Northwestern team stats
2006 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:34:47 | 17:54 | 3:41:06 | 18:26 |
| Offensive plays | 754 | 62.8 | 786 | 65.5 |
| Total yards | 3,733 | 311.1 | 4,350 | 362.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 39–336 | — | 64–539 | — |
| First downs | 197 | 16.4 | 225 | 18.8 |
| Third down | 58–16036.3% | — | 65–15940.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 2–1118.2% | — | 7–1353.8% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 188–33256.6% | — | 210–34161.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,190 | 182.5 | 2,568 | 214.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 8 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 11 | — | 17 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 422 | 35.2 | 445 | 37.1 |
| Rushing yards | 1,705 | 142.1 | 1,900 | 158.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 4.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 30 | 2.5 | 23 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 11 | — | 17 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 17 | — | 11 | — |
| Interception yards | 179 | — | 199 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 33 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 16.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 38 | — |
| Punt return yards | 98 | — | 246 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.9 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.