Rutgers team stats
2017 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:42:05 | 28:30 | 6:17:55 | 31:30 |
| Offensive plays | 711 | 59.3 | 836 | 69.7 |
| Total yards | 3,152 | 262.7 | 4,783 | 398.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 71–601 | — | 82–687 | — |
| First downs | 165 | 13.8 | 243 | 20.3 |
| Third down | 52–16431.7% | — | 68–17738.4% | — |
| Fourth down | 4–1428.6% | — | 9–1560.0% | — |
Passing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 135–27549.1% | — | 206–36157.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,387 | 115.6 | 2,601 | 216.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.0 | — | 7.2 | — |
| Passing TDs | 7 | — | 19 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 11 | — |
Rushing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 436 | 36.3 | 475 | 39.6 |
| Rushing yards | 1,765 | 147.1 | 2,182 | 181.8 |
| Yards per carry | 4.0 | — | 4.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 19 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 20 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.3 |
| Fumbles lost | 9 | — | 3 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 11 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 16.0 | — | 18.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 52.0 | — | 72.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 11 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 154 | — | 115 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 3 | — | 9 | — |
Returns
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 41 | — | 30 | — |
| Kick return yards | 714 | — | 546 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 17.4 | — | 18.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 19 | — | 27 | — |
| Punt return yards | 128 | — | 245 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.7 | — | 9.1 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.