2021 Northern Illinois Huskies Kickoff Return Defense Split Stats through 01/10/2022
| Split | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 14 | 51 | 767 | 15.04 | 0 | 3.6 | 54.8 |
| at Home | 6 | 18 | 248 | 13.78 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.3 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 8 | 33 | 519 | 15.73 | 0 | 4.1 | 64.9 |
| in Wins | 9 | 36 | 560 | 15.56 | 0 | 4.0 | 62.2 |
| in Losses | 5 | 15 | 207 | 13.80 | 0 | 3.0 | 41.4 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 36 | 491 | 13.64 | 0 | 4.0 | 54.6 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 15 | 276 | 18.40 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.2 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 13 | 49 | 760 | 15.51 | 0 | 3.8 | 58.5 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 13 | 46 | 655 | 14.24 | 0 | 3.5 | 50.4 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 | 0 | 5.0 | 112.0 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 19 | 309 | 16.26 | 0 | 2.7 | 44.1 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 27 | 346 | 12.81 | 0 | 4.5 | 57.7 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 12.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 36.0 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 11 | 40 | 583 | 14.58 | 0 | 3.6 | 53.0 |
| in August/September | 4 | 11 | 184 | 16.73 | 0 | 2.8 | 46.0 |
| in October | 4 | 15 | 238 | 15.87 | 0 | 3.8 | 59.5 |
| in November | 4 | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0 | 4.0 | 45.0 |
| in December/January | 2 | 9 | 165 | 18.33 | 0 | 4.5 | 82.5 |