Rushing Offense Year G Yds YPG 1963 (C) 6 1123 187.2 1965 (C) 7 1746 249.4 1966 (C) 7 1567 223.2 1985 (C) 8 1850 231.2 1987 (C) 8 2188 273.5 1990 (C) 8 2199 274.9 Passing Offense Year G Yds YPG 1976 (C) 8 1666 208.2 1978 (C) 8 1983 247.9 1986 (C) 8 1957 244.6 1986 (A) 11 2646 240.5 2001 (A) 12 3510 292.5 Passing efficency Year G att CMP int pct yds td rating 2009 (A) 13 423 251 12 .593 3502 28 145.1 Total Offense Year G Yds YPG 1956 (C) 6 1953 325.5 1957 (C) 6 2233 372.2 1965 (C) 7 2640 377.1 1971 (C) 8 3281 410.0 1978 (C) 8 4185 *523.1 1989 (C) 8 3347 418.4 2001 (A) 12 5364 447.0 2004 (A) 12 5520 460.0 Scoring Year G Pts ppg 1956 (C) 6 132 22.0 1957 (C) 6 184 30.7 1965 (C) 7 203 29.0 1966 (C) 7 213 30.4 1978 (C) 8 328 41.0 1989 (A) 12 356 29.7 First Downs Year G FD Avg 1957 (C) 6 118 19.7 1978 (C) 8 208 26.0 1981 (C) 9 210 23.3 Rushing Defense Year G Yds ypg 1957 (C) 6 750 125.0 1963 (C) 6 457 76.2 1965 (C) 7 242 34.6 1966 (C) 7 320 45.7 1986 (C) 8 832 104.0 11 676 61.5 1987 (A) 1987 (C) 8 301 37.6 1988 (A) 12 1421 118.4 1988 (C) 8 772 96.5 1989 (C) 8 688 86.0 1999 (A) 12 914 76.2
Passing Defense Year G Yds Avg Rating 1953 (C) 6 306 51.0 – 1957 (C) 6 342 57.0 – 1958 (C) 6 392 65.3 – 1962 (C) 6 480 68.5 – 1973 (C) 8 347 43.4 – 1981 (C) 8 1654 182.8 – 1994 (C) 8 1112 139.0 103.1 1994 (A) 11 1604 145.8 101.5 2000 (A) 11 1805 164.1 104.5 (From 1947-89, stat champion determined by passing yards allowed per game. Since 1990, pass defense rankings based on pass efficiency rating.)
TOtal Defense Year G YPG 1953 (C) 6 188.5 1957 (C) 6 182.0 1961 (C) 7 201.0 1962 (C) 6 179.3 1963 (C) 6 178.7 1965 (C) 7 181.7 1966 (C) 7 222.4 1987 (C) 8 184.5 1989 (C) 8 281.4 2000 (A) 11 318.3 Scoring Defense Year G Pts PPG 1953 (C) 6 50 8.3 1955 (C) 6 48 8.0 1961 (C) 7 40 5.7 1963 (C) 6 43 7.2 1965 (C) 7 56 8.0 1966 (C) 7 70 10.0 1987 (A) 11 136 12.4 1987 (C) 8 61 7.6 1988 (C) 8 76 9.5 1989 (A) 12 163 13.6 Quarterback Sacks Year G No Yds SPG 1999 (A) 12 54 381 4.5 2003 (A) 13 45 299 3.5 Turnover Margin Year G To Gained To Lost Margin PG 1985 (C) 8 22 13 +9 +1.13 1987 (A) 11 30 19 +11 +1.00 1987 (C) 8 24 10 +14 +1.75 1988 (C) 8 24 11 +13 +1.63 1992 (C) 8 21 14 +7 +0.88
Punting Year G Avg 1955 (C) 6 41.3 1956 (C) 6 37.6 1963 (C) 6 41.1 1964 (C) 6 42.0 1968 (C) 7 38.7 1969 (C) 7 40.3 1977 (C) 8 40.2 1979 (C) 8 43.8 1980 (C) 8 41.9 1983 (C) 9 42.9 1985 (C) 8 43.1 1999 (A) 12 40.4 2010 (A) 13 38.1 (From 1939-80, stat champion determined by overall punting average. Since 1981, ranking based upon net punting average.)
Kickoff Returns Year G No Yds Avg 1967 (C) – – — 22.1 1994 (A) 11 48 1130 23.5 1994 (C) 8 40 953 23.8 1995 (A) 12 49 1119 22.8 8 30 716 23.9 1995 (C) 2001 (A) 12 40 895 22.4 2003 (A) 13 45 1065 23.7 2007 (A) 13 53 1361 25.7 2009 (A) 13 55 1422 25.9 Punt Returns Year G No 1954 (C) 6 – 1955 (C) 6 – 1956 (C) 6 – 1957 (C) 6 – 1958 (C) 6 – 1961 (C) 7 – 1964 (C) 6 – 1965 (C) 7 – 1966 (C) 7 – 1984 (C) 9 21 1995 (C) 8 18 2010 (A) 13 20 * Big Ten Record
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