Northwestern team stats
2011 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:10:27 | 19:16 | 3:51:15 | 17:47 |
| Offensive plays | 984 | 75.7 | 869 | 66.8 |
| Total yards | 5,471 | 420.8 | 5,300 | 407.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 56–492 | — | 69–600 | — |
| First downs | 305 | 23.5 | 267 | 20.5 |
| Third down | 89–18647.8% | — | 90–18050.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 17–2860.7% | — | 9–1464.3% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 289–40771.0% | — | 216–35660.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,585 | 275.8 | 3,108 | 239.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.8 | — | 8.7 | — |
| Passing TDs | 26 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 577 | 44.4 | 513 | 39.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,166 | 166.6 | 2,305 | 177.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 25 | — | 27 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 17 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 79 | — | 232 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 8 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 48 | — | 58 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,033 | — | 1,112 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.5 | — | 19.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 16 | — | 22 | — |
| Punt return yards | 127 | — | 114 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.9 | — | 5.2 | — |
| 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.