2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

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Source:{{cite web |title=Ohio Bobcats 2022 College Football Transfer Portal |url=https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Football/TransferPortal/?institutionkey=24074 |website=247 Sports |accessdate=November 28, 2022}}

{{see also|American football positions|Glossary of American football|College recruiting}}

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Rodney Harris II

| position = WR

| hometown = Cincinnati, Ohio

| highschool = Princeton

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 195

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Dontierre Fisher

| position = RB

| hometown = Checotah, Oklahoma

| highschool = Checotah

| feet = 5

| inches = 9

| weight = 185

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Callum Wither

| position = QB

| hometown = Mississauga, Ontario

| highschool = Clarkson Football North

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 210

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Mekah Ryder

| position = CB

| hometown = McKinney, Texas

| highschool = McKinney

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 165

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Rayyan Buell

| position = CB

| hometown = Senatobia, Mississippi

| highschool = Northwest Mississippi C.C

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 280

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jacoby Jones

| position = WR

| hometown = Senatobia, Mississippi

| highschool = Northwest Mississippi C.C

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 200

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Cam McCullum

| position = CB

| hometown = Scooba, Mississippi

| highschool = East Mississippi C.C.

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 180

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tyler Mullins

| position = S

| hometown = Scooba, Mississippi

| highschool = Coffeyville C.C.

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 175

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Nathaniel Vakos

| position = K

| hometown = Avon, Ohio

| highschool = Avon

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 195

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Vance van Every

| position = OL

| hometown = Senatobia, Mississippi

| highschool = Northwest Mississippi C.C.

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 285

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jarian Shelby

| position = OL

| hometown = Boutte, Louisiana

| highschool = Hahnville

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 295

| 247 stars =

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Cedric Hillsman

| position = DL

| hometown = Booneville, Mississippi

| highschool = Northeast Mississippi C.C.

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 265

| 247 stars = 3

}}

{{College athlete recruit end|}}

{{cite web |title=Ohio 2022 Football Commits |url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio/Season/2022-Football/Commits/ |website=247 Sports |accessdate=May 12, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Ohio 2022 Football Commits |url=https://n.rivals.com/search#?formValues=%7B%22sport%22:%22Football%22,%22recruit_year%22:2022,%22college.common_name%22:%5B%22Ohio%22%5D,%22page_number%22:1,%22status%22:%5B%22signed%22,%22verbal%22%5D,%22prospect_profiles.prospect_colleges.college_common_name%22:%5B%22Ohio%22%5D,%22page_size%22:50%7D |website=Rivals |accessdate=May 12, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Ohio Bobcats 2022 Player Commits |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/195/class/2022 |website=ESPN |accessdate=May 12, 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/7/23/mac-announces-2022-preseason-media-football-poll.aspx|title=MAC Announces 2022 Football Preseason Media Poll|date=July 26, 2022|accessdate=July 27, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

On August 29 the MAC released the coaches poll. Ohio was selected fifth the East.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/8/29/niu-kent-state-selected-in-football-head-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx|title=NIU, Kent State Selected in Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll|date=July 26, 2022|accessdate=July 27, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{Main|2022 Mid-American Conference football season}}

{{CFB schedule

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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/9/3/football-ohio-football-vs-fau.aspx 41–38] | 20,003

| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at | Penn State | Beaver Stadium | State College, PA| ABC | L [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/9/10/football-ohio-v-penn-state.aspx 10–46] | 107,306

| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | Ames, IA | ESPN+ | L [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/9/17/ohio-football-falls-to-iowa-state.aspx 10–43] | 58,138

| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | | Fordham | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/9/24/rourke-and-ohio-football-offense-break-records-defeating-fordham-59-52.aspx 59–52] | 19,024

| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Kent State | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | ESPN+ | L [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/10/1/football-ohio-v-kent-state.aspx 24–31] ^OT | 20,392

| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | | Akron | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPN3 | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/10/8/ohio-football-secures-homecoming-victory-over-akron-55-34.aspx 55–34] | 23,108

| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium | Kalamazoo, MI | CBSSN | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/10/15/football-ohio-football-secures_-frst-road-victory-defeating-western-michigan-33-14.aspx 33–14] | 20,320

| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. || Northern Illinois | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/10/22/ohio-football-secures-senior-night-victory-defeating-niu-24-17.aspx 24–17] |15,922

| {{tooltip|November 1|Tuesday}} | 7:30 p.m. | | Buffalo | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPN2 | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/11/1/ohio-football-becomes-bowl-eligible-defeating-buffalo-45-24.aspx 45–24] | 16,401

| {{tooltip|November 8|Tuesday}} | 7:30 p.m. | at | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium | Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks) | ESPN2 | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/11/9/ohio-football-takes-the-battle-of-the-bricks-defeating-miami-37-21.aspx 37–21] | 15,490

| {{tooltip|November 15|Tuesday}} | 7:00 p.m. | at | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium | Muncie, IN | ESPN2 | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/11/15/ohio-football-defeats-ball-state-32-18.aspx 32–18] | 6,722

| {{tooltip|November 22| Tuesday}} | 7:00 p.m. | | Bowling Green | Peden Stadium | Athens, OH | ESPNU | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/11/22/football-ohio-clinches-mac-east-championship-dominates-bgsu-38-14.aspx 38–14] | 11,693

| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. | Toledo (MAC Championship Game) | Ford Field | Detroit, MI | ESPN | L [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/12/3/ohio-football-falls-to-toledo-in-mac-championship.aspx 7–17] |15,550

| {{tooltip|December 30|Friday}} | 4:30 p.m. | vs. | Wyoming (Arizona Bowl) | Arizona Stadium | Tucson, AZ | Barstool TV | W [https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/12/30/ohio-football-takes-down-wyoming-in-overtime-arizona-bowl-victory-30-27.aspx 30–27] ^OT | 27,691

}}

{{cite web |title=2022 Ohio Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2022-ohio-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=May 3, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team}}

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|title= Florida Atlantic Owls (1–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (0–0)

|date= Saturday, September 3, 2022

|time=6:00 p.m. EDT

|road= Florida Atlantic

|R1=10|R2=7|R3=0|R4=21

|home= Ohio

|H1=3|H2=10|H3=14|H4=14

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance=20,003

|weather= sunny, Temperature:{{convert|75|F|C}}

|referee=Tom Stapleton

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=Anthony Lima, Je'Rod Cherry

|reference=Pregame line: FAU −6.0 • [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/3/28866.PDF box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/8/30/ohio_fb_090322_fau_.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401426536|title=Rourke throws four TD passes in Ohio's wild win over FAU|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 9, 2022}} Quarterback Kurtis Rourke and freshman kicker Nathanial Vakos both earned MAC East Player of the Week awards.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/9/5/mac-announces-week-1-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 1 Football Players of the Week|date=September 5, 2022|accessdate=September 5, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{see also|2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}

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|date= Saturday, September 10, 2022

|time=12:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Ohio

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=3

|home=Penn State

|H1=14 |H2=12 |H3=14 |H4=6

|stadium=Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

|attendance=107,306

|weather=cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|73|F|C}}

|referee=Kole Knueppel

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers= Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill

|reference=Pregame line: PSU −27.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20220910034053-28960.pdf boxscore], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/6/ohio_fb_091022_psu.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

Penn St jumped out to an early lead and pulled away in an easy 46–10 over the Bobcats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401405080|title=Singleton's running leads Penn State over Ohio 46-10|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team}}

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|title= Ohio Bobcats (1–1) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (2–0)

|date= Saturday, September 17, 2022

|time=2:00 p.m. EDT

|road= Ohio

|R1=0|R2=3|R3=7|R4=0

|home= Iowa State

|H1=14|H2=16|H3=7|H4=6

|stadium= Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

|attendance=58,138

|weather= cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|71|F|C}}

|referee= Ron Hudson

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Chuckie Kempf, Sage Rosenfels, Tori Petry

|reference=Pregame line: ISU −20.0 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20220917052139-29308.pdf boxscore], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/14/ohio_fb_091722_iowa_Updated.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401404069|title=Iowa State routs Ohio, 43-10, for first 3-0 start since 2012|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Fordham Rams football team}}

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|title= Fordham Rams (3–0) (FCS) vs. Ohio Bobcats (1–2)

|date= Saturday, September 24, 2022

|time=2:00 p.m. EDT

|road= Fordham

|R1=0|R2=21|R3=28|R4=3

|home= Ohio

|H1=14|H2=17|H3=7|H4=21

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance=19,024

|weather= cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|64|F|C}}

|referee= William Williams

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry

|reference=Pregame line: OHIO −16.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20220924051253-29590.pdf boxscore], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/20/ohio_fb_092422_fordham_FINAL.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/9/26/week-4-mac-football-players-of-the-week-announced.aspx|title=Week 4 MAC Football Players of the Week Announced|date=September 26, 2022|accessdate=September 26, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2022/9/26/football-fotis-kokosioulis-named-fedex-ground-fcs-and-patriot-league-offensive-player-of-the-week.aspx|title=Fotis Kokosioulis Named FedEx Ground FCS and Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week|date=September 26, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022|publisher=Fordham Athletics}}

{{see also|2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team}}

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|bg2=#eee

|title= Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)

|date= Saturday, October 1, 2022

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road= Ohio

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=7|R5=0

|home= Kent State

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=3|H4=14|H5=7

|stadium= Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

|attendance=20,392

|weather= cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|62|F|C}}

|referee= David Siegle

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh

|reference=Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/3/28866.PDF box score],[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/27/ohio_fb_100122_kent.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401416611|title=Kent State tops Ohio in overtime 31-24|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 4, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://thecomeback.com/college-football/kent-state-ohio-fbs-history.html |title=Kent State teammates make FBS history |publisher=The Comeback |date=October 2, 2022 |access-date=October 5, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Akron Zips football team}}

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|state=nocollapse

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title= Akron Zips (1–4, 0–1) vs. Ohio Bobcats (2–3, 0–1)

|date= Saturday, October 9, 2022

|time= 2:00 p.m. EDT

|road= Akron

|R1=0|R2=13|R3=7|R4=14

|home= Ohio

|H1=14|H2=14|H3=20|H4=7

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance=23,108

|weather= sunny, Temperature:{{convert|56|F|C}}

|referee= Jeremy Valentine

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers= Anthony Lima, Rob Generelli

|reference=Pregame line: OHIO −10.0 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221008050231-30365.pdf box score],[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/10/5/ohio_fb_100822_akron_UPDATED.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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 they 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401416616|title=Rourke, Bangura help lead Ohio to 55-34 win over Akron|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 4, 2022}} However, it was Sieh Bangura who won MAC East Offensive Player of the Week with 92 rushing yards and 4 total touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/10/10/mac-announces-week-6-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 6 Football Players of the Week|date=October 10, 2022|accessdate=October 10, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{see also|2022 Western Michigan Broncos football team}}

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|date= Saturday, October 16, 2022

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road= Ohio

|R1=7|R2=13|R3=0|R4=13

|home= Western Michigan

|H1=7|H2=7|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium= Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI

|attendance= 20,320

|weather= sunny, Temperature:{{convert|49|F|C}}

|referee= Matt Packowski

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers= John Sadak, Randy Cross

|reference=Pregame line: WMU −2.0 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221015065256-30698.pdf box score],[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/10/12/ohio_fb_101522_wmu_updated.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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

• No scoring plays

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401416623|title=Ohio's 5 interceptions throttle Western Michigan, 33-14|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/10/17/mac-announces-week-7-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 7 Football Players of the Week|date=October 17, 2022|accessdate=October 17, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{see also|2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team}}

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|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title= Northern Illinois Huskies (2–5, 1–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (4–3, 2–1)

|date= Saturday, October 23, 2022

|time= 2:00 p.m. EDT

|road= Northern Illinois

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=11|R4=0

|home= Ohio

|H1=7|H2=3|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance= 15,922

|weather= sunny, Temperature:{{convert|69|F|C}}

|referee= Greg Sujack

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh

|reference=Pregame line: NIU −2.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221022051601-30783.pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/10/18/ohio_fb_102222_niu.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.

