The 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented

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in the West Division of the

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for the

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was in his sixth and final season as the team's head coach before going to

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. Brohm announced his resignation on December 7, 2022. Thus making

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, Jeff’s younger brother, the interim head coach for Purdue’s game against

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at the

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which Purdue was granted a bid from representing the Big Ten West, thanks to an 8-4 season finishing at 6-3 in Big Ten play which placed them at the top of their division, in the Big Ten Championship Game for the first time in school history against

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, where they lost. In the Citrus Bowl, Purdue lost that game 63-7 with the absence of 4 players including starting quarterback, Aidan O’Connell, and star wide receiver, Charlie Jones. After the bowl, on December 13, 2022, the school named former

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defensive coordinator Ryan Walters the team's new head coach. Walters will be the fourth youngest head football coach at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The Boilermakers played their home games at

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Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 5, 2022, Brad Lambert accepted a defensive coordinator position at Wake Forest. Two weeks later, cornerbacks coach James Adams followed Lambert to Wake Forest, while JaMarcus Shephard accepted an assistant coaching position at

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. Assistant offensive line coach Neil Callaway also announced his retirement following the 2021 season. To replace these coaches, former Western Kentucky head coach and recent Purdue quality control coach David Elson was hired as linebacker coach, former UAB coach

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was brought in as wide receiver coach, and Ashton Youboty was hired as the cornerbacks coach. Ryan Wallace was also promoted to assistant offensive line coach.

Transfers

Outgoing Notable departures from the 2021 squad included: Incoming

Preseason

Recruits

The Boilermakers signed a total of 19 recruits.

Schedule

The 2022 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

Game summaries

Penn State

Indiana State

At Syracuse

Florida Atlantic

At No. 21 Minnesota

At Maryland

Nebraska

At Wisconsin

Iowa

*Source: Purdue had won four of the previous five in this series, but the Hawkeye defense held the Boilermaker offense 190 yards and 30 points below their averages. Entering the game, Purdue hadn't scored fewer than 20 points in a game this season, and it was the first time Purdue didn't score an offensive touchdown at home since 2013. Freshman running back Kaleb Johnson had 22 carries for 200 yards that included a 75-yard TD run, earning him B1G Offensive Player of the Week and B1G Freshman of the Week honors.

At No. 21 Illinois

Northwestern

At Indiana

Vs. No. 2 Michigan (Big Ten Championship)

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Vs. No. 17 LSU (Citrus Bowl)

Rankings

Roster

Wide receiver Milton Wright was ruled academically ineligible for the 2022 season.

2022 NFL Draft

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Weekly Awards

All-Conference Honors

References

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