Northern Illinois team stats
2010 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:29:31 | 19:15 | 4:05:03 | 17:30 |
| Offensive plays | 910 | 65.0 | 907 | 64.8 |
| Total yards | 6,300 | 450.0 | 4,686 | 334.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 63–587 | — | 76–715 | — |
| First downs | 302 | 21.6 | 251 | 17.9 |
| Third down | 86–17050.6% | — | 72–19536.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1338.5% | — | 10–2737.0% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 208–32963.2% | — | 263–44858.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,737 | 195.5 | 3,100 | 221.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.3 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 23 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 581 | 41.5 | 459 | 32.8 |
| Rushing yards | 3,645 | 260.4 | 1,771 | 126.5 |
| Yards per carry | 6.3 | — | 3.9 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 42 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.0 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 176 | — | 110 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 39 | — | 75 | — |
| Kick return yards | 857 | — | 1,555 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.0 | — | 20.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 44 | — | 23 | — |
| Punt return yards | 266 | — | 77 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.0 | — | 3.3 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.