{{see also|2022 Buffalo Bulls football team}}

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|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title= Buffalo Bulls (4–3, 4–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (5–3, 3–1)

|date= Tuesday, November 1, 2022

|time= 7:30 p.m. EDT

|road= Buffalo

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=14|R4=0

|home= Ohio

|H1=17|H2=7|H3=7|H4=14

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance= 16,401

|weather= • cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|57|F|C}}

|referee= William Williams

|TV= ESPN2

|TVAnnouncers= Mike Corey, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor

|reference=Pregame line: UB −2.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221101110308-31354%20(1).pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/10/28/ohio_fb_110122_buffalo.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/7/mac-announces-week-10-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 10 Football Players of the Week|date=November 7, 2022|accessdate=November 8, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{see also|2022 Miami RedHawks football team|Battle of the Bricks}}

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|bg2=#eee

|title= Ohio Bobcats (6–3, 4–1) vs. Miami RedHawks (4–5, 2–3)

|date= Tuesday, November 8, 2022

|time=7:30 p.m.. EST

|road= Ohio

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=14|R4=13

|home= Miami

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=7|H4=7

|stadium= Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

|attendance=: 15,490

|weather= • cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|57|F|C}}

|referee= Greg, Sujack

|TV= ESPN2

|TVAnnouncers= Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill, Coley Harvey

|reference=Pregame line: OHIO −2.0 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221108100950-31668.pdf box score],[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/11/4/ohio_fb_110822_miami_update.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401416638|title=Rourke throws for 3 TDs, Ohio beats Miami (Ohio) 37-21|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=November 9, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Ball State Cardinals football team}}

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|bg2=#eee

|title= Ohio Bobcats (7–3, 5–1) vs. Ball State Cardinals (5–5, 3–3)

|date= Tuesday, November 15, 2022

|time=7:00 p.m. EST

|road= Ohio

|R1=0|R2=17|R3=2|R4=13

|home= Ball State

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=8|H4=7

|stadium= Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN

|attendance=6,722

|weather= snow, Temperature:{{convert|32|F|C}}

|referee= Rod Hudson

|TV=ESPN2

|TVAnnouncers= Chris Cotter, Dustin Fox, Taylor Davis

|reference=Pregame line: OHIO -3.5 • [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/11/11/ohio_fb_111522_bsu.pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/11/11/ohio_fb_111522_bsu.pdf game notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

{{Clear}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/21/mac-announces-week-12-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 12 Football Players of the Week|date=November 21, 2022|accessdate=November 21, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

{{see also|2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team}}

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|state=nocollapse

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title= Bowling Green Falcons (6–5, 5–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (8–3, 6–1)

|date= Tuesday, November 22, 2022

|time= 7:00 p.m. EST

|road= Bowling Green

|R1=7|R2=28|R3=0|R4=7

|home= Ohio

|H1=0|H2=0|H3=3|H4=7

|stadium= Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

|attendance=11,693

|weather= clear, Temperature:{{convert|50|F|C}}

|referee= David Siegle

|TV= ESPNU

|TVAnnouncers= Connor Onion, Craig Haubert

|reference=Pregame line: OHIO -5.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221122094604-32099.pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/11/18/ohio_fb_112222_bg.pdf game notes]

|scoring=

;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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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.{{Cite web|url=https://africa.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35087540/sources-ohio-qb-kurtis-rourke-miss-rest-season|title=Ohio's Kurtis Rourke to miss rest of season with knee injury|publisher=ESPN|date=November 22, 2022|first=Pete|last=Thamel|accessdate=November 23, 2022}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/matchup?gameId=401416649|title=Bowling Green 14, Ohio 38 Team Stats|publisher=ESPN|date=November 22, 2022|accessdate=November 22, 2022}} Linebacker Keye Thompson led the way with 11 tackles and won MAC East Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/27/mac-announces-week-13-football-players-of-the-week.aspx|title=MAC Announces Week 13 Football Players of the Week|date=November 28, 2022|accessdate=November 28, 2022|website=getsomemaction.com|publisher=Mid-American Conference}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/401416649|title=Bowling Green 14, Ohio 38 Play by Play|publisher=ESPN|date=November 22, 2022|accessdate=November 22, 2022}}

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. 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.

