The 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of WisconsinâÂÂMadison 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 7âÂÂ6, 4âÂÂ5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They received an invitation to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma State.
On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.
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*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game
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Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.
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Wisconsin's 2022 schedule included seven home games and five away games. The Badgers hosted Big Ten foes Illinois, Purdue, Maryland, and Minnesota and traveled to Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan State, Iowa, Nebraska.
The Badgers hosted all three non-conference opponents Illinois State from Division I FCS, Washington State from the Pac-12 and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents.