2008 North Carolina Tar Heels Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 484 | 1812 | 3.74 | 15 | 85 | 111 | 54 | 9 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 243 | 887 | 3.65 | 4 | 31 | 61 | 31 | 3 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 241 | 925 | 3.84 | 11 | 85 | 50 | 23 | 6 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 119 | 484 | 4.07 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 124 | 403 | 3.25 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 110 | 327 | 2.97 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 128 | 592 | 4.63 | 5 | 85 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 235 | 860 | 3.66 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 29 | 4 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 160 | 747 | 4.67 | 8 | 85 | 42 | 18 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 78 | 238 | 3.05 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 41 | 117 | 2.85 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 11 | -33 | -3.00 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 63 | 321 | 5.10 | 1 | 85 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 150 | 631 | 4.21 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 19 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 129 | 466 | 3.61 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 77 | 215 | 2.79 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 65 | 179 | 2.75 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 39 | 313 | 8.03 | 2 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 43 | 127 | 2.95 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 200 | 724 | 3.62 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 21 | 2 |
| Tied | 11 | 88 | 301 | 3.42 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 93 | 254 | 2.73 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||