2008 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Offense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 436 | 1426 | 3.27 | 11 | 35 | 91 | 45 | 7 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 187 | 603 | 3.22 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 249 | 823 | 3.31 | 6 | 35 | 54 | 27 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 103 | 392 | 3.81 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 84 | 211 | 2.51 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 99 | 384 | 3.88 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 140 | 414 | 2.96 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
| Overtime | 1 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 200 | 675 | 3.38 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 147 | 468 | 3.18 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 73 | 208 | 2.85 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 35 | 124 | 3.54 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 14 | 19 | 1.36 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 16 | 53 | 3.31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 10 | 44 | 214 | 4.86 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 107 | 389 | 3.64 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 121 | 415 | 3.43 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 1 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 95 | 231 | 2.43 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 69 | 177 | 2.57 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 100 | 371 | 3.71 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 49 | 168 | 3.43 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 93 | 303 | 3.26 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| Tied | 13 | 87 | 329 | 3.78 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 68 | 185 | 2.72 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 9 | -32 | -3.56 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 30 | 102 | 3.40 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||