2022 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football season

Individual awards

• Player of the Year - Michael Ayers, linebacker, Ashland
• Offensive Player of the Year - Isaac TeSlaa, wide receiver, Hillsdale
• Defensive Player of the Year - Jaylin Garner, defensive line, Ohio Dominican
• Offensive Lineman of the Year - Ty Keirns, Ohio Dominican
• Defensive Lineman of the Year - Charlie Cleveland, Tiffin
• Freshman of the Year - Ethan Enders, offensive line, Ashland
• Special Teams Player of the Year - Anthony Lowe, return specialist, Tiffin
• Elite 26 Award - Jordan Speller, offensive line, Tiffin
• Coach of the Year - Lee Owens, Ashland

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All-conference team

Offense first team

• Quarterback - Austin Brenner, Ashland
• Running backs - Michael Herzog, Hillsdale; Larry Martin, Ashland; Darius Pinnix, Tiffin
• Offensive line - Shane Bumgardner, Tiffin; Nehemiah Cannon, Ashland; Michael Jerrell, Findlay; Ty Keirns, Ohio Dominican; Gavin Posey, Ashland; Sam Puthoff, Ashland
• Wide receivers - Peyton Brown, Lake Erie; Anthony Lowe, Tiffin; Isaac Teslaa, Hillsdale; Andrew Wolf, Ohio Dominican
• Tight end - Mike Rigerman, Findlay

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Defense first team

• Defensive line - Jeffrey Barnett, Ashland; Grey Brancifort, Findlay; Jaylin Garner, Ohio Dominican; Charlie Cleveland, Tiffin; Eddie Miller-Garrett, Ohio Dominican
• Linebackers - Michael Ayers, Ashland; Stephen Baugh, Walsh; AJ Crider, Ohio Dominican; Jalen Humphrey, Kentucky Wesleyan; Kyle Kudla, Hillsdale
• Defensive backs - Kijana Caldwell, Findlay; Daishaun Hill, Ohio Dominican; Jayden Hill, Ohio Dominican; Devin Prude, Ashland; Jourdan Swett, Ashland

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Special teams first team

• Punter - Luke Keller, Hillsdale
• Kicker - Austin Snyder, Findlay
• Return specialist - Anthony Lowe, Tiffin

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Ashland

The 2022 Ashland Eagles football team represented the Ashland University as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th season under head coach Lee Owens, the Eagles compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the GMAC championship, and were ranked No. 12 nationally at the end of the regular season.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	No. 10 Notre Dame (OH)*		Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	W 31–14	3,623	[3]
September 10	at Findlay	No. 20	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 28–3	4,527	[4]
September 24	at Quincy*		QU Stadium Quincy, IL	W 34–14	500	[5]
October 1	Northwood		Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	W 56–17	2,077	[6][7]
October 8	at Walsh		Larry Staudt Field North Canton, OH	W 35–0	1,143	[8]
October 15	Ohio Dominican		Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	W 14–7	3,072	[9]
October 22	at Tiffin		Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Tiffin, OH	W 28–20	3,390	[10]
October 29	at Hillsdale		Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 20–36	1,835	[11]
November 5	at Lake Erie		Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 31–23	507	[12][13]
November 12	Kentucky Wesleyan	No. 13	Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	W 41–10	1,601	[14]
November 19	No. 24 Notre Dame (OH)*		Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 20–13	1,825	[15][16]
November 26	at No. 15 IUP*		George P. Miller Stadium Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 13–19	1,295	[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Ohio Dominican

The 2022 Ohio Dominican Panthers football team represented the Ohio Dominican University as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Kelly Cummings, the Panthers compiled a 7–3 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Findlay	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 28–14	1,280
September 10	at Tiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 13–28	2,140
September 17	William Jewell*	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 31–21	1,159
September 24	No. 16/24 Indianapolis*	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 38–44	2,154
October 1	Walsh	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 21–0	1,298
October 8	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 38–7	314
October 15	at No. 6/11 Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 7–14	3,072
October 22	Kentucky Wesleyan	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 49–7	1,051
November 5	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 35–24	1,194
November 12	Hillsdale	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–10	1,267
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Findlay

