Purdue team stats
2016 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:51:53 | 29:19 | 6:08:07 | 30:41 |
| Offensive plays | 918 | 76.5 | 855 | 71.3 |
| Total yards | 4,693 | 391.1 | 5,339 | 444.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 52–447 | — | 85–768 | — |
| First downs | 254 | 21.2 | 261 | 21.8 |
| Third down | 91–20344.8% | — | 89–18149.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 15–3345.5% | — | 9–1369.2% | — |
Passing
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 312–55756.0% | — | 187–31559.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,539 | 294.9 | 2,489 | 207.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.4 | — | 7.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 25 | — | 22 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 25 | — |
Rushing
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 361 | 30.1 | 540 | 45.0 |
| Rushing yards | 1,154 | 96.2 | 2,850 | 237.5 |
| Yards per carry | 3.2 | — | 5.3 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 12 | — | 35 | — |
Turnovers
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 33 | 2.8 | 16 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 4 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 25 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 21.0 | — | 29.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 68.0 | — | 71.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 25 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 272 | — | 276 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 4 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Purdue | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 42 | — | 45 | — |
| Kick return yards | 836 | — | 755 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.9 | — | 16.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 12 | — | 15 | — |
| Punt return yards | 91 | — | 45 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.6 | — | 3.0 | — |
| 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.