Minnesota team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:49:21 | 17:39 | 4:05:31 | 18:53 |
| Offensive plays | 815 | 62.7 | 914 | 70.3 |
| Total yards | 3,984 | 306.5 | 4,799 | 369.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 80–678 | — | 74–606 | — |
| First downs | 207 | 15.9 | 252 | 19.4 |
| Third down | 61–17934.1% | — | 87–19644.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1533.3% | — | 7–1353.8% | — |
Passing
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 199–38551.7% | — | 233–40158.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,948 | 226.8 | 2,995 | 230.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.7 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 16 | — |
Rushing
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 430 | 33.1 | 513 | 39.5 |
| Rushing yards | 1,293 | 99.5 | 1,972 | 151.7 |
| Yards per carry | 3.0 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 19 | — |
Turnovers
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 29 | 2.2 | 28 | 2.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 16 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 16 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 158 | — | 162 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 16 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Minnesota | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 57 | — | 46 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,291 | — | 1,109 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.6 | — | 24.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 34 | — | 49 | — |
| Punt return yards | 132 | — | 190 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.9 | — | 3.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ 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.