Western Michigan team stats
2012 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 5:49:56 | 29:10 | 6:24:09 | 32:01 |
| Offensive plays | 915 | 76.3 | 849 | 70.8 |
| Total yards | 5,271 | 439.3 | 4,751 | 395.9 |
| Penalties–yards | 76–611 | — | 81–694 | — |
| First downs | 284 | 23.7 | 250 | 20.8 |
| Third down | 84–18246.2% | — | 70–17939.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 6–1250.0% | — | 6–1735.3% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 304–51159.5% | — | 234–38760.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,477 | 289.8 | 2,889 | 240.8 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.8 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 28 | — | 19 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 21 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 404 | 33.7 | 462 | 38.5 |
| Rushing yards | 1,794 | 149.5 | 1,862 | 155.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | — | 4.0 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | — | 21 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 31 | 2.6 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Fumbles lost | 10 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 8 | — | 21 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 21 | — | 8 | — |
| Interception yards | 8 | — | 341 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 10 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 53 | — | 51 | — |
| Kick return yards | 1,033 | — | 996 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.5 | — | 19.5 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 17 | — | 20 | — |
| Punt return yards | 190 | — | 224 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 11.2 | — | 11.2 | — |
| 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.