2009 Marshall Thundering Herd Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2010
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 405 | 1753 | 4.33 | 18 | 57 | 92 | 54 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 211 | 931 | 4.41 | 11 | 57 | 50 | 27 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 194 | 822 | 4.24 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 27 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 100 | 569 | 5.69 | 8 | 57 | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 111 | 362 | 3.26 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 90 | 440 | 4.89 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 17 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 104 | 382 | 3.67 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 207 | 936 | 4.52 | 9 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 130 | 573 | 4.41 | 6 | 51 | 37 | 16 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 56 | 187 | 3.34 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 31 | 101 | 3.26 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 9 | 30 | 3.33 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 53 | 212 | 4.00 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 104 | 471 | 4.53 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 114 | 535 | 4.69 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 73 | 372 | 5.10 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 61 | 163 | 2.67 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 20 | 140 | 7.00 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 60 | 248 | 4.13 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 91 | 225 | 2.47 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| Tied | 12 | 110 | 619 | 5.63 | 8 | 57 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 68 | 211 | 3.10 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 39 | 229 | 5.87 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||