Northern Illinois team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:09:40 | 19:12 | 3:49:30 | 17:39 |
| Offensive plays | 813 | 62.5 | 775 | 59.6 |
| Total yards | 4,356 | 335.1 | 3,870 | 297.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 63–570 | — | 61–464 | — |
| First downs | 230 | 17.7 | 213 | 16.4 |
| Third down | 74–17043.5% | — | 63–16538.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–1952.6% | — | 8–2236.4% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 176–31256.4% | — | 208–33861.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,212 | 170.2 | 2,220 | 170.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.1 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 12 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 501 | 38.5 | 437 | 33.6 |
| Rushing yards | 2,226 | 171.2 | 1,776 | 136.6 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 22 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 12 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 12 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 93 | — | 127 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 17 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 6 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 85 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 14.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 25 | — | 29 | — |
| Punt return yards | 107 | — | 150 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.3 | — | 5.2 | — |
| 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.