Northern Illinois team stats
2006 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:51:19 | 17:48 | 3:58:53 | 18:23 |
| Offensive plays | 829 | 63.8 | 852 | 65.5 |
| Total yards | 4,722 | 363.2 | 4,741 | 364.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 62–513 | — | 75–724 | — |
| First downs | 245 | 18.8 | 226 | 17.4 |
| Third down | 64–17736.2% | — | 68–16242.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–1952.6% | — | 6–1540.0% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 217–38656.2% | — | 265–41164.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,775 | 213.5 | 3,285 | 252.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.2 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 16 | — | 22 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 443 | 34.1 | 441 | 33.9 |
| Rushing yards | 2,142 | 164.8 | 1,585 | 121.9 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 20 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.5 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 15 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 50 | — | 139 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 15 | — | 5 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 40 | — | 28 | — |
| Punt return yards | 291 | — | 226 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.3 | — | 8.1 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 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.