Rutgers team stats
2012 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:39:34 | 30:44 | 6:27:43 | 29:49 |
| Offensive plays | 823 | 63.3 | 882 | 67.8 |
| Total yards | 4,287 | 329.8 | 4,047 | 311.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 94–780 | — | 81–679 | — |
| First downs | 215 | 16.5 | 228 | 17.5 |
| Third down | 63–18434.2% | — | 72–19836.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 3–1030.0% | — | 5–1729.4% | — |
Passing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 223–39256.9% | — | 230–42254.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,711 | 208.5 | 2,788 | 214.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.9 | — | 6.6 | — |
| Passing TDs | 23 | — | 13 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 18 | — | 16 | — |
Rushing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 431 | 33.2 | 460 | 35.4 |
| Rushing yards | 1,576 | 121.2 | 1,259 | 96.8 |
| Yards per carry | 3.7 | — | 2.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 6 | — | 6 | — |
Turnovers
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 22 | 1.7 | 32 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 6 | — | 14 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 18 | — | 16 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 16 | — | 18 | — |
| Interception yards | 173 | — | 218 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 14 | — | 6 | — |
Returns
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 24 | — | 44 | — |
| Kick return yards | 557 | — | 796 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.2 | — | 18.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 31 | — | 30 | — |
| Punt return yards | 140 | — | 204 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.5 | — | 6.8 | — |
| 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.