Northern Illinois team stats
2021 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:49:05 | 33:30 | 6:10:55 | 26:30 |
| Offensive plays | 1,004 | 71.7 | 925 | 66.1 |
| Total yards | 6,004 | 428.9 | 6,335 | 452.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 70–634 | — | 77–651 | — |
| First downs | 321 | 22.9 | 309 | 22.1 |
| Third down | 73–19537.4% | — | 71–17241.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 26–3183.9% | — | 12–2941.4% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 205–35557.7% | — | 246–40860.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,623 | 187.4 | 3,332 | 238.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 8.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 27 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 649 | 46.4 | 517 | 36.9 |
| Rushing yards | 3,381 | 241.5 | 3,003 | 214.5 |
| Yards per carry | 5.2 | — | 5.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 36 | — | 33 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.3 | 11 | 0.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 10 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 19.0 | — | 11.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 62.0 | — | 76.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 3 | — |
| Interception yards | 83 | — | 109 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 41 | — | 52 | — |
| Kick return yards | 748 | — | 756 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 18.2 | — | 14.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 11 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 61 | — | 176 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.5 | — | 9.8 | — |
| 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.