2022 Northern State Wolves football team

The 2022 Northern State Wolves football team represented Northern State University as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. The Wolves were led by second-year head coach Mike Schmidt.

2022 Northern State Wolves football
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Division	North Division
Record	6–5 (6–5 NSIC)
Head coach	Mike Schmidt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Schlichte (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Larson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Bank Stadium

2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 24 Bemidji State x+^		9	–	2					10	–	3
Minnesota Duluth		8	–	3					8	–	3
Northern State		6	–	5					6	–	5
MSU Moorhead		4	–	7					4	–	7
Mary		2	–	9					2	–	9
Minot State		1	–	10					1	–	10
Concordia–St. Paul		1	–	10					1	–	10
South Division
No. 14 Minnesota State x+^		9	–	2					10	–	3
Wayne State (NE) +^		9	–	2					9	–	3
Winona State ^		8	–	3					8	–	4
Sioux Falls		8	–	3					8	–	3
Augustana (SD)		7	–	4					7	–	4
SW Minnesota State		4	–	7					4	–	7
Upper Iowa		1	–	10					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The Wolves finished the season at 6–5 (6–5 NSIC)

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Upper Iowa	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	W 30–0	4,237
September 10	at Wayne State (NE)	Bob Cunningham Field Wayne, NE	L 6–13	1,649
September 17	No. 24 Minnesota State	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	W 23–22	5,378
September 24	at No. 13 Augustana (SD)	Kirkeby-Over Stadium Sioux Falls, SD	L 13–21	3,519
October 1	at Mary	MDU Resources Community Bowl Bismarck, ND	L 26–27	1,922
October 8	Winona State	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	W 42–21	7,064
October 15	at Minot State	Herb Parker Stadium Minot, ND	W 38–10	1,845
October 22	Concordia–St. Paul	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	W 49–20	4,221
October 29	Minnesota State–Moorhead	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	W 35–7	4,195
November 5	at Bemidji State	Chet Anderson Stadium Bemidji, MN	L 14–24	957
November 12	Minnesota–Duluth	Dacotah Bank Stadium Aberdeen, SD	L 7-28	2,593
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game