Northern Illinois team stats
2007 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:29:19 | 17:27 | 3:48:44 | 19:04 |
| Offensive plays | 806 | 67.2 | 902 | 75.2 |
| Total yards | 4,055 | 337.9 | 5,211 | 434.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 60–554 | — | 70–679 | — |
| First downs | 213 | 17.8 | 268 | 22.3 |
| Third down | 55–17132.2% | — | 68–17139.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2254.5% | — | 13–2552.0% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 220–37858.2% | — | 218–36659.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,597 | 216.4 | 2,869 | 239.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.9 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 19 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 428 | 35.7 | 536 | 44.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,626 | 135.5 | 2,521 | 210.1 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 11 | — | 27 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 34 | 2.8 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 15 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 19 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 19 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 169 | — | 369 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 15 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 6 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 111 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 18.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 36 | — | 49 | — |
| Punt return yards | 191 | — | 476 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.3 | — | 9.7 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.