Northern Illinois team stats
2017 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:11:38 | 28:35 | 6:48:22 | 31:25 |
| Offensive plays | 963 | 74.1 | 953 | 73.3 |
| Total yards | 4,911 | 377.8 | 4,401 | 338.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 80–722 | — | 78–807 | — |
| First downs | 263 | 20.2 | 222 | 17.1 |
| Third down | 80–20738.6% | — | 67–22030.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1729.4% | — | 10–1855.6% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 231–40557.0% | — | 242–42756.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,599 | 199.9 | 2,841 | 218.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.4 | — | 6.7 | — |
| Passing TDs | 25 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 558 | 42.9 | 526 | 40.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,312 | 177.8 | 1,560 | 120.0 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 3.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 18 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 24 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 43.0 | — | 27.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 115.0 | — | 76.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 267 | — | 157 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 41 | — | 46 | — |
| Kick return yards | 848 | — | 904 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.7 | — | 19.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 34 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 154 | — | 129 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.5 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.