Northern Illinois team stats
2005 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:34:14 | 17:51 | 3:43:52 | 18:39 |
| Offensive plays | 814 | 67.8 | 898 | 74.8 |
| Total yards | 5,302 | 441.8 | 4,439 | 369.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | — | 3–34 | — |
| First downs | 252 | 21.0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| Third down | 60–15339.2% | — | 75–19239.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1258.3% | — | 8–2138.1% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 229–33768.0% | — | 254–44457.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,029 | 252.4 | 2,737 | 228.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.0 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 19 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 11 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 477 | 39.8 | 454 | 37.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,453 | 204.4 | 1,775 | 147.9 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 3.9 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 28 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 26 | 2.2 | 24 | 2.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 16 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 11 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 11 | — |
| Interception yards | 64 | — | 78 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 16 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 27 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 13.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 36 | — | 22 | — |
| Punt return yards | 251 | — | 191 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.0 | — | 8.7 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.