Northwestern team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:05:47 | 18:54 | 3:50:30 | 17:44 |
| Offensive plays | 1,034 | 79.5 | 842 | 64.8 |
| Total yards | 5,257 | 404.4 | 4,556 | 350.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 73–584 | — | 72–705 | — |
| First downs | 302 | 23.2 | 235 | 18.1 |
| Third down | 101–22145.7% | — | 57–16634.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2060.0% | — | 8–2040.0% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 342–53164.4% | — | 238–40259.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,945 | 303.5 | 3,061 | 235.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 7.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 20 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 15 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 503 | 38.7 | 440 | 33.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,532 | 117.8 | 1,672 | 128.6 |
| Yards per carry | 3.0 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 18 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 27 | 2.1 | 30 | 2.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 15 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 17 | — |
| Interception yards | 123 | — | 179 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 57 | — | 65 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,175 | — | 1,372 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.6 | — | 21.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 39 | — | 34 | — |
| Punt return yards | 126 | — | 169 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 3.2 | — | 5.0 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.