Northwestern team stats
2026 season totals across 3 games, beside what opponents did.
Season
General
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 1:27:58 | 29:19 | 1:32:02 | 30:41 |
| Offensive plays | 185 | 61.7 | 219 | 73.0 |
| Total yards | 1,245 | 415.0 | 1,252 | 417.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 26–178 | — | 23–185 | — |
| First downs | 61 | 20.3 | 69 | 23.0 |
| Third down | 14–3441.2% | — | 21–4744.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 2–2100.0% | — | 4–850.0% | — |
Passing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 53–7669.7% | — | 61–10657.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 807 | 269.0 | 654 | 218.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 10.6 | — | 6.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | — | — | — |
Rushing
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 109 | 36.3 | 113 | 37.7 |
| Rushing yards | 438 | 146.0 | 598 | 199.3 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 6 | — | 3 | — |
Turnovers
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 3 | — | — | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 5.0 | — | 7.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 11.0 | — | 17.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| Interception yards | 26 | — | — | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | — | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Returns
| Northwestern | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 6 | — | 9 | — |
| Kick return yards | 122 | — | 147 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.3 | — | 16.3 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt return yards | 9 | — | 1 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.5 | — | 1.0 | — |
| 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.