Northern Illinois team stats
2025 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:50:41 | 29:13 | 6:09:19 | 30:47 |
| Offensive plays | 741 | 61.8 | 793 | 66.1 |
| Total yards | 3,413 | 284.4 | 4,292 | 357.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 52–456 | — | 69–557 | — |
| First downs | 180 | 15.0 | 239 | 19.9 |
| Third down | 55–17331.8% | — | 70–16342.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 22–3759.5% | — | 14–2458.3% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 129–24452.9% | — | 188–31759.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,186 | 98.8 | 2,087 | 173.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 4.9 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 8 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 497 | 41.4 | 476 | 39.7 |
| Rushing yards | 2,227 | 185.6 | 2,205 | 183.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.5 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 11 | 0.9 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 5 | — | 4 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 14.0 | — | 19.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 40.0 | — | 61.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 24 | — | 43 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 4 | — | 5 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 25 | — | 20 | — |
| Kick return yards | 549 | — | 482 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.0 | — | 24.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Punt returns | 10 | — | 19 | — |
| Punt return yards | 91 | — | 146 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.1 | — | 7.7 | — |
| 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.