Northwestern team stats
2018 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:59:19 | 29:57 | 6:58:56 | 29:55 |
| Offensive plays | 1,046 | 74.7 | 982 | 70.1 |
| Total yards | 4,961 | 354.4 | 5,467 | 390.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 40–363 | — | 99–947 | — |
| First downs | 287 | 20.5 | 277 | 19.8 |
| Third down | 86–22338.6% | — | 75–20536.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–3237.5% | — | 8–2334.8% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 318–52760.3% | — | 323–50564.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,350 | 239.3 | 3,657 | 261.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.4 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 21 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 16 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 519 | 37.1 | 477 | 34.1 |
| Rushing yards | 1,611 | 115.1 | 1,810 | 129.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.1 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 25 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 19 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 16 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 27.0 | — | 36.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 79.0 | — | 79.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 16 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 72 | — | 202 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 3 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 17 | — | 44 | — |
| Kick return yards | 369 | — | 852 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.7 | — | 19.4 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 23 | — | 20 | — |
| Punt return yards | 131 | — | 135 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.7 | — | 6.8 | — |
| 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.