Northwestern team stats
2016 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:12:21 | 28:39 | 6:47:39 | 31:21 |
| Offensive plays | 984 | 75.7 | 974 | 74.9 |
| Total yards | 5,177 | 398.2 | 5,257 | 404.4 |
| Penalties–yards | 47–389 | — | 61–593 | — |
| First downs | 281 | 21.6 | 280 | 21.5 |
| Third down | 83–21139.3% | — | 75–20536.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 17–3253.1% | — | 14–2653.8% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 282–48358.4% | — | 303–49661.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,186 | 245.1 | 3,448 | 265.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Passing TDs | 22 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 9 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 501 | 38.5 | 478 | 36.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,991 | 153.2 | 1,809 | 139.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 22 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 25 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 16 | — | 9 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 27.0 | — | 39.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 77.0 | — | 96.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 9 | — | 16 | — |
| Interception yards | 163 | — | 93 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 29 | — | 33 | — |
| Kick return yards | 671 | — | 689 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.1 | — | 20.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 20 | — | 26 | — |
| Punt return yards | 132 | — | 229 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.6 | — | 8.8 | — |
| 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.