Northwestern team stats
2019 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:59:33 | 29:58 | 6:00:24 | 30:02 |
| Offensive plays | 841 | 70.1 | 796 | 66.3 |
| Total yards | 3,574 | 297.8 | 4,028 | 335.7 |
| Penalties–yards | 65–582 | — | 72–681 | — |
| First downs | 211 | 17.6 | 210 | 17.5 |
| Third down | 69–19335.8% | — | 73–18040.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–2839.3% | — | 5–1338.5% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 155–31149.8% | — | 220–36061.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,414 | 117.8 | 2,385 | 198.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 4.5 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 6 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 530 | 44.2 | 436 | 36.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,160 | 180.0 | 1,643 | 136.9 |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 23 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 15 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 30.0 | — | 39.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 78.0 | — | 112.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 15 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 47 | — | 150 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 15 | — | 12 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 23 | — | 30 | — |
| Kick return yards | 374 | — | 588 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 16.3 | — | 19.6 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 21 | — | 18 | — |
| Punt return yards | 174 | — | 48 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 8.3 | — | 2.7 | — |
| 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.