Northwestern team stats
2012 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:32:18 | 30:11 | 6:47:31 | 31:21 |
| Offensive plays | 964 | 74.2 | 937 | 72.1 |
| Total yards | 5,130 | 394.6 | 4,916 | 378.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 68–657 | — | 72–612 | — |
| First downs | 291 | 22.4 | 276 | 21.2 |
| Third down | 90–19645.9% | — | 76–18740.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 8–1553.3% | — | 10–2343.5% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 231–36962.6% | — | 289–49758.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,198 | 169.1 | 3,257 | 250.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.0 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 14 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 7 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 595 | 45.8 | 440 | 33.8 |
| Rushing yards | 2,932 | 225.5 | 1,659 | 127.6 |
| Yards per carry | 4.9 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 31 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 15 | 1.2 | 29 | 2.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 7 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 7 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 243 | — | 52 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 16 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 31 | — | 68 | — |
| Kick return yards | 647 | — | 1,340 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.9 | — | 19.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 23 | — |
| Punt return yards | 331 | — | 107 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 16.6 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 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.