Northern Illinois team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:12:07 | 19:24 | 4:02:11 | 18:38 |
| Offensive plays | 805 | 61.9 | 795 | 61.2 |
| Total yards | 4,487 | 345.2 | 4,285 | 329.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 70–579 | — | 62–509 | — |
| First downs | 232 | 17.8 | 226 | 17.4 |
| Third down | 76–17643.2% | — | 74–17542.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1258.3% | — | 4–1136.4% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 168–27461.3% | — | 225–37560.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,074 | 159.5 | 2,947 | 226.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.6 | — | 7.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 531 | 40.8 | 420 | 32.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,537 | 195.2 | 1,609 | 123.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 27 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 23 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 197 | — | 140 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 53 | — | 58 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,160 | — | 1,163 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.9 | — | 20.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 29 | — | 38 | — |
| Punt return yards | 224 | — | 283 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.7 | — | 7.4 | — |
| 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.