Northern Illinois team stats
2018 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:34:01 | 28:09 | 7:24:33 | 31:45 |
| Offensive plays | 998 | 71.3 | 1,046 | 74.7 |
| Total yards | 4,512 | 322.3 | 4,998 | 357.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 91–856 | — | 83–633 | — |
| First downs | 270 | 19.3 | 285 | 20.4 |
| Third down | 76–21136.0% | — | 89–22938.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–2638.5% | — | 12–2450.0% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 236–40158.9% | — | 272–47956.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,175 | 155.4 | 3,469 | 247.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.4 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 597 | 42.6 | 567 | 40.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,337 | 166.9 | 1,529 | 109.2 |
| Yards per carry | 3.9 | — | 2.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 40.0 | — | 36.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 84.0 | — | 81.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 84 | — | 130 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 17 | — | 29 | — |
| Kick return yards | 277 | — | 585 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 16.3 | — | 20.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 23 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 132 | — | 94 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.7 | — | 5.5 | — |
| 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.