Northwestern team stats
2024 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:57:58 | 29:50 | 6:02:02 | 30:10 |
| Offensive plays | 744 | 62.0 | 779 | 64.9 |
| Total yards | 3,416 | 284.7 | 4,343 | 361.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 57–465 | — | 45–386 | — |
| First downs | 192 | 16.0 | 229 | 19.1 |
| Third down | 55–16732.9% | — | 63–15740.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1850.0% | — | 9–2045.0% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 211–39253.8% | — | 245–39162.7% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,233 | 186.1 | 2,780 | 231.7 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.7 | — | 7.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 7 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 352 | 29.3 | 388 | 32.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,183 | 98.6 | 1,563 | 130.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.4 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 12 | — | 22 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 7 | — | 6 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 23.0 | — | 24.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 57.0 | — | 68.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 168 | — | 98 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 6 | — | 7 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 27 | — | 24 | — |
| Kick return yards | 583 | — | 505 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.6 | — | 21.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 17 | — | 25 | — |
| Punt return yards | 258 | — | 287 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 15.2 | — | 11.5 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
⚠ 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.