Mountain West

Northern Illinois Huskies

DeKalb, Illinois

Season

Northern Illinois

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 130 301

Points / Game 16.2 37.6

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,605 3,464

Plays 502 528

Yards / Play 5.19 6.56

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 236 318

Rushing Yards 941 1,750

Yards / Attempt 3.99 5.50

Rushing Touchdowns 7 20

Passing

Pass Completions 166 148

Pass Attempts 266 210

Completion % 62.4% 70.5%

Net Passing Yards 1,664 1,714

Yards / Attempt 6.26 8.16

Passing Touchdowns 8 17

Interceptions Thrown 7 8

First Downs

First Downs 143 181

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 35 59

3rd Down Attempts 105 99

3rd Down % 33.3% 59.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 10 5

4th Down Attempts 18 10

4th Down % 55.6% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 13 9

Fumbles Lost 6 1

Interceptions Thrown 7 8

Fumbles Recovered 1 6

Defense

Sacks 9 24

Tackles for Loss 27 46

Interceptions 8 7

Interception Return Yards 127 75

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 1

Penalties

Penalties 44 41

Penalty Yards 426 423

Possession

Possession Time 225:55 254:05

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 10 7

Kick Return Yards 149 230

Yards / Return 14.90 32.86

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 1

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 9 12

Punt Return Yards 81 229

Yards / Return 9.00 19.08

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 2

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 2.55

Success Rate 38.9%

PPA -0.024

Explosiveness 1.225

Opportunities 40

Drives 86

Plays 512

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 18.5%

Power Success 79.4%

Line Yards 3.22

Second-Level Yards 1.29

Open-Field Yards 0.91

Line Yards Total 680

Second-Level Yards Total 272

Open-Field Yards Total 193

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 44.1%

PPA 0.005

Explosiveness 0.935

Play Rate 41.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 36.1%

PPA 0.032

Explosiveness 1.492

Play Rate 55.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 45.6%

Standard Downs PPA -0.088

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.981

Standard Downs Rate 66.0%

Passing Downs Success Rate 25.9%

Passing Downs PPA 0.100

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.059

Passing Downs Rate 34.0%

Field Position

Average Start 73.0

Average Predicted Points 1.160

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 16.4%

Front Seven Havoc 10.5%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.565

Adjusted Success Rate -0.2%

Adjusted PPA -0.106

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.043

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.735

Adjusted Stuff Rate 1.2%

Adjusted Power Success 10.6%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -0.8%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 4.46

Success Rate Allowed 50.4%

PPA Allowed 0.253

Explosiveness Allowed 1.217

Opportunities Faced 52

Drives Faced 87

Plays Faced 538

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 14.6%

Power Success Allowed 76.0%

Line Yards Allowed 3.37

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.27

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.65

Line Yards Total Allowed 1,040

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 393

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 51.8%

PPA Allowed 0.254

Explosiveness Allowed 0.988

Play Rate Faced 57.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 50.5%

PPA Allowed 0.350

Explosiveness Allowed 1.532

Play Rate Faced 39.8%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 55.3%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.182

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.023

Standard Downs Rate Faced 71.9%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 37.7%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.434

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.947

Passing Downs Rate Faced 28.1%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 70.4

Average Predicted Points -1.393

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 9.7%

Front Seven Havoc 5.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.3%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.750

Adjusted Success Rate -7.8%

Adjusted PPA -0.158

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.073

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.943

Adjusted Stuff Rate -1.4%

Adjusted Power Success -2.4%

Adjusted Havoc -3.6%