Northwestern team stats
2017 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:40:13 | 30:47 | 6:19:47 | 29:13 |
| Offensive plays | 998 | 76.8 | 925 | 71.2 |
| Total yards | 5,304 | 408.0 | 4,644 | 357.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 64–637 | — | 67–636 | — |
| First downs | 296 | 22.8 | 249 | 19.2 |
| Third down | 72–20435.3% | — | 73–20236.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 22–3956.4% | — | 8–2236.4% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 276–46159.9% | — | 283–49557.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,040 | 233.8 | 3,244 | 249.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 17 | — | 12 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 537 | 41.3 | 430 | 33.1 |
| Rushing yards | 2,264 | 174.2 | 1,400 | 107.7 |
| Yards per carry | 4.2 | — | 3.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 30 | — | 13 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 17 | — | 12 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 32.0 | — | 31.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 98.0 | — | 73.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 12 | — | 17 | — |
| Interception yards | 207 | — | 139 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 4 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 25 | — | 45 | — |
| Kick return yards | 479 | — | 814 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.2 | — | 18.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 13 | — | 19 | — |
| Punt return yards | 94 | — | 110 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.2 | — | 5.8 | — |
| 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.