Northwestern team stats
2010 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:06:18 | 18:57 | 4:00:19 | 18:29 |
| Offensive plays | 942 | 72.5 | 933 | 71.8 |
| Total yards | 5,084 | 391.1 | 5,540 | 426.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 82–736 | — | 67–597 | — |
| First downs | 283 | 21.8 | 291 | 22.4 |
| Third down | 90–19246.9% | — | 68–18137.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1145.5% | — | 13–1776.5% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 263–38568.3% | — | 285–46661.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,276 | 252.0 | 3,266 | 251.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.5 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 25 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 557 | 42.8 | 467 | 35.9 |
| Rushing yards | 2,027 | 155.9 | 2,405 | 185.0 |
| Yards per carry | 3.6 | — | 5.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 22 | — | 24 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 23 | 1.8 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 244 | — | 165 | — |
| Interception TDs | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 51 | — | 60 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,149 | — | 1,163 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 22.5 | — | 19.4 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 27 | — | 30 | — |
| Punt return yards | 167 | — | 43 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.2 | — | 1.4 | — |
| 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.