Northern Illinois team stats
2011 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:56:18 | 16:53 | 4:21:12 | 18:39 |
| Offensive plays | 946 | 67.6 | 986 | 70.4 |
| Total yards | 6,378 | 455.6 | 5,530 | 395.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 71–698 | — | 84–745 | — |
| First downs | 323 | 23.1 | 301 | 21.5 |
| Third down | 85–18446.2% | — | 76–20337.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–1283.3% | — | 19–3063.3% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 244–38862.9% | — | 260–45357.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,374 | 241.0 | 3,511 | 250.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.7 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 28 | — | 28 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 558 | 39.9 | 533 | 38.1 |
| Rushing yards | 3,090 | 220.7 | 2,207 | 157.6 |
| Yards per carry | 5.5 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 33 | — | 23 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 12 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 119 | — | 22 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 14 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 54 | — | 82 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,097 | — | 1,726 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.3 | — | 21.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 27 | — | 32 | — |
| Punt return yards | 109 | — | -3 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.0 | — | -0.1 | — |
| 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.