Mountain West

Northern Illinois Huskies

DeKalb, Illinois

Season

Northern Illinois

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 24 68

Points / Game 12.0 34.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 428 761

Plays 121 141

Yards / Play 3.54 5.40

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 67 74

Rushing Yards 119 390

Yards / Attempt 1.78 5.27

Rushing Touchdowns 1 3

Passing

Pass Completions 36 42

Pass Attempts 54 67

Completion % 66.7% 62.7%

Net Passing Yards 309 371

Yards / Attempt 5.72 5.54

Passing Touchdowns 1 4

Interceptions Thrown 3 3

First Downs

First Downs 27 45

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 9 15

3rd Down Attempts 29 28

3rd Down % 31.0% 53.6%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 1 0

4th Down Attempts 2 3

4th Down % 50.0% 0.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 4 3

Fumbles Lost 1 0

Interceptions Thrown 3 3

Fumbles Recovered 0 1

Defense

Sacks 3 9

Tackles for Loss 9 15

Interceptions 3 3

Interception Return Yards 30 17

Interception Return Touchdowns 1 1

Penalties

Penalties 16 13

Penalty Yards 146 137

Possession

Possession Time 54:53 65:07

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 1

Kick Return Yards 54 16

Yards / Return 13.50 16.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 4 5

Punt Return Yards 59 124

Yards / Return 14.75 24.80

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 1

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 1.25

Success Rate 33.1%

PPA -0.193

Explosiveness 0.934

Opportunities 8

Drives 26

Plays 124

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 22.8%

Power Success 60.0%

Line Yards 2.38

Second-Level Yards 0.58

Open-Field Yards 0.32

Line Yards Total 136

Second-Level Yards Total 33

Open-Field Yards Total 18

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 36.8%

PPA -0.175

Explosiveness 0.595

Play Rate 46.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 32.3%

PPA -0.007

Explosiveness 1.289

Play Rate 50.0%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 43.5%

Standard Downs PPA -0.132

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.761

Standard Downs Rate 68.5%

Passing Downs Success Rate 10.3%

Passing Downs PPA -0.324

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.526

Passing Downs Rate 31.5%

Field Position

Average Start 74.6

Average Predicted Points 1.032

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 17.7%

Front Seven Havoc 12.9%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -1.079

Adjusted Success Rate -0.6%

Adjusted PPA -0.211

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.434

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -2.503

Adjusted Stuff Rate -3.3%

Adjusted Power Success -17.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed -1.6%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.73

Success Rate Allowed 41.3%

PPA Allowed 0.026

Explosiveness Allowed 1.150

Opportunities Faced 15

Drives Faced 24

Plays Faced 143

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 16.9%

Power Success Allowed 54.5%

Line Yards Allowed 3.09

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.31

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.79

Line Yards Total Allowed 219

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 93

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.3%

PPA Allowed 0.121

Explosiveness Allowed 1.019

Play Rate Faced 49.7%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 42.6%

PPA Allowed 0.074

Explosiveness Allowed 1.286

Play Rate Faced 47.6%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 47.4%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.086

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.851

Standard Downs Rate Faced 67.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 28.3%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.262

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 2.210

Passing Downs Rate Faced 32.2%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 65.8

Average Predicted Points -1.769

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 11.9%

Front Seven Havoc 6.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.674

Adjusted Success Rate 1.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.119

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.099

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.231

Adjusted Stuff Rate -6.4%

Adjusted Power Success -1.4%

Adjusted Havoc -3.0%