2008 Iowa State Cyclones Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 438 | 2096 | 4.79 | 25 | 76 | 116 | 65 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 212 | 889 | 4.19 | 11 | 52 | 55 | 29 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 226 | 1207 | 5.34 | 14 | 76 | 61 | 36 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 115 | 418 | 3.63 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 97 | 471 | 4.86 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 18 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 94 | 470 | 5.00 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 132 | 737 | 5.58 | 10 | 76 | 40 | 25 | 6 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 229 | 998 | 4.36 | 11 | 76 | 29 | 29 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 139 | 754 | 5.42 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 24 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 62 | 320 | 5.16 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 64 | 366 | 5.72 | 1 | 76 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 100 | 469 | 4.69 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 2 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 121 | 561 | 4.64 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 15 | 4 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 84 | 426 | 5.07 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 69 | 274 | 3.97 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 29 | 205 | 7.07 | 2 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 45 | 255 | 5.67 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 40 | 113 | 2.83 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Tied | 11 | 83 | 382 | 4.60 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 84 | 309 | 3.68 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 76 | 330 | 4.34 | 5 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 7 | 81 | 502 | 6.20 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 19 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||