Northern Illinois team stats
2026 season totals across 4 games, beside what opponents did.
Season
General
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 1:57:44 | 29:26 | 2:02:16 | 30:34 |
| Offensive plays | 261 | 65.3 | 262 | 65.5 |
| Total yards | 1,201 | 300.3 | 1,544 | 386.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 22–196 | — | 22–240 | — |
| First downs | 71 | 17.8 | 84 | 21.0 |
| Third down | 18–5831.0% | — | 30–5158.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1050.0% | — | 2–540.0% | — |
Passing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 93–13966.9% | — | 89–12670.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 884 | 221.0 | 926 | 231.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.4 | — | 7.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 3 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 3 | — |
Rushing
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 122 | 30.5 | 136 | 34.0 |
| Rushing yards | 317 | 79.3 | 618 | 154.5 |
| Yards per carry | 2.6 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 3 | — | 5 | — |
Turnovers
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 5 | — | 3 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 7.0 | — | 17.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 21.0 | — | 31.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| Interception yards | 106 | — | 17 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Returns
| Northern Illinois | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 7 | — | 4 | — |
| Kick return yards | 93 | — | 156 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 13.3 | — | 39.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 5 | — | 7 | — |
| Punt return yards | 61 | — | 193 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 12.2 | — | 27.6 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
⚠ 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.