| Game Name: | Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| Subheader: | 33rd Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 27 |
| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Stadium: | Chase Field |
| City: | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Visitor School: | University of Wisconsin |
| Visitor Name Short: | Wisconsin |
| Visitor Nickname: | Badgers |
| Visitor Record: | 6–6 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Ten |
| Visitor Coach: | Luke Fickell |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home School: | Oklahoma State University |
| Home Name Short: | Oklahoma State |
| Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Home Record: | 7–5 |
| Home Conference: | Big 12 |
| Home Coach: | Mike Gundy |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 10 |
| Mvp: | Offense: Braelon Allen (RB, Wisconsin)[1] Defense: Jordan Turner (LB, Wisconsin) |
| Odds: | Wisconsin by 4.5 |
| Referee: | Matt Loeffler (SEC)[2] |
| Attendance: | 23,187 |
| Payout: | 1,625,560[3] |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Deportes |
The 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 27, 2022, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The 33rd annual Guaranteed Rate Bowl, the game featured Oklahoma State from the Big 12 Conference and Wisconsin from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 8:25 p.m. MST and was aired on ESPN.[4] It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. The game's title sponsor was residential mortgage company Guaranteed Rate.
The bowl has conference tie-ins with the Big 12 and Big Ten, who supplied Oklahoma State and Wisconsin, respectively, for this game. This was the first time that the Badgers and Cowboys faced each other.[5] Oklahoma State had twice appeared in this bowl (in December 2007 and January 2015) and Wisconsin once before (in December 1996). The teams had won each of their previous appearances in this bowl.
See main article: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
Oklahoma State finished their regular season with a 7–5 record, 4–5 in conference play. They opened the season with five consecutive wins, and were ranked as high as No. 7, but then lost five of their remaining seven games. The Cowboys faced four ranked opponents, defeating Baylor and Texas while losing to TCU and Kansas State.
See main article: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
Wisconsin compiled a 6–6 regular-season record, going 4–5 in conference play. They faced one ranked opponent during the season, losing to Ohio State on September 24.
| Statistic | Wisconsin | Oklahoma State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 11 | |
| First downs rushing | 13 | 3 | |
| First downs passing | 6 | 7 | |
| First downs penalty | 2 | 1 | |
| Third down efficiency | 4–14 | 3–14 | |
| Fourth down efficiency | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Total plays–net yards | 73–374 | 57–281 | |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 47–258 | 26–52 | |
| Yards per rush | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Yards passing | 116 | 229 | |
| Pass completions–attempts | 16–26 | 14–31 | |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 | |
| Punt returns–total yards | 2–27 | 0–0 | |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 4–127 | 2–29 | |
| Punts–average yardage | 7–46.7 | 9–45.1 | |
| Fumbles–lost | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Penalties–yards | 2–20 | 3–35 | |
| Time of possession | 37:58 | 22:02 |
| Badgers passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Wolf | 16–26 | 116 | 1–1 | ||
| Badgers rushing | |||||
| 22 | 116 | 1 | |||
| Chez Mellusi | 16 | 77 | 1 | ||
| Skyler Bell | 1 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Andy Vujnovich | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Julius Davis | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chase Wolf | 3 | -16 | 0 | ||
| Badgers receiving | |||||
| Chimere Dike | 3 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Hayden Rucci | 2 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Keontez Lewis | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Jack Eschenbach | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Skyler Bell | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Julius Davis | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| J. T. Seagreaves | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brady Schipper | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cowboys passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–31 | 229 | 2–2 | |||
| Cowboys rushing | |||||
| 12 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Deondre Jackson | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jaden Nixon | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Garret Rangel | 6 | -3 | 0 | ||
| 1 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Cowboys receiving | |||||
| Stephon Johnson Jr. | 1 | 84 | 1 | ||
| Brennan Presley | 6 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Rashod Owens | 1 | 41 | 0 | ||
| John Paul Richardson | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Talyn Shettron | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ollie Gordon | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Braydon Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||
| Jaden Nixon | 1 | -1 | 0 | ||