Northwestern team stats
2007 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:56:35 | 19:43 | 3:43:41 | 18:38 |
| Offensive plays | 926 | 77.2 | 845 | 70.4 |
| Total yards | 4,616 | 384.7 | 4,544 | 378.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 58–573 | — | 77–655 | — |
| First downs | 277 | 23.1 | 253 | 21.1 |
| Third down | 87–19045.8% | — | 67–15443.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1838.9% | — | 9–1752.9% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 322–52960.9% | — | 245–39062.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,897 | 324.8 | 3,026 | 252.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 20 | — | 23 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 19 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 397 | 33.1 | 455 | 37.9 |
| Rushing yards | 1,435 | 119.6 | 2,011 | 167.6 |
| Yards per carry | 3.6 | — | 4.4 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | — | 24 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 28 | 2.3 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 9 | — | 19 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 19 | — | 9 | — |
| Interception yards | 152 | — | 172 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 3 | — | 10 | — |
| Kick return yards | 81 | — | 292 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 27.0 | — | 29.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 29 | — | 25 | — |
| Punt return yards | 120 | — | 103 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | — |
| 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.