2011 Michigan State Spartans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2012
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 502 | 1407 | 2.80 | 11 | 39 | 78 | 49 | 9 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 281 | 956 | 3.40 | 7 | 39 | 52 | 29 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 221 | 451 | 2.04 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 3 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 144 | 624 | 4.33 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 137 | 332 | 2.42 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 109 | 283 | 2.60 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 108 | 172 | 1.59 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| Overtime | 1 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 243 | 670 | 2.76 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 4 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 169 | 675 | 3.99 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 80 | 73 | 0.91 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 7 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 13 | 21 | 11 | 0.52 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 13 | 30 | -3 | -0.10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 4 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 14 | 91 | 288 | 3.16 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 165 | 322 | 1.95 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 14 | 108 | 481 | 4.45 | 0 | 39 | 32 | 22 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 75 | 165 | 2.20 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 63 | 151 | 2.40 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 74 | 171 | 2.31 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 69 | 155 | 2.25 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 105 | 182 | 1.73 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Tied | 13 | 112 | 490 | 4.38 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 89 | 284 | 3.19 | 4 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 34 | 110 | 3.24 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 19 | 15 | 0.79 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||