - 25 Tristian Vandenberg – R-Junior (6'4") Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius
- 90 Nathanial Vakos – Freshamn (6'1") Avon, Ohio / Avon
Defensive lineman - 0 Denzel Daxon – R-Senior (6'2") Nassau, Bahamas / Carol City (Fla.)
- 6 Dontay Hunter II – R-Sophomore () /
- 9 Kylen McCracken – R-Senior (6'3") Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
- 15 David Patterson – sophomore (6'3") Lilburn, Ga. / Parkview High School
- 16 Chris Mayfield – R-Sophomore (6'2") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley
- 17 Vonnie Watkins – R-Senior (6'3") Lusby, Md. / Patuxent
- 28 Shane Bonner – R-Senior (5'11") New Concord, Ohio / John Glenn
- 40 Jack McCrory – R-Senior (6'1") Springfield, Ohio / Springfield Shawnee
- 42 Michael Taylor – R-Senior (6'2") Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Holy Cross
- 44 Jeremiah Burton – R-Junior (6'1") Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg
- 50 Kai Caesar – Grad. (6'1") Cache, Okla. / Cache
- 51 Griffin Davies – R-Junior (6'2") Elyria, Ohio / Elyria Catholic
- 52 Bryce Dugan – R-Senior (6'1") Milford, Ohio / Milford
- 55 Rodney Mathews – R-Senior (6'2") Memphis, Tenn. / Craigmont
- 57 Langston Cross – Grad. (6'2") Bowie, Md. C.H. Flowers / Towson / Middle Tennessee State
- 89 Kalos Farrier – R-Sophomore () /
- 90 Bralen Henderson – sophomore (6'3") Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic High School
- 91 Aiden Malenchek – R-Junior (6'5") Twinsburg, Ohio / Twinsburg
- 94 Bradley Weaver – sophomore (6'4") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby High School
- 95 Dane Middlebrook – R-Sophomore (6'0") Indianapolis, Ind. / Brownsburg
- 96 Bryce Stai – R-Senior (6'2") Lincoln, Neb. / Norris
- 97 Rayyan Buell – R-Sophomore (6'2") Hornell, N.Y. /
- 98 Jordan Jones – R-Senior (6'2") Ashland, KY / Paul G. Blazar
- 99 Joey Woolard – R-Sophomore (6'1") Grove City, Ohio / Grove City
Linebacker - 18 Caden Campolieti – R-Junior (6'1") Cleveland, Ohio / Saint Ignatius
- 29 CJ Hankins – R-Freshamn (5'11") Lakewood, Ohio / St. Edward
- 32 Bryce Houston – R-Senior (5'11") Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy Orange
- 33 Cannon Blauser – R-Junior (6'1") Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Bradley
- 34 Dylan Stevens – R-Sophomore (5'10") Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty
- 35 Shay Taylor – sophomore (6'3") Mount Perry, Ohio / Sheridan High School
- 38 Keye Thompson – R-Senior (6'0") Barberton, Ohio / Barberton
- 46 Jayden Spires – R-Sophomore (6'1") Jackson, Ohio / Jackson
- 48 Kyle Kelly – R-Junior (6'1") Newport, Ky. / Newport Central Catholic
Defensive back - 2 Nife Oseni – R-Sophomore () Rolling Meadows, Ill. / Rolling Meadows
- 3 Jeremiah Wood – R-Senior (6'0") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central
- 4 Roman Parodie – R-Sophomore (6'1") Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons
- 5 Jamison Collier – R-Senior (6'1") Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood
- 7 Torrie Cox, Jr. – sophomore (5'9") Miami Gardens, Fla. / | Chaminade-Madonna Preparatory School
- 8 Justin Birchette – R-Senior (5'10") Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Dwyer
- 10 Giovonni Scales – sophomore (6'1") Columbus, Ohio / Marion-Franklin High School
- 11 Tariq Drake – Grad. (6'0") Leavittsburg, Ohio / LaBrae
- 12 Tyler Mullins – junior (5'11") Grovetown, Georgia / Coffeyville CC
- 13 John Gregory – R-Senior (6'1") Indian Land, S.C. / Indian Land
- 14 John Motton – sophomore (5'11") Groveport, Ohio / Groveport-Madison High School
- 19 Zach Sanders – Grad. (5'11") Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State
- 20 Alvin Floyd – Grad. (5'10") North Miami Beach, Fla. / North Miami Beach
- 21 Austin Brawley – freshman (5'10") Massillon, Ohio / Massillon Washington
- 22 Adonis Williams Jr. – freshman (6'2") South Euclid, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
- 24 Cam McCullum – junior (5'11") Greenville, Mississippi / East Mississippi CC
- 25 Chris Kammerer – freshman () / Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder
- 27 Jack Fries – freshman () / Cincinnati, Ohio /
- 30 Ben Johnson – R-Junior (6'1") Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington North
- 36 Cam Dorsey – R-Sophomore (6'0") Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta
- 37 Xander Karagosian – Fr (6'1") Jackson, Ohio / Jackson
- 39 Mekah Ryder – freshman (6'1") McKinney Tex. / McKinney
- 47 Bailey Russ – R-Freshman (6'1") Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit
Punter - 43 Jack Wilson – R-Sophomore (5'10") Lancefield, Victoria, Australia / Gisborne Secondary College (ProKick Australia)
- 49 Jonah Wieland – Red 5th (6'1") Hudson, Ohio / Hudson
Long snapper - 31 Justin Holloway – R-Senior (6'3") Venice, Fla. / Venice
- 45 Ben Bergfeld – freshman () / Davenport, Iowa / Davenport North
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Depth chart
Defense | FS | Alvin Floyd | Ben Johnson | - | | NICKEL | WLB | MLB | Zack Sanders | Bryce Houston | Keye Thomspon | Kyle Kelly | Kyle Kelly | Cannon Blauser | - | - | - | | SS | Tariq Drake | Austin Brawley | John Motton | | CB | Justin Birchette | Mekah Ryder | Tyler Mullins | | | DE | DT | DT | DE | Vonnie Watkins | Kai Caesar | Rodney Mathews | Jack McCrory | Bryce Dugan | Kylen McCracken | Rayyan Buell | Shane Bonner | - | Denzel Daxon | Bryce Dugan | - | | | CB | Torrie Cox, Jr. | Roman Parodie | - | | Offense | | WR-X | James Bostic | Jacoby Jones | Aramoni Rhone | | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | Jay Amburgey | Kurt Danneker | Parker Titsworth | Hagen Meservy | Shedrick Rhodes Jr. | Joseph Habinowski | Bryce Ramer | Vance Van Every | Christophe Atkinson | Demond Arter | - | - | - | - | - | | TE | Tyler Foster Will Kacmarek | Alec Burton | Bryce Butler | | WR-Z | Miles Cross | Nigel Drummond II | Caleb Gossett | | | QB | CJ Harris | Kadin Beler Callum Wither | - | | | | | | RB | Sieh Bangura | Nolan McCormick | Julian Ross Jake Neatherton | | Special teams | PK Nathanial Vakos Tristian Vandenberg | P Jack Wilson Jonah Wieland | KR Keegan Wilburn Jacoby Jones | PR Sam Wiglusz Torrie Cox, Jr. | LS Justin Holloway Ben Bergfeld | | | | | |
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Awards and honors
Weekly awards
Award | Player | Position | Year | Date | Source |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | Kurtis Rourke | QB | R-Jr. | Sept. 5 | [53] |
MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week | Nathanial Vakos | K | Fr. | Sept. 5 | [53] |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | Kurtis Rourke | QB | R-Jr. | Sept. 26 | [56] |
MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week | Tristian Vandenberg | K | R-Jr. | Oct. 3 | [80] |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | Sieh Bangura | RB | R-Fr. | Oct. 10 | [61] |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | Sieh Bangura | RB | R-Fr. | Oct. 17 | [63] |
MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week | Nathanial Vakos | K | Fr. | Oct. 17 | [63] |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | Kurtis Rourke | QB | R-Jr. | Nov. 7 | [64] |
MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Keye Thompson | LB | Sr. | Nov. 7 | [64] |
MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Alvin Floyd | S | Sr. | Nov. 21 | [66] |
MAC East Offensive Player of the Week | CJ Harris | QB | R-So. | Nov. 28 | [69] |
MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Keye Thompson | LB | Sr. | Nov. 28 | [69] |
Midseason Award watch lists
Award Finalists
All-MAC awards
Postseason All-MAC teams Award | Player | Position | Year |
MAC Coach of the Year | Tim Albin | Head Coach | |
Vern Smith Leadership Award (Player of the Year) | Kurtis Rourke | Quarterback | R-Jr. |
MAC Offensive Player of the Year | Kurtis Rourke | Quarterback | R-Jr. |
MAC Freshman of the Year | Sieh Bangura | Running Back | R-Fr. |
All-MAC First Team Offense | Kurtis Rourke | Quarterback | R-Jr. |
All-MAC First Team Offense | Hagen Meservy | Offensive Line | 6th |
All-MAC First Team Offense | Sam Wiglusz | Wide Receiver | GS |
2022 All-MAC First Team Specialists | Keegan Wilburn | Kick Returner | R-Jr. |
2022 All-MAC Second Team Offense | Nathanial Vakos | Placekicker | Fr. |
2022 All-MAC Third Team Offense | Sieh Bangura | Running Back | R-Fr. |
2022 All-MAC Third Team Defense | Jack McCrory | Down Lineman | R-Sr. |
2022 All-MAC Third Team Defense | Keye Thompson | Linebacker | R-Sr. |
2022 All-MAC Third Team Defense | Tariq Drake | Defensive Back | GS |
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National awards
National Award Honors Honors | Player | Position | Ref. |
CFN Third Team Freshman All-American | Torrie Cox, Jr. | CB | [87] |
CFN Third Team Freshman All-American | Nathanial Vakos | K | [87] |
CFN Honorable Mention Freshman All-American | Sieh Bangura | RB | [87] |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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