TOP 10 BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES OF 2022 SEASON

The 2022 college football season was wild across the country. We were privileged to watch amazing offense, stellar defense and jaw dropping upsets. Now that we’re headed to bowl season and 3 games away from crowing a national champion, let’s count down the 10 best games of the year.

When ranking these games, I factored in college football playoff positioning, back and forth battles and games that required 60 or more minutes to be decided. I know for a fact that we had many more than 10 games to choose from, so narrowing down these games to 10 was a challenge. It was much easier to pick the best weekend of the season.

BEST WEEKEND OF THE SEASON: WEEK 10. NOVEMBER 4th / 5th

GEORGIA DEFEATS TENNESSEE IN A BATTLE OF #1’S
NOTRE DAME UPSETS #4 CLEMSON
LSU UPSETS ALABAMA ON A 2PT CONVERSION IN OT
KANSAS UPSETS #18 OKLAHOMA STATE
MICHIGAN STATE UPSETS #16 ILLINOIS
#24 TEXAS UPSETS #13 KANSAS STATE
WASHINGTON UPSETS #23 OREGON STATE
PITT UPSETS #20 SYRACUSE
LIBERTY UPSETS ARKANSAS
UTSA DEFEATS UAB 44-38 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
SMU DEFEATS HOUSTON 77-63 IN A WILD RECORD SETTING SHOOTOUT.

TOP 10 BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES OF THE YEAR:

HONORABLE MENTION:

FSU VS LSU — WEEK 1
TENNESSEE VS PITT OT BATTLE— WEEK 2
HOUSTON AT TEXAS TECH 2 OT THRILLER —WEEK 2
PURDUE VS SYRACUSE — WEEK 3
LIBERTY AT WAKE FOREST — WEEK 3
ALABAMA AT LSU CONFERENCE ALTERING OT UPSET —WEEK 10
HOUSTON AT SMU — WEEK 10

GAME #10:

USC AT UTAH — WEEK 7. OCTOBER 15TH

FINAL SCORE. UTAH 43. USC 42
UTES ESCAPED 43-42 AFTER BEING BOLD AND GOING FOR THE WIN.
CAMERON RISING SCORED THE TOUCHDOWN AND GO AHEAD 2 POINT CONVERSION WITH 48 SECONDS REMAINING.
THE GAME WINNING DRIVE FOR THE UTES CONSISTED OF 15 PLAYS, TOTALING 75 YARDS AND KNOCKING 5 MINUTES AND 27 SECONDS OFF THE CLOCK.
CALEB WILLIAMS THREW FOR 381 YARDS AND 5 TD’S.
USC WR’S JORDAN ADDISON AND MARIO WILLIAMS BOTH SURPASSED 100 YARDS RECEIVING.
CAMERON RISING THREW FOR 415 YARDS AND 2TD’S IN ADDITION TO RUSHING FOR 60 YARDS AND 3 SCORES.
THIS WAS USC’S FIRST LOSS AND KEPT UTAH’S HOPES ALIVE TO REPEAT AS PAC 12 CHAMPIONS.

GAME #9:

CLEMSON AT WAKE FOREST — WEEK 4. SEPTEMBER 24TH

FINAL SCORE. CLEMSON 51 WAKE FOREST 45 IN DOUBLE OT
DJ UIAGALELEI THREW FOR 371 YARDS AND 5 TOUCHDOWNS
SAM HARTMAN THREW FOR 337 YARDS AND 6 TOUCHDOWNS
TIGERS TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACC ATLANTIC AND KEPT THEIR POSTSEASON HOPES ALIVE.

GAME #8:

ALABAMA AT TEXAS — WEEK 2. SEPTEMBER 10TH

FINAL SCORE. ALABAMA 20 TEXAS 19
5 LEAD CHANGES
TEXAS CAME FIGHTING, ESPECIALLY THE LONGHORN DEFENSE
TEXAS QB QUINN EWERS LEFT THE GAME DUE TO INJURY IN THE 2ND QUARTER WITH THE GAME TIED AT 10.
BRYCE YOUNG RAN FOR HIS LIFE ALL DAY AND AVOIDED A POTENTIALLY GAME DECIDING SAFETY DUE TO A HEAVILY REVIEWED AND CONTESTED CALL
TEXAS KICKED THE GO AHEAD FG TO LEAD 19-17 WITH 1:29 REMAINING IN THE 4TH QUARTER
BRYCE YOUNG GUIDED THE TIDE DOWN THE FIELD, CAPPED BY WILL REICHARD’S GAME WINNING FG WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT TO ESCAPE AUSTIN.

