Northwestern team stats
2021 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:38:02 | 28:10 | 6:21:58 | 31:50 |
| Offensive plays | 817 | 68.1 | 839 | 69.9 |
| Total yards | 3,868 | 322.3 | 5,154 | 429.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 56–503 | — | 72–614 | — |
| First downs | 208 | 17.3 | 257 | 21.4 |
| Third down | 64–17836.0% | — | 74–17342.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 16–3250.0% | — | 7–1258.3% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 208–36557.0% | — | 241–35967.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,128 | 177.3 | 2,598 | 216.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.8 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 13 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 452 | 37.7 | 480 | 40.0 |
| Rushing yards | 1,740 | 145.0 | 2,556 | 213.0 |
| Yards per carry | 3.8 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 12 | — | 31 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.8 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 10 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 19.0 | — | 29.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 48.0 | — | 80.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 29 | — | 134 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 23 | — | 27 | — |
| Kick return yards | 287 | — | 426 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 12.5 | — | 15.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 18 | — | 21 | — |
| Punt return yards | 265 | — | 189 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 14.7 | — | 9.0 | — |
| 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.