Northern Illinois team stats
2020 season totals across 6 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:21:52 | 33:39 | 2:37:23 | 26:14 |
| Offensive plays | 442 | 73.7 | 379 | 63.2 |
| Total yards | 2,181 | 363.5 | 2,513 | 418.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 41–414 | — | 43–385 | — |
| First downs | 129 | 21.5 | 128 | 21.3 |
| Third down | 26–9228.3% | — | 19–6131.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–1963.2% | — | 7–1163.6% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 127–22157.5% | — | 103–15964.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,443 | 240.5 | 1,469 | 244.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.5 | — | 9.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 11 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 221 | 36.8 | 220 | 36.7 |
| Rushing yards | 738 | 123.0 | 1,044 | 174.0 |
| Yards per carry | 3.3 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 7 | — | 12 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 10 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 2 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 11.0 | — | 14.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 26.0 | — | 42.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2 | — | 5 | — |
| Interception yards | 8 | — | 136 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 2 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 32 | — | 18 | — |
| Kick return yards | 721 | — | 310 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.5 | — | 17.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 3 | — | 9 | — |
| Punt return yards | 16 | — | 47 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.3 | — | 5.2 | — |
| 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.