Northwestern team stats
2013 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:50:31 | 29:13 | 6:07:34 | 30:38 |
| Offensive plays | 889 | 74.1 | 930 | 77.5 |
| Total yards | 4,795 | 399.6 | 5,082 | 423.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 49–417 | — | 52–423 | — |
| First downs | 255 | 21.3 | 287 | 23.9 |
| Third down | 75–18839.9% | — | 73–18240.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 6–1442.9% | — | 8–1650.0% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 241–38263.1% | — | 267–44659.9% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,726 | 227.2 | 3,074 | 256.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.1 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 20 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 19 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 507 | 42.3 | 484 | 40.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,069 | 172.4 | 2,008 | 167.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.7 | 23 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 4 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 19 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 19 | — |
| Interception yards | 261 | — | 104 | — |
| Interception TDs | 4 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 4 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 30 | — | 43 | — |
| Kick return yards | 652 | — | 829 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.7 | — | 19.3 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 9 | — | 17 | — |
| Punt return yards | 64 | — | 61 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.1 | — | 3.6 | — |
| 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.