Rutgers team stats
2009 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:21:31 | 20:07 | 3:55:13 | 18:06 |
| Offensive plays | 811 | 62.4 | 827 | 63.6 |
| Total yards | 4,242 | 326.3 | 4,001 | 307.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 81–574 | — | 84–690 | — |
| First downs | 211 | 16.2 | 198 | 15.2 |
| Third down | 63–18434.2% | — | 54–17930.2% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–1838.9% | — | 5–1631.3% | — |
Passing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 165–32750.5% | — | 216–38656.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,796 | 215.1 | 2,900 | 223.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.6 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 15 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 484 | 37.2 | 441 | 33.9 |
| Rushing yards | 1,747 | 134.4 | 1,342 | 103.2 |
| Yards per carry | 3.6 | — | 3.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 21 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.1 | 34 | 2.6 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | — | 19 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 239 | — | 84 | — |
| Interception TDs | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 19 | — | 4 | — |
Returns
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 37 | — | 70 | — |
| Kick return yards | 876 | — | 1,387 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.7 | — | 19.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 45 | — | 41 | — |
| Punt return yards | 123 | — | 173 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 2.7 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 1 | — | 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.