2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 443 | 1811 | 4.09 | 19 | 88 | 95 | 58 | 13 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 214 | 780 | 3.64 | 8 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 5 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 229 | 1031 | 4.50 | 11 | 88 | 52 | 30 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 104 | 429 | 4.13 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 110 | 351 | 3.19 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 97 | 529 | 5.45 | 4 | 88 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 132 | 502 | 3.80 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 223 | 900 | 4.04 | 7 | 88 | 26 | 27 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 142 | 644 | 4.54 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 23 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 72 | 234 | 3.25 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 33 | 56 | 1.70 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 19 | 88 | 4.63 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 6 | 33 | 5.50 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 47 | 335 | 7.13 | 1 | 88 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 100 | 390 | 3.90 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 142 | 566 | 3.99 | 1 | 45 | 36 | 19 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 79 | 326 | 4.13 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 75 | 194 | 2.59 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 22 | 22 | 1.00 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 86 | 201 | 2.34 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Tied | 10 | 85 | 435 | 5.12 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 87 | 304 | 3.49 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 43 | 202 | 4.70 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 4 | 102 | 600 | 5.88 | 5 | 88 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||