{{see also|2022 Toledo Rockets football team|2022 MAC Championship Game}}

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|title= 2022 Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game - Toledo Rockets (7–5, 5–3) vs. Ohio Bobcats (9–3, 7–1)

|date= Saturday, December 3, 2022

|time= 12:00 p.m. EST

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|attendance=

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|referee=

|TV= ESPN

|TVAnnouncers= Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, Stormy Buonantony

|reference=Pregame line: UT −3.5 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221203031509-32360.pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/12/1/ohio_fb_120322_toledo_updated.pdf game notes]

|scoring=

;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

• No scoring plays

;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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Toledo came in to the championship game with the #1 defense in the MAC and was able to shut down Ohio's offense.{{cite web |title=Rockets Head to Detroit to Face Ohio for MAC Championship |url=https://utrockets.com/news/2022/12/2/football-rockets-head-to-detroit-to-face-ohio-for-mac-championship.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%A2%20Toledo%20ranks%20No.%201%20in%20the%20MAC,Jason%20Candle%20weekly%20press%20conference%20Play%20Video%2011.28.22 |website=Toledo Athletics|date=December 2, 2022|accessdate=December 5, 2022}} The Bobcats were held to 7 points and 262 total yards and were denied their first conference championship since 1968.{{cite web |title=Toledo in the way of Ohio's first MAC football title since 1968 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/toledo-way-ohio-first-mac-183315990.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |website=Yahoo! Sports|date=December 2, 2022|accessdate=December 5, 2022}} 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.{{cite web |title=Finn, Stuart lead Toledo to first MAC title since 2017 |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/article269565712.html |website=Kansas City Star|date=December 4, 2022|accessdate=December 5, 2022}}

{{see also|2022 Wyoming Cowboys football team|2022 Arizona Bowl}}

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|date=Friday, December 30, 2022

|time=2:30 p.m. MST

|road= Ohio

|R1=8|R2=3|R3=7|R4=6|R5=6

|home= Wyoming

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7|H5=3

|stadium= Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

|attendance=

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|referee=Jeremy Parker

|TV=Barstool Sports

|TVAnnouncers=Jake Marsh, Dan Katz, Dave Portnoy, Caleb Pressley, and Adam Ferrone

|reference= Pregame line: OHIO -3.0 • [https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/ohiobobcats.com/stats/football/2022/pdf/20221230081413-32445.pdf box score], [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/12/22/ohio_fb_123022_wyoming.pdf game notes]

|scoring=

;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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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay/_/gameId/401416649|title=Wyoming 27, Ohio 30 Play by Play|publisher=ESPN|date=December 30, 2022|accessdate=January 2, 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2022/12/30/ohio-football-takes-down-wyoming-in-overtime-arizona-bowl-victory-30-27.aspx|title=Ohio Football Takes Down Wyoming in Overtime Arizona Bowl Victory, 30-27|publisher=Ohio University Athletics|date=December 30, 2022|accessdate=January 2, 2023}}

''Through December 30, 2022

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/stats|title=2022 Football Cumulative Statistics|publisher=Ohio University Athletics|date=November 23, 2022|accessdate=November 22, 2022}}

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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

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{{cite web |url= https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster#sidearm-roster-coaches |title= 2022 Football Roster |work=ohiobobcats.com |access-date=May 8, 2022}}

Source:{{cite web |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/football/roster/2022 |title=2022 Football Roster |website=Ohio University Athletics |access-date=May 15, 2022}}

{{CFB Team Depth Chart

| OScheme = Spread Option

| DScheme = 4-3

| SpecialTeams = Yes

| KeyReserves = No

| 3Deep = Yes

| QB_Starter = CJ Harris

| QB_Backup = Kadin Beler
Callum Wither

| QB_Third = -

| RB1_Starter = Sieh Bangura

| RB1_Backup = Nolan McCormick

| RB1_Third = Julian Ross
Jake Neatherton

| WR3_Starter = James Bostic

| WR3_Backup = Jacoby Jones

| WR3_Third = Aramoni Rhone

| WR3_SchoolName = WR-X

| WR2_Starter = Miles Cross

| WR2_Backup = Nigel Drummond II

| WR2_Third = Caleb Gossett

| WR2_SchoolName = WR-Z

| WR1_Starter = Sam Wiglusz

| WR1_Backup = Keegan Wilburn

| WR1_Third = Philip Cole

| WR1_SchoolName = WR-F

| TE1_Starter = Tyler Foster
Will Kacmarek

| TE1_Backup = Alec Burton

| TE1_Third = Bryce Butler

| LT_Starter = Jay Amburgey

| LT_Backup = Joseph Habinowski

| LT_Third = -

| LG_Starter = Kurt Danneker

| LG_Backup = Bryce Ramer

| LG_Third = -

| C_Starter = Parker Titsworth

| C_Backup = Vance Van Every

| C_Third = -

| RG_Starter = Hagen Meservy

| RG_Backup = Christophe Atkinson

| RG_Third = -

| RT_Starter = Shedrick Rhodes Jr.

