2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 451 | 1614 | 3.58 | 14 | 57 | 95 | 47 | 10 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 200 | 892 | 4.46 | 4 | 43 | 49 | 29 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 251 | 722 | 2.88 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 18 | 3 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 98 | 437 | 4.46 | 2 | 40 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 102 | 455 | 4.46 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 117 | 358 | 3.06 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 124 | 339 | 2.73 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| Overtime | 1 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 212 | 770 | 3.63 | 8 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 149 | 586 | 3.93 | 2 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 79 | 239 | 3.03 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 35 | 135 | 3.86 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 13 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 10 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 57 | 220 | 3.86 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 142 | 502 | 3.54 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 136 | 547 | 4.02 | 3 | 57 | 32 | 13 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 71 | 219 | 3.08 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 45 | 126 | 2.80 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 53 | 187 | 3.53 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 60 | 302 | 5.03 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 122 | 495 | 4.06 | 4 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 3 |
| Tied | 10 | 94 | 348 | 3.70 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 67 | 169 | 2.52 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 49 | 100 | 2.04 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||