Northern Illinois team stats
2012 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:37:06 | 28:22 | 7:36:21 | 32:36 |
| Offensive plays | 1,023 | 73.1 | 1,096 | 78.3 |
| Total yards | 6,574 | 469.6 | 5,170 | 369.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 82–762 | — | 66–620 | — |
| First downs | 326 | 23.3 | 313 | 22.4 |
| Third down | 95–20446.6% | — | 90–22739.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 20–2774.1% | — | 15–3246.9% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 245–41059.8% | — | 284–50955.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,239 | 231.4 | 3,121 | 222.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.9 | — | 6.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 26 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 613 | 43.8 | 587 | 41.9 |
| Rushing yards | 3,335 | 238.2 | 2,049 | 146.4 |
| Yards per carry | 5.4 | — | 3.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 44 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 14 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 187 | — | 137 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 14 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 38 | — | 62 | — |
| Kick return yards | 882 | — | 1,053 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.2 | — | 17.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 32 | — | 8 | — |
| Punt return yards | 263 | — | 14 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.2 | — | 1.8 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.