Western Michigan team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 7:38:52 | 35:18 | 5:21:08 | 24:42 |
| Offensive plays | 958 | 73.7 | 741 | 57.0 |
| Total yards | 6,080 | 467.7 | 4,313 | 331.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 89–766 | — | 79–734 | — |
| First downs | 322 | 24.8 | 222 | 17.1 |
| Third down | 84–18146.4% | — | 41–15326.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 12–2646.2% | — | 15–2268.2% | — |
Passing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 233–36863.3% | — | 177–32155.1% | — |
| Passing yards | 3,297 | 253.6 | 2,423 | 186.4 |
| Yards per attempt | 9.0 | — | 7.5 | — |
| Passing TDs | 23 | — | 23 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 4 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 590 | 45.4 | 420 | 32.3 |
| Rushing yards | 2,783 | 214.1 | 1,890 | 145.4 |
| Yards per carry | 4.7 | — | 4.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 31 | — | 17 | — |
Turnovers
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 16 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles lost | 10 | — | 9 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 4 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 43.0 | — | 27.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 97.0 | — | 55.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 4 | — |
| Interception yards | 22 | — | 50 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 13 | — | 10 | — |
Returns
| Western Michigan | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 30 | — | 52 | — |
| Kick return yards | 536 | — | 1,095 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 17.9 | — | 21.1 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 10 | — | 16 | — |
| Punt return yards | 27 | — | 318 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 2.7 | — | 19.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 2 | — |
⚠ 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.