2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2008
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 548 | 2345 | 4.28 | 20 | 52 | 132 | 68 | 11 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 260 | 1108 | 4.26 | 11 | 52 | 67 | 33 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 288 | 1237 | 4.30 | 9 | 51 | 65 | 35 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 135 | 559 | 4.14 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 125 | 549 | 4.39 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 18 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 136 | 645 | 4.74 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 145 | 575 | 3.97 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 276 | 1313 | 4.76 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 4 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 180 | 698 | 3.88 | 6 | 26 | 55 | 21 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 82 | 323 | 3.94 | 7 | 45 | 40 | 13 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 47 | 164 | 3.49 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 8 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 50 | 198 | 3.96 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 130 | 580 | 4.46 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 142 | 698 | 4.92 | 1 | 52 | 41 | 20 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 114 | 574 | 5.04 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 112 | 295 | 2.63 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 1 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 84 | 341 | 4.06 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| Tied | 12 | 127 | 511 | 4.02 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 16 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 90 | 389 | 4.32 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 104 | 355 | 3.41 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 7 | 123 | 671 | 5.46 | 3 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||