Northwestern team stats
2023 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:12:02 | 28:37 | 6:47:58 | 31:23 |
| Offensive plays | 847 | 65.2 | 862 | 66.3 |
| Total yards | 3,951 | 303.9 | 4,430 | 340.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 69–554 | — | 54–491 | — |
| First downs | 218 | 16.8 | 239 | 18.4 |
| Third down | 77–19240.1% | — | 73–18439.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 3–1421.4% | — | 13–2650.0% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 241–38962.0% | — | 232–35864.8% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,626 | 202.0 | 2,378 | 182.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.8 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 20 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 458 | 35.2 | 504 | 38.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,325 | 101.9 | 2,052 | 157.8 |
| Yards per carry | 2.9 | — | 4.1 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 20 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 9 | 0.7 | 22 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 30.0 | — | 49.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 62.0 | — | 85.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 101 | — | 94 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 1 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 28 | — | 39 | — |
| Kick return yards | 584 | — | 660 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.9 | — | 16.9 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 11 | — | 14 | — |
| Punt return yards | 70 | — | 22 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.4 | — | 1.6 | — |
| 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.