Northern Illinois team stats
2019 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:33:04 | 32:45 | 5:26:56 | 27:15 |
| Offensive plays | 824 | 68.7 | 763 | 63.6 |
| Total yards | 4,304 | 358.7 | 4,638 | 386.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 62–539 | — | 56–541 | — |
| First downs | 220 | 18.3 | 224 | 18.7 |
| Third down | 58–17932.4% | — | 53–15634.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2352.2% | — | 8–1844.4% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 215–37058.1% | — | 195–33258.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,621 | 218.4 | 2,503 | 208.6 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.1 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 4 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 454 | 37.8 | 431 | 35.9 |
| Rushing yards | 1,683 | 140.3 | 2,135 | 177.9 |
| Yards per carry | 3.7 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 15 | — | 25 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 19 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 4 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 21.0 | — | 29.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 87.0 | — | 119.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 4 | — |
| Interception yards | 103 | — | 248 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 21 | — | 31 | — |
| Kick return yards | 141 | — | 709 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 6.7 | — | 22.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 16 | — | 19 | — |
| Punt return yards | 83 | — | 123 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.2 | — | 6.5 | — |
| 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.