2005 Michigan State Spartans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/04/2006
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 11 | 397 | 1811 | 4.56 | 15 | 64 | 103 | 53 | 9 |
| 1st Half | 11 | 190 | 838 | 4.41 | 6 | 64 | 47 | 22 | 3 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 11 | 207 | 973 | 4.70 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 31 | 6 |
| 1st Quarter | 11 | 88 | 421 | 4.78 | 3 | 64 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 11 | 102 | 417 | 4.09 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 11 | 86 | 318 | 3.70 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 11 | 119 | 654 | 5.50 | 6 | 64 | 37 | 18 | 5 |
| Overtime | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 11 | 193 | 844 | 4.37 | 6 | 64 | 21 | 26 | 3 |
| 2nd Down | 11 | 136 | 686 | 5.04 | 6 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 11 | 61 | 250 | 4.10 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 36 | 144 | 4.00 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 3 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 66 | 390 | 5.91 | 0 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 11 | 102 | 558 | 5.47 | 1 | 64 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 11 | 87 | 367 | 4.22 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 10 | 62 | 279 | 4.50 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 80 | 217 | 2.71 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 75 | 276 | 3.68 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 25 | 93 | 3.72 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 82 | 370 | 4.51 | 3 | 64 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Tied | 9 | 69 | 342 | 4.96 | 4 | 64 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 52 | 183 | 3.52 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 39 | 213 | 5.46 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 55 | 334 | 6.07 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||