Nebraska team stats
2016 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:58:07 | 32:10 | 6:01:53 | 27:50 |
| Offensive plays | 923 | 71.0 | 855 | 65.8 |
| Total yards | 4,951 | 380.8 | 4,728 | 363.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 75–695 | — | 65–578 | — |
| First downs | 265 | 20.4 | 231 | 17.8 |
| Third down | 86–19643.9% | — | 67–17937.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2157.1% | — | 12–2646.2% | — |
Passing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 201–40050.2% | — | 254–42260.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,752 | 211.7 | 2,806 | 215.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.9 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 18 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 523 | 40.2 | 433 | 33.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,199 | 169.2 | 1,922 | 147.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.2 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 24 | — | 22 | — |
Turnovers
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.1 | 19 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 26.0 | — | 15.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 80.0 | — | 71.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 122 | — | 153 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 4 | — | 5 | — |
Returns
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 33 | — | 39 | — |
| Kick return yards | 687 | — | 840 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.8 | — | 21.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 24 | — | 22 | — |
| Punt return yards | 168 | — | 224 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.0 | — | 10.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.