2009 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2010
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 441 | 1666 | 3.78 | 20 | 70 | 96 | 53 | 11 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 210 | 739 | 3.52 | 11 | 70 | 46 | 27 | 3 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 231 | 927 | 4.01 | 9 | 69 | 50 | 26 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 96 | 393 | 4.09 | 5 | 70 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 114 | 346 | 3.04 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 112 | 360 | 3.21 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 116 | 546 | 4.71 | 8 | 69 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 227 | 1097 | 4.83 | 9 | 70 | 34 | 34 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 142 | 469 | 3.30 | 7 | 50 | 39 | 13 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 63 | 101 | 1.60 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 27 | 60 | 2.22 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 10 | -13 | -1.30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 48 | 214 | 4.46 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 132 | 636 | 4.82 | 2 | 70 | 36 | 20 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 137 | 466 | 3.40 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 53 | 194 | 3.66 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 71 | 156 | 2.20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 52 | 156 | 3.00 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 57 | 201 | 3.53 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 97 | 350 | 3.61 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| Tied | 11 | 68 | 325 | 4.78 | 5 | 70 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 97 | 340 | 3.51 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 65 | 263 | 4.05 | 3 | 69 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||