GAME #7:

UTAH AT FLORIDA — WEEK 1. SEPTEMBER 3RD

FINAL SCORE. FLORIDA 29 UTAH 26
GATORS DEFENSE HAD 2 GOAL TO GO STANDS, INCLUDING A GAME SEALING INTERCEPTION IN THE ENDZONE.
BOTH TEAMS PRODUCED OVER 440 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE
CAMERON RISING THREW FOR 216 YARDS AND 1 SCORE AS WELL AS RUSHING FOR 91 YARDS.
ANTHONY RICHARDSON THREW FOR 168 YARDS AND RAN FOR 106 YARDS AND 3 TOUCHDOWNS.
6 LEAD CHANGES IN THE GAME

GAME #6:

OKLAHOMA STATE AT TCU — WEEK 7. OCTOBER 15TH

FINAL SCORE. TCU 43 OKLAHOMA STATE 40 IN DOUBLE OT
TCU SCORED 14 POINTS IN THE 4TH QUARTER TO FORCE OT, WITH THE GAME TYING SCORE COM8NG WITH 1:57 REMAIN8NG IN REGULATION.
MAX DUGGAN THREW FOR 286 YARDS AND 2 TD’S AS WELL AS 57 YARDS RUSHING AND 1 SCORE.

GAME #5:

WASHINGTON AT OREGON — WEEK 11. NOVEMBER 12TH

FINAL SCORE. WASHINGTON 37 OREGON 34
48 TOTAL POINTS SCORED IN THE 2ND HALF
7 LEAD CHANGES IN THE GAME
MICHAEL PENIX JR THREW FOR 408 YARDS AND 2TD’S
BO NIX THREW FOR 280 YARDS AND 2 TD’S AS WELL AS RUSHING FOR 55 YARDS AND 1 SCORE.
NIX GOT INJURED EARLY IN THE 4Th QUARTER AND THE DUCKS HAD TO SETTLE FOR 3. THEY DIDN’T SCORE AFTER THAT.
THE FINAL OREGON DRIVE INCLUDED A 15 YARD COMPLETION TO THE HUSKIES 23 YARD LINE, BUT WR TROY FRANKLIN HAD STEPPED OUT AND DIDN’T REESTABLISH HIMSELF, SO A FLAG WAS THROWN AND THE DUCKS WENT BACKWARD.

GAME #4:

HOUSTON AT UTSA — WEEK 1. SEPTEMBER 3RD

FINAL SCORE. HOUSTON 37 UTSA 35 IN TRIPLE OT
44 TOTAL POINTS SCORED IN THE 4TH QUARTER AND OVERTIMES
UTSA QB FRANK HARRIS TRIED TO WIN IT ON HIS OWN BY THROWING FOR 337 YARDS AND 3 TD’S IN ADDITION TO HIS TEAM LEADING 63 RUSHING YARDS AND 1 TD.

GAME #3:

NORTH CAROLINA AT APP STATE — WEEK 1. SEPTEMBER 3RD

FINAL SCORE. UNC 63 APP STATE 61
62 total points scored in the 4th quarter
1,216 yards of total offense
Drake Maye (UNC) and Chase Brice (App St) combined to go 49-62 for 713 yards, 10 TD Passes and 1 Interception.
5 touchdowns scored in the final 4 minutes of the game and 3 of those were scored in the final 31 seconds of the game.
App State scored 6 TD’s in the 4th quarter
UNC returned an onside kick attempt for a TD with 28 seconds left to increase the lead to 8. App State went right down the field and scored with 9 seconds left, but failed to convert the 2 point attempt.

GAME #2:

KANSAS STATE VS TCU — BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. DECEMBER 3RD

FINAL SCORE. KANSAS STATE 31 TCU 28 IN OT
DUGGAN AND MILLER WERE INCHES SHORT OF A TOUCHDOWN IN OT
DEUCE VAUGHN HAD 160 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE AND 1 TD
A HEISMAN TROPHY AND CFB PLAYOFF SPOT WERE ON THE LINE 8N ADDITIONAL TO A CONFERENCE TITLE AND AN UNDEFEATED SEASON

GAME #1:

ALABAMA AT TENNESSEE — WEEK 7. OCTOBER 15TH

FINAL SCORE. TENNESSEE 52 ALABAMA 49
Volunteers 1st victory over Alabama in 15 years
32 points scored in the 4th quarter
The outcome reset the College Football Playoff and SEC discussion for the rest of the season.
Jaylin Hyatt hauled in 207 yards and 5 TD’s on 6 receptions
Bryce Young threw for 455 yards and Jahmyr Gibbs rand for 103 yards and 3 TD’s in a losing effort.

What a GREAT regular season. Buckle up for Bowl Season and the College Football Playoff.