Northern Illinois team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:33:08 | 27:46 | 6:26:52 | 32:14 |
| Offensive plays | 948 | 79.0 | 936 | 78.0 |
| Total yards | 5,565 | 463.8 | 5,418 | 451.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 84–834 | — | 83–810 | — |
| First downs | 284 | 23.7 | 292 | 24.3 |
| Third down | 83–20241.1% | — | 71–18738.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1947.4% | — | 10–1566.7% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 232–40058.0% | — | 236–41656.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,688 | 224.0 | 3,008 | 250.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.7 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 20 | — | 25 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 548 | 45.7 | 520 | 43.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,877 | 239.8 | 2,410 | 200.8 |
| Yards per carry | 5.3 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 27 | — | 24 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 22.0 | — | 8.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 75.0 | — | 65.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 75 | — | 143 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 2 | — | 4 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 45 | — | 44 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,034 | — | 919 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.0 | — | 20.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 17 | — | 26 | — |
| Punt return yards | 70 | — | 93 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.1 | — | 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.