Northwestern team stats
2004 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:21:16 | 16:46 | 3:54:49 | 19:34 |
| Offensive plays | 908 | 75.7 | 921 | 76.8 |
| Total yards | 4,914 | 409.5 | 4,692 | 391.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
| First downs | 262 | 21.8 | 256 | 21.3 |
| Third down | 67–19035.3% | — | 90–19845.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 10–1855.6% | — | 6–1442.9% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 249–46353.8% | — | 255–45456.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,917 | 243.1 | 3,149 | 262.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 12 | — | 25 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 445 | 37.1 | 467 | 38.9 |
| Rushing yards | 2,066 | 172.2 | 1,671 | 139.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.6 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 23 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 11 | 0.9 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 16 | — | 85 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 2 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punt returns | 32 | — | 45 | — |
| Punt return yards | 270 | — | 465 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.4 | — | 10.3 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 3 | — |
⚠ 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.