Northwestern team stats
2022 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:48:20 | 29:02 | 6:11:40 | 30:58 |
| Offensive plays | 886 | 73.8 | 809 | 67.4 |
| Total yards | 4,025 | 335.4 | 4,497 | 374.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 55–490 | — | 57–515 | — |
| First downs | 228 | 19.0 | 243 | 20.3 |
| Third down | 72–19337.3% | — | 69–16442.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 19–3948.7% | — | 12–1770.6% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 245–41758.8% | — | 185–31259.3% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,524 | 210.3 | 2,201 | 183.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.1 | — | 7.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 10 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 17 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 469 | 39.1 | 497 | 41.4 |
| Rushing yards | 1,501 | 125.1 | 2,296 | 191.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.2 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 11 | — | 24 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 30 | 2.5 | 12 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 6 | — | 17 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 23.0 | — | 22.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 54.0 | — | 62.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 17 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception yards | 16 | — | 248 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 20 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 12 | — | 20 | — |
| Kick return yards | 199 | — | 297 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 16.6 | — | 14.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 8 | — | 15 | — |
| Punt return yards | 19 | — | 118 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 2.4 | — | 7.9 | — |
| 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.