Western Michigan team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:44:11 | 17:15 | 4:11:57 | 19:23 |
| Offensive plays | 893 | 68.7 | 926 | 71.2 |
| Total yards | 5,350 | 411.5 | 5,139 | 395.3 |
| Penalties–yards | 81–616 | — | 83–749 | — |
| First downs | 279 | 21.5 | 262 | 20.2 |
| Third down | 70–17041.2% | — | 87–20442.6% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–2250.0% | — | 15–2657.7% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 346–53564.7% | — | 257–44957.2% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,936 | 302.8 | 3,485 | 268.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.4 | — | 7.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 37 | — | 21 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 10 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 358 | 27.5 | 477 | 36.7 |
| Rushing yards | 1,519 | 116.8 | 1,826 | 140.5 |
| Yards per carry | 4.2 | — | 3.8 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 10 | — | 19 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 23 | 1.8 | 18 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 13 | — | 5 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 13 | — | 10 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 10 | — | 13 | — |
| Interception yards | 255 | — | 125 | — |
| Interception TDs | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 5 | — | 13 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 6 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 102 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 17.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 35 | — | 21 | — |
| Punt return yards | 199 | — | 252 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 5.7 | — | 12.0 | — |
| 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.