| RT_Backup = Demond Arter

| RT_Third = -

| MLB_Starter = Bryce Houston

| MLB_Backup = Kyle Kelly

| MLB_Third = -

| MLB_SchoolName = WLB

| ROLB_Starter = -

| ROLB_Backup = Kyle Kelly

| ROLB_Third = -

| SLB_Starter = Keye Thompson

| SLB_Backup = Cannon Blauser

| SLB_Third = -

| SLB_SchoolName = MLB

| WLB_Starter = Zack Sanders

| WLB_Backup = Adonis Williams Jr.

| WLB_Third = Dylan Stevens

| WLB_SchoolName = NICKEL

| FS_Starter = Alvin Floyd

| FS_Backup = Ben Johnson

| FS_Third = -

| FS_SchoolName = FS

| SS_Starter = Tariq Drake

| SS_Backup = Austin Brawley

| SS_Third = John Motton

| SS_SchoolName = SS

| DB1_Starter = Justin Birchette

| DB1_Backup = Mekah Ryder

| DB1_Third = Tyler Mullins

| DB1_SchoolName = FC

| DB2_Starter = Torrie Cox, Jr.

| DB2_Backup = Roman Parodie

| DB2_Third = -

| DB2_SchoolName = BC

| RDE_Starter = Vonnie Watkins

| RDE_Backup = Bryce Dugan

| RDE_Third = -

| RDT_Starter = Kai Caesar

| RDT_Backup = Kylen McCracken

| RDT_Third = Denzel Daxon

| RDT_SchoolName = NT

| LDT_Starter = Rodney Mathews

| LDT_Backup = Rayyan Buell

| LDT_Third = Bryce Dugan

| LDE_Starter = Jack McCrory

| LDE_Backup = Shane Bonner

| LDE_Third = -

| PK_Starter = Nathanial Vakos
Tristian Vandenberg

| P_Starter = Jack Wilson
Jonah Wieland

| Kick_Returner = Keegan Wilburn
Jacoby Jones

| Punt_Returner = Sam Wiglusz
Torrie Cox, Jr.

| Long_Snapper = Justin Holloway
Ben Bergfeld

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| Autosize = Yes

| RowHeight =

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| Debug = no

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For Arizona Bowl - Source:{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/11/29/ohio_fb_120322_toledo.pdf |title=Ohio vs. Toledo Game Notes |website=ohiobobcats.com|publisher=Ohio University Athletics|access-date=November 29, 2022}}

===All-MAC awards===

Source{{cite web |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/11/29/mac-announces-2022-postseason-football-awards-all-conference-teams.aspx|title=MAC Announces 2022 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams|website=Mid-American Conference|language=en}}

==Rankings==

{{Further|2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS CFP ranking movements

| year = {{2022}}

| finalpollweek = 15

| cfpfirstweek = 9

| AP_pre = NR

| coaches_pre = NR

| AP_1 = NR

| coaches_1 = NR

| AP_2 = NR

| coaches_2 = NR

| AP_3 = NR

| coaches_3 = NR

| AP_4 = NR

| coaches_4 = NR

| AP_5 = NR

| coaches_5 = NR

| AP_6 = NR

| coaches_6 = NR

| AP_7 = NR

| coaches_7 = NR

| AP_8 = NR

| coaches_8 = NR

| AP_9 = NR

| coaches_9 = NR

| cfp_9 = NR

| AP_10 = NR

| coaches_10 = NR

| cfp_10 = NR

| AP_11 = NR

| coaches_11 = NR

| cfp_11 = NR

| AP_12 = NR

| coaches_12 = NR

| cfp_12 = NR

| AP_13 = RV

| coaches_13 = NR

| cfp_13 = NR

| AP_14 = NR

| coaches_14 = NR

| cfp_14 = NR

| AP_15 = NR

| coaches_15 = RV

}}

Source:{{cite web|title=College Football Rankings|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings}}

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