Northwestern team stats
2020 season totals across 9 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:41:46 | 31:18 | 4:10:05 | 27:47 |
| Offensive plays | 674 | 74.9 | 628 | 69.8 |
| Total yards | 3,266 | 362.9 | 3,035 | 337.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 45–364 | — | 54–433 | — |
| First downs | 183 | 20.3 | 170 | 18.9 |
| Third down | 59–14839.9% | — | 40–13429.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 18–2669.2% | — | 10–1855.6% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 173–28361.1% | — | 173–33551.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,790 | 198.9 | 1,729 | 192.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.3 | — | 5.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 12 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 391 | 43.4 | 293 | 32.6 |
| Rushing yards | 1,476 | 164.0 | 1,306 | 145.1 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 16 | — | 5 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.6 | 19 | 2.1 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 14.0 | — | 13.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 55.0 | — | 61.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 17 | — | 104 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 10 | — | 24 | — |
| Kick return yards | 235 | — | 437 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.5 | — | 18.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 10 | — | 11 | — |
| Punt return yards | 66 | — | 32 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.6 | — | 2.9 | — |
| 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.