Nebraska team stats
2021 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:46:38 | 28:53 | 6:13:22 | 31:07 |
| Offensive plays | 832 | 69.3 | 828 | 69.0 |
| Total yards | 5,371 | 447.6 | 4,392 | 366.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 63–540 | — | 61–552 | — |
| First downs | 259 | 21.6 | 229 | 19.1 |
| Third down | 65–15940.9% | — | 65–16738.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2458.3% | — | 6–1931.6% | — |
Passing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 215–34262.9% | — | 261–40464.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,197 | 266.4 | 2,629 | 219.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.3 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 490 | 40.8 | 424 | 35.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,174 | 181.2 | 1,763 | 146.9 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 31 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 20.0 | — | 29.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 67.0 | — | 65.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 67 | — | 172 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Nebraska | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 17 | — | 19 | — |
| Kick return yards | 187 | — | 456 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 11.0 | — | 24.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 9 | — | 15 | — |
| Punt return yards | 30 | — | 131 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.3 | — | 8.7 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
⚠ 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.