Northern Illinois team stats
2023 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:50:01 | 31:32 | 6:09:59 | 28:28 |
| Offensive plays | 833 | 64.1 | 813 | 62.5 |
| Total yards | 4,802 | 369.4 | 4,173 | 321.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 58–517 | — | 80–729 | — |
| First downs | 243 | 18.7 | 232 | 17.8 |
| Third down | 73–17541.7% | — | 75–18640.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–2050.0% | — | 7–1258.3% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 211–36657.7% | — | 200–35356.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,467 | 189.8 | 2,229 | 171.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.7 | — | 6.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 467 | 35.9 | 460 | 35.4 |
| Rushing yards | 2,335 | 179.6 | 1,944 | 149.5 |
| Yards per carry | 5.0 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 23 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.4 | 15 | 1.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 23.0 | — | 15.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 57.0 | — | 68.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 92 | — | 40 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 26 | — | 44 | — |
| Kick return yards | 414 | — | 754 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 15.9 | — | 17.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 8 | — |
| Punt return yards | 104 | — | 29 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.0 | — | 3.6 | — |
| 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.