Western Michigan team stats
2017 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:07:44 | 30:39 | 5:52:16 | 29:21 |
| Offensive plays | 856 | 71.3 | 806 | 67.2 |
| Total yards | 4,675 | 389.6 | 4,542 | 378.5 |
| Penalties–yards | 68–639 | — | 81–741 | — |
| First downs | 250 | 20.8 | 224 | 18.7 |
| Third down | 70–17839.3% | — | 64–16838.1% | — |
| Fourth down | 9–1560.0% | — | 5–862.5% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 172–29458.5% | — | 209–36357.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 1,978 | 164.8 | 2,669 | 222.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 6.7 | — | 7.4 | — |
| Passing TDs | 19 | — | 18 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 562 | 46.8 | 443 | 36.9 |
| Rushing yards | 2,697 | 224.8 | 1,873 | 156.1 |
| Yards per carry | 4.8 | — | 4.2 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 26 | — | 27 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 26 | 2.2 |
| Fumbles lost | 10 | — | 16 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 10 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 20.0 | — | 22.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 79.0 | — | 72.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 10 | — |
| Interception yards | 170 | — | 145 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 16 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 40 | — | 54 | — |
| Kick return yards | 806 | — | 1,044 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 20.1 | — | 19.3 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 15 | — | 26 | — |
| Punt return yards | 105 | — | 102 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 7.0 | — | 3.9 | — |
| 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.