Mountain West

Northern Illinois Huskies

DeKalb, Illinois

Season

Northern Illinois

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 55 145

Points / Game 13.8 36.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,201 1,544

Plays 261 262

Yards / Play 4.60 5.89

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 122 136

Rushing Yards 317 618

Yards / Attempt 2.60 4.54

Rushing Touchdowns 3 5

Passing

Pass Completions 93 89

Pass Attempts 139 126

Completion % 66.9% 70.6%

Net Passing Yards 884 926

Yards / Attempt 6.36 7.35

Passing Touchdowns 3 11

Interceptions Thrown 3 5

First Downs

First Downs 71 84

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 18 30

3rd Down Attempts 58 51

3rd Down % 31.0% 58.8%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 5 2

4th Down Attempts 10 5

4th Down % 50.0% 40.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 6

Fumbles Lost 3 1

Interceptions Thrown 3 5

Fumbles Recovered 1 3

Defense

Sacks 7 17

Tackles for Loss 21 31

Interceptions 5 3

Interception Return Yards 106 17

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 1

Penalties

Penalties 22 22

Penalty Yards 196 240

Possession

Possession Time 117:44 122:16

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 7 4

Kick Return Yards 93 156

Yards / Return 13.29 39.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 5 7

Punt Return Yards 61 193

Yards / Return 12.20 27.57

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 2

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 1.55

Success Rate 36.2%

PPA -0.121

Explosiveness 1.190

Opportunities 22

Drives 46

Plays 265

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 21.0%

Power Success 76.5%

Line Yards 2.56

Second-Level Yards 0.94

Open-Field Yards 0.78

Line Yards Total 269

Second-Level Yards Total 99

Open-Field Yards Total 82

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 38.1%

PPA -0.112

Explosiveness 0.877

Play Rate 39.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 36.6%

PPA 0.007

Explosiveness 1.414

Play Rate 57.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 44.2%

Standard Downs PPA -0.158

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.900

Standard Downs Rate 64.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate 21.5%

Passing Downs PPA -0.051

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.293

Passing Downs Rate 35.1%

Field Position

Average Start 72.3

Average Predicted Points 1.204

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 17.7%

Front Seven Havoc 13.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.731

Adjusted Success Rate 2.6%

Adjusted PPA -0.170

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.285

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -2.065

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.0%

Adjusted Power Success 16.4%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 0.1%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.73

Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

PPA Allowed 0.159

Explosiveness Allowed 1.323

Opportunities Faced 26

Drives Faced 45

Plays Faced 268

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 20.2%

Power Success Allowed 57.9%

Line Yards Allowed 2.90

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.24

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.49

Line Yards Total Allowed 374

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 160

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 41.1%

PPA Allowed 0.110

Explosiveness Allowed 1.076

Play Rate Faced 48.1%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 49.2%

PPA Allowed 0.260

Explosiveness Allowed 1.489

Play Rate Faced 48.5%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 47.8%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.030

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.051

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 37.2%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.432

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.061

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.7

Average Predicted Points -1.371

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 12.7%

Front Seven Havoc 8.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.125

Adjusted Success Rate 2.6%

Adjusted PPA -0.014

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.127

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.373

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.0%

Adjusted Power Success 7.2%

Adjusted Havoc 0.9%