Rutgers team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:33:55 | 30:18 | 6:26:05 | 29:42 |
| Offensive plays | 894 | 68.8 | 866 | 66.6 |
| Total yards | 4,028 | 309.8 | 5,151 | 396.2 |
| Penalties–yards | 65–529 | — | 70–615 | — |
| First downs | 227 | 17.5 | 252 | 19.4 |
| Third down | 61–19331.6% | — | 60–17733.9% | — |
| Fourth down | 14–3935.9% | — | 8–1942.1% | — |
Passing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 231–39458.6% | — | 206–36856.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,229 | 171.5 | 3,054 | 234.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 5.7 | — | 8.3 | — |
| Passing TDs | 9 | — | 25 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 500 | 38.5 | 498 | 38.3 |
| Rushing yards | 1,799 | 138.4 | 2,097 | 161.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.6 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 20 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 7 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 22.0 | — | 22.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 73.0 | — | 81.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 7 | — |
| Interception yards | 88 | — | 54 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Rutgers | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 39 | — | 22 | — |
| Kick return yards | 813 | — | 334 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.8 | — | 15.2 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 24 | — | 14 | — |
| Punt return yards | 255 | — | 41 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 10.6 | — | 2.9 | — |
| 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.