Massachusetts team stats
2017 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:49:53 | 29:09 | 6:10:07 | 30:51 |
| Offensive plays | 865 | 72.1 | 844 | 70.3 |
| Total yards | 5,196 | 433.0 | 4,859 | 404.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 79–679 | — | 89–877 | — |
| First downs | 260 | 21.7 | 229 | 19.1 |
| Third down | 60–17434.5% | — | 67–18236.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 15–2462.5% | — | 9–2142.9% | — |
Passing
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 272–44760.9% | — | 194–36453.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,570 | 297.5 | 2,484 | 207.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.0 | — | 6.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 26 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 418 | 34.8 | 480 | 40.0 |
| Rushing yards | 1,626 | 135.5 | 2,375 | 197.9 |
| Yards per carry | 3.9 | — | 4.9 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 | — | 27 | — |
Turnovers
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 23.0 | — | 46.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 84.0 | — | 89.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 205 | — | 145 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Massachusetts | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 46 | — | 46 | — |
| Kick return yards | 889 | — | 1,050 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.3 | — | 22.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 18 | — | 32 | — |
| Punt return yards | 79 | — | 429 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.4 | — | 13.4 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.