Northwestern team stats
2015 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:27:25 | 29:48 | 6:32:35 | 30:12 |
| Offensive plays | 952 | 73.2 | 915 | 70.4 |
| Total yards | 4,252 | 327.1 | 4,146 | 318.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 58–516 | — | 60–540 | — |
| First downs | 230 | 17.7 | 226 | 17.4 |
| Third down | 94–23140.7% | — | 69–21232.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 5–1145.5% | — | 11–2445.8% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 174–35249.4% | — | 244–45254.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,801 | 138.5 | 2,506 | 192.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.1 | — | 5.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 8 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 13 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 600 | 46.2 | 463 | 35.6 |
| Rushing yards | 2,451 | 188.5 | 1,640 | 126.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 3.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 13 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 13 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 228 | — | 264 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 32 | — | 36 | — |
| Kick return yards | 802 | — | 746 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 25.1 | — | 20.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 14 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 108 | — | 33 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.7 | — | 1.2 | — |
| 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.