Northern Illinois team stats
2024 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:13:32 | 33:21 | 5:46:28 | 26:39 |
| Offensive plays | 927 | 71.3 | 782 | 60.2 |
| Total yards | 4,982 | 383.2 | 3,706 | 285.1 |
| Penalties–yards | 55–556 | — | 67–592 | — |
| First downs | 279 | 21.5 | 213 | 16.4 |
| Third down | 81–19342.0% | — | 44–16826.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 15–3345.5% | — | 13–2748.1% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 215–37058.1% | — | 200–37253.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,328 | 179.1 | 2,241 | 172.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | — | 6.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 16 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 557 | 42.8 | 410 | 31.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,654 | 204.2 | 1,465 | 112.7 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 22 | — | 10 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 34.0 | — | 18.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 71.0 | — | 73.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 150 | — | 95 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 21 | — | 41 | — |
| Kick return yards | 523 | — | 781 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 24.9 | — | 19.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 8 | — |
| Punt return yards | 95 | — | 55 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.3 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.