2008 USC Trojans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 416 | 1136 | 2.73 | 8 | 40 | 66 | 34 | 8 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 220 | 596 | 2.71 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 196 | 540 | 2.76 | 2 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 118 | 363 | 3.08 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 102 | 233 | 2.28 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 101 | 276 | 2.73 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 95 | 264 | 2.78 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 201 | 602 | 3.00 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 140 | 451 | 3.22 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 68 | 47 | 0.69 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1.58 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | -18 | -1.80 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 12 | 21 | 21 | 1.00 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 91 | 265 | 2.91 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 125 | 349 | 2.79 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 2 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 98 | 314 | 3.20 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 56 | 90 | 1.61 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 46 | 118 | 2.57 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 10 | 175 | 396 | 2.26 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 17 | 31 | 1.82 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 89 | 221 | 2.48 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Tied | 10 | 69 | 275 | 3.99 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 4 | 52 | 178 | 3.42 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||