Western Michigan team stats
2009 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 3:32:30 | 17:43 | 3:44:48 | 18:44 |
| Offensive plays | 872 | 72.7 | 842 | 70.2 |
| Total yards | 4,654 | 387.8 | 5,026 | 418.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 56–487 | — | 82–660 | — |
| First downs | 255 | 21.3 | 260 | 21.7 |
| Third down | 74–17841.6% | — | 65–16938.5% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–2544.0% | — | 9–1464.3% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 317–52860.0% | — | 229–38859.0% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,464 | 288.7 | 2,999 | 249.9 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.6 | — | 7.7 | — |
| Passing TDs | 24 | — | 20 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 14 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 344 | 28.7 | 454 | 37.8 |
| Rushing yards | 1,348 | 112.3 | 2,140 | 178.3 |
| Yards per carry | 3.9 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | — | 19 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 28 | 2.3 | 22 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 14 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 14 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 14 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 98 | — | 252 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 12 | — | 14 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 53 | — | 42 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,153 | — | 690 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 21.8 | — | 16.4 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 42 | — | 34 | — |
| Punt return yards | 172 | — | 260 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 4.1 | — | 7.6 | — |
| 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.