Massachusetts team stats
2012 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:52:15 | 29:21 | 6:10:29 | 30:52 |
| Offensive plays | 854 | 71.2 | 866 | 72.2 |
| Total yards | 3,339 | 278.3 | 5,536 | 461.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 81–666 | — | 92–752 | — |
| First downs | 206 | 17.2 | 283 | 23.6 |
| Third down | 74–20536.1% | — | 70–15345.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–3243.8% | — | 8–1650.0% | — |
Passing
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 237–44453.4% | — | 229–35464.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,240 | 186.7 | 2,829 | 235.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.0 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 9 | — | 26 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 19 | — |
Rushing
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 410 | 34.2 | 512 | 42.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,099 | 91.6 | 2,707 | 225.6 |
| Yards per carry | 2.7 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 8 | — | 33 | — |
Turnovers
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 28 | 2.3 | 19 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 19 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 19 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 210 | — | 314 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 6 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 57 | — | 27 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,133 | — | 511 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.9 | — | 18.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 23 | — | 31 | — |
| Punt return yards | 154 | — | 386 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.7 | — | 12.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 3 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.