Northern Illinois team stats
2014 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:40:45 | 28:38 | 7:20:06 | 31:26 |
| Offensive plays | 1,073 | 76.6 | 997 | 71.2 |
| Total yards | 6,177 | 441.2 | 5,483 | 391.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 82–794 | — | 63–528 | — |
| First downs | 319 | 22.8 | 304 | 21.7 |
| Third down | 108–22747.6% | — | 93–21443.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1457.1% | — | 7–1741.2% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 229–38559.5% | — | 265–45658.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,689 | 192.1 | 3,199 | 228.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.0 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 19 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 3 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 688 | 49.1 | 541 | 38.6 |
| Rushing yards | 3,488 | 249.1 | 2,284 | 163.1 |
| Yards per carry | 5.1 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 36 | — | 25 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 12 | 0.9 | 24 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 3 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 3 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 108 | — | 0 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 10 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 49 | — | 72 | — |
| Kick return yards | 946 | — | 1,376 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.3 | — | 19.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Punt returns | 25 | — | 19 | — |
| Punt return yards | 178 | — | 69 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.1 | — | 3.6 | — |
| 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.