The 2022 Findlay Oilers football team represented the University of Findlay as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Kory Allen, the Oilers compiled a 7–4 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–28	1,280
September 10	No. 20 Ashland	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 3–28	4,527
September 17	Southwest Baptist*	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 52–35	727
September 24	at North Greenville*	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	L 27–34	2,374
October 1	No. 1 Ferris State*	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 7–38	728
October 8	Northwood	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 34–14	2,967
October 15	at Kentucky Wesleyan	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY	W 44–7	600
October 22	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 41–20	2,057
October 29	Lake Erie	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 42–17	629
November 5	Walsh	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 20–7	527
November 12	at Tiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 27–25
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Tiffin

The 2022 Tiffin Dragons football team represented the Tiffin University as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Cris Reisert, the Dragons compiled a 6–5 record (6–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Walsh	Larry Staudt Field North Canton, OH	W 42–0
September 10	Ohio Dominican	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 28–13	2,140
September 17	Indianapolis*	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 20–27	2,650
September 24	at Truman State*	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO	L 17–18 OT	3,400
October 1	Lake Erie	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tifin, OH	W 52–27	2,736
October 8	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 41–0	2,817
October 22	at Ashland	Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	L 20–28	3,390
October 29	Northwood	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 48–3	1,127
November 5	at Kentucky Wesleyan	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY	W 72–13	630
November 12	Findlay	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 25–27
December 3	vs. Truman State*	Brickyard Stadium Hobart, IN (Crossroads Bowl)	L 27–28	808
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Hillsdale

The 2022 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their 21st season under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 5–6 record (4–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 35–31	653
September 10	Walsh	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 35–17	2,145
September 17	Truman State*	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 13–21	1,724	[22]
September 24	at Missouri S&T*	Allgood-Bailey Stadium Rolla, MO	W 17–10	2,909
October 1	at Kentucky Wesleyan	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY	L 27–31	1,550
October 8	Tiffin	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 0–41	2,817
October 15	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 41–7	1,121
October 22	Findlay	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 20–41	2,057
October 29	Ashland	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 36–20	1,835
November 5	Michigan Tech*	Frank Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 24–28	1,407
November 12	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 10–20	1,267
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Lake Erie

The 2022 Lake Erie Storm football team represented Lake Erie College as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach D. J. Boldin, the Storm compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against conference opponents) and finished sixth in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Hillsdale	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 31–35	653
September 10	at Kentucky Wesleyan	Steele Stadium Owensboro, KY	W 26–21	1,450
September 17	McKendree*	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 37–38	494
September 24	at Southwest Baptist*	Plaster Stadium Bolivar, MO	L 31–52	625
October 1	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 27–52	2,736
October 8	Ohio Dominican	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 7–38	315
October 15	at Walsh	Larry Staudt Field North Canton, OH	W 22–15 OT	500
October 22	Northwood	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 21–18	433
October 29	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 17–42	629
November 5	Ashland	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 23–31	507
November 12	Northern Michigan*	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 11–33	331
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Northwood

The 2022 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents) and finished seventh in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Kentucky Wesleyan	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 55–13	1,833
September 10	Madonna*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 38–0	1,244
September 17	Saginaw Valley State*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 14–35	3,122
September 24	at Davenport*	Farmers Insurance Complex Caledonia, MI	L 17–51	1,822
October 1	at Ashland	Jack Miller Field/Schar Athletic Complex Ashland, OH	L 17–56
October 8	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 14–34	2,967
October 15	Hillsdale	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 7–41	1,121
October 22	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	L 18–21	433
October 29	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 3–48	1,127
November 5	Ohio Dominican	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 24–35	1,194
November 12	Walsh	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 34–14	1,001
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Kentucky Wesleyan

The 2022 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football team represented Kentucky Wesleyan College as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Tyrone Young, the Panthers compiled a 2–9 record (1–8 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the GMAC.

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Walsh

The 2022 Walsh Cavaliers football team represented Walsh University as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach John Frankhauser, the Cavaliers compiled a 1–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents) and tied for last place in the GMAC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Tiffin	Staudt Field North Canton, OH	L 0–42
September 10	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 17–35	2,145
September 17	Quincy*	Staudt Field North Canton, OH	L 13–28	711
September 24	at McKendree*	Leemon Field Lebanon, IL	L 10–46	3,200
October 1	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–21	1,298
October 8	Ashland	Staudt Field North Canton, OH	L 0–35	1,143
October 15	Lake Erie	Staudt Field North Canton, OH	L 15–22 OT	500
October 29	Kentucky Wesleyan	Staudt Field North Canton, OH	W 35–10	714
November 5	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 7–20	527
November 12	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 14–34	1,001
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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