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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Big Ten Football Championship Game
| title_sponsor =
| subheader = Conference Championship
| image =
| pixels =
| caption =
| date_game_played = December 3
| year_game_played = 2022
| football_season = 2022
| stadium = [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
| city = [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| home_school = University of Michigan
| home_name_short = Michigan
| home_nickname = Wolverines
| home_record = 12–0
| home_rank_AP = 2
| home_rank_coaches = 2
| home_rank_CFP = 2
| home_coach = [[Jim Harbaugh]]
| home_1q = 7
| home_2q = 7
| home_3q = 14
| home_4q = 15
| visitor_school = Purdue University
| visitor_name_short = Purdue
| visitor_nickname = Boilermakers
| visitor_record = 8–4
| visitor_rank_AP =
| visitor_rank_coaches =
| visitor_rank_CFP =
| visitor_coach = [[Jeff Brohm]]
| visitor_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 6
| visitor_3q = 3
| visitor_4q = 6
| MVP = [[Donovan Edwards]], RB, Michigan
| odds = Michigan by 16.5
| anthem =
| referee = Jerry McGinn
| halftime =
| attendance = 67,107
| us_network = [[Fox College Football|Fox]]
| us_announcers = [[Gus Johnson (sportscaster)|Gus Johnson]] (play-by-play), [[Joel Klatt]] (analyst) and [[Allison Williams (reporter)|Allison Williams]] (sideline)
| ratings =
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}}
{{2022 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The '''2022 Big Ten Football Championship Game''' was a [[college football]] game that was played on December 3, 2022, at [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] in [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]. It was 12th edition of the [[Big Ten Football Championship Game]] and determined the champion of the [[2022 Big Ten Conference football season|conference for the 2022 season]]. The game began at 8:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] and aired on [[Fox College Football|Fox]]. The game featured the [[2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue Boilermakers]], the West Division champions, and the No. 2 [[2022 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]], the East Division champions.

==Teams==
===Purdue Boilermakers===
{{Main|2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team}}
Entering the final week of the regular season, [[2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]], Purdue, and [[2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team|Illinois]] were in contention for the West division title. Iowa would have been able to clinch with a win, but was upset by [[2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], giving Purdue the opportunity to clinch the berth with a win. Purdue beat in-state rivals [[2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team|Indiana]] 30–16 to clinch the division title and their first Big Ten Championship Game appearance in program history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Purdue vs. Indiana |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401405151 |website=ESPN |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=November 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Michigan Wolverines===
{{Main|2022 Michigan Wolverines football team}}
Entering the final week of the regular season, Michigan and [[2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] both had undefeated conference records at 8–0 going into the 2022 edition of [[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|The Game]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], thus making the game a ''de facto'' East division championship. Michigan won the game 45–23, outscoring the Buckeyes 28–3 in the second half, and clinched the division title for the second consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fornelli |first1=Tom |title=Wolverines destroy Buckeyes for second straight rivalry win |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ohio-state-vs-michigan-score-takeaways-wolverines-destroy-buckeyes-for-second-straight-rivalry-win/live/ |website=CBS Sports |access-date=November 27, 2022 |date=November 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Game summary==
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|bg=#fff
|bg2=#eee
|title=2022 Big Ten Championship Game presented by Discover
|date=December 3, 2021
|time=8:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|road=Purdue
|R1=7 |R2=6 |R3=3 |R4=6
|home='''No. 2 Michigan'''
|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=14 |H4=15
|stadium= [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] • [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|attendance=
|weather=
|referee=Jerry McGinn
|TV= [[Fox College Football|Fox]]
|TVAnnouncers=[[Gus Johnson (sportscaster)|Gus Johnson]] (play-by-play), [[Joel Klatt]] (analyst), [[Allison Williams (reporter)|Allison Williams]] (sideline)
|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401437031]
|state=uncollapsed
|scoring=
;First quarter
*(9:11) MICH - [[Colston Loveland]] 25-yd pass from [[J. J. McCarthy]] ([[Jake Moody]] Kick) ('''Michigan 7-0''')
*(4:13) PUR - Devin Mockobee 1-yd rush (Mitchell Fineran Kick) ('''Tied 7-7''')
;Second quarter
*(13:39) PUR - [[Mitchell Fineran]] 33-yd Field Goal ('''Purdue 10-7''')
*(7:05) MICH - [[Luke Schoonmaker]] 7-yd pass from J. J. McCarthy (Jake Moody Kick) ('''Michigan 14-10''')
*(1:23) PUR - Mitchell Fineran 45-yd Field Goal ('''Michigan 14-13''')
;Third quarter
*(12:25) MICH - Kalel Mullings 1-yd rush (Jake Moody Kick) ('''Michigan 21-13''')
*(10:32) MICH - [[Donovan Edwards]] 27-yd rush (Jake Moody Kick) ('''Michigan 28-13''')
*(3:37) PUR - Mitchell Fineran 43-yd Field Goal ('''Michigan 28-16''')
;Fourth quarter
*(12:37) PUR - Mitchell Fineran 27-yd Field Goal ('''Michigan 28-19''')
*(9:06) MICH - [[Ronnie Bell (American football)|Ronnie Bell]] 16-yd pass from J. J. McCarthy (Luke Schoonmaker pass from J. J. McCarthy for 2-pt Conversion) ('''Michigan 36-19''')
*(5:07) PUR - Mitchell Fineran 32-yd Field Goal ('''Michigan 36-22''')
*(1:22) MICH - Kalel Mullings 3-yd rush (Jake Moody Kick) ('''Michigan 43-22''')
}}

==Statistics==
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===Team statistics===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Team statistical comparison
|-
!Statistic
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}"|'''Purdue'''
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines}}"|'''No. 2 Michigan'''
|-
|First downs|| 27|| 17
|-
|Third down efficiency|| 9-18|| 6-12
|-
|Fourth down efficiency|| 1-1|| 2-2
|-
|Total plays–net yards|| 84-456|| 55-386
|-
|Rushing attempts–net yards|| 37-90|| 38-225
|-
|Yards per rush|| 2.4|| 5.9
|-
|Yards passing|| 366|| 161
|-
|Pass completions–attempts|| 32-47|| 11-17
|-
|Interceptions thrown|| 2|| 1
|-
|Punt returns–total yards|| 1-0|| 4-164
|-
|Kickoff returns–total yards|| 2-32|| 1-24
|-
|Punts–total yardage|| 2-85|| 1-1
|-
|Fumbles–lost|| 2-0|| 0-0
|-
|Penalties–yards|| 5-38|| 3-25
|-
|Time of possession|| 33:42|| 26:18
|}
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==See also==
* [[List of Big Ten Conference football champions]]

==References==
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{{2022 NCAA football conference championships}}
{{Big Ten Football Championship Game navbox}}
{{Purdue Boilermakers football navbox}}
{{Michigan Wolverines football navbox}}

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