Nebraska team stats
2012 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:51:04 | 33:39 | 6:53:51 | 29:34 |
| Offensive plays | 1,040 | 74.3 | 963 | 68.8 |
| Total yards | 6,451 | 460.8 | 5,049 | 360.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 86–842 | — | 77–744 | — |
| First downs | 330 | 23.6 | 253 | 18.1 |
| Third down | 84–19642.9% | — | 78–21037.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1163.6% | — | 4–1428.6% | — |
Passing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 233–37861.6% | — | 187–39747.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,904 | 207.4 | 2,354 | 168.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.7 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 662 | 47.3 | 566 | 40.4 |
| Rushing yards | 3,547 | 253.4 | 2,695 | 192.5 |
| Yards per carry | 5.4 | — | 4.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 33 | — | 26 | — |
Turnovers
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 35 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 22 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 205 | — | 227 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 22 | — |
Returns
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 42 | — | 36 | — |
| Kick return yards | 908 | — | 680 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.6 | — | 18.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 29 | — | 23 | — |
| Punt return yards | 270 | — | 288 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.3 | — | 12.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.