2008 Northern Illinois Huskies Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 437 | 1786 | 4.09 | 13 | 64 | 98 | 61 | 12 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 212 | 894 | 4.22 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 34 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 225 | 892 | 3.96 | 8 | 64 | 44 | 27 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 94 | 354 | 3.77 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 118 | 540 | 4.58 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 109 | 560 | 5.14 | 6 | 64 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 113 | 330 | 2.92 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 208 | 906 | 4.36 | 3 | 64 | 28 | 30 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 155 | 680 | 4.39 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 24 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 63 | 174 | 2.76 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 28 | 66 | 2.36 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 4 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 16 | 42 | 2.63 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 64 | 304 | 4.75 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 120 | 660 | 5.50 | 1 | 61 | 33 | 26 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 97 | 375 | 3.87 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 69 | 261 | 3.78 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 87 | 186 | 2.14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 75 | 279 | 3.72 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 21 | 30 | 1.43 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 65 | 239 | 3.68 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Tied | 10 | 95 | 326 | 3.43 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 98 | 481 | 4.91 | 2 | 61 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 45 | 269 | 5.98 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 38 | 162 | 4.26 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||