Western Michigan team stats
2016 season totals across 14 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:56:33 | 34:02 | 6:03:27 | 25:58 |
| Offensive plays | 1,012 | 72.3 | 850 | 60.7 |
| Total yards | 6,727 | 480.5 | 4,951 | 353.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 69–629 | — | 83–683 | — |
| First downs | 353 | 25.2 | 252 | 18.0 |
| Third down | 102–18954.0% | — | 69–17439.7% | — |
| Fourth down | 15–1788.2% | — | 10–1855.6% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 263–37869.6% | — | 223–39556.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,533 | 252.4 | 2,801 | 200.1 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.3 | — | 7.1 | — |
| Passing TDs | 33 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 4 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 634 | 45.3 | 455 | 32.5 |
| Rushing yards | 3,194 | 228.1 | 2,150 | 153.6 |
| Yards per carry | 5.0 | — | 4.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 36 | — | 16 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 8 | 0.6 | 26 | 1.9 |
| Fumbles lost | 4 | — | 11 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 4 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 28.0 | — | 16.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 78.0 | — | 57.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 4 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 372 | — | 30 | — |
| Interception TDs | 4 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 11 | — | 4 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 43 | — | 76 | — |
| Kick return yards | 894 | — | 1,494 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.8 | — | 19.7 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 1 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 22 | — | 6 | — |
| Punt return yards | 225 | — | 33 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 10.2 | — | 5.5 | — |
| 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.