Northwestern team stats
2014 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:00:32 | 30:03 | 6:07:43 | 30:39 |
| Offensive plays | 941 | 78.4 | 878 | 73.2 |
| Total yards | 4,237 | 353.1 | 4,611 | 384.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 61–522 | — | 68–611 | — |
| First downs | 244 | 20.3 | 243 | 20.3 |
| Third down | 84–21239.6% | — | 70–18338.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–2948.3% | — | 10–2147.6% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 261–45557.4% | — | 220–39755.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,598 | 216.5 | 2,572 | 214.3 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.7 | — | 6.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 10 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 486 | 40.5 | 481 | 40.1 |
| Rushing yards | 1,639 | 136.6 | 2,039 | 169.9 |
| Yards per carry | 3.4 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 20 | — | 18 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 23 | 1.9 | 27 | 2.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 213 | — | 132 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 40 | — | 35 | — |
| Kick return yards | 808 | — | 682 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.2 | — | 19.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 9 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 136 | — | 202 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 15.1 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.