Northern Illinois team stats
2004 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:36:21 | 18:02 | 3:39:02 | 18:15 |
| Offensive plays | 855 | 71.3 | 869 | 72.4 |
| Total yards | 5,265 | 438.8 | 4,513 | 376.1 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | — | 6–38 | — |
| First downs | 261 | 21.8 | 256 | 21.3 |
| Third down | 70–17440.2% | — | 79–17046.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2352.2% | — | 7–1838.9% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 168–30555.1% | — | 239–40359.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,493 | 207.8 | 2,855 | 237.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.2 | — | 7.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 22 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 550 | 45.8 | 466 | 38.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,858 | 238.2 | 1,837 | 153.1 |
| Yards per carry | 5.2 | — | 3.9 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 28 | — | 17 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 12 | 1.0 | 22 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 181 | — | 193 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 1 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 31 | — | 25 | — |
| Punt return yards | 411 | — | 275 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 13.3 | — | 11.0 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.