2012 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2013
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 440 | 1659 | 3.77 | 16 | 59 | 97 | 54 | 11 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 238 | 977 | 4.11 | 7 | 59 | 49 | 30 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 202 | 682 | 3.38 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 24 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 106 | 380 | 3.58 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 132 | 597 | 4.52 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 120 | 454 | 3.78 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 79 | 220 | 2.78 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 226 | 765 | 3.38 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 4 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 136 | 647 | 4.76 | 3 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 68 | 252 | 3.71 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 37 | 113 | 3.05 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 8 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 10 | -5 | -0.50 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 38 | 138 | 3.63 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 142 | 504 | 3.55 | 0 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 2 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 108 | 462 | 4.28 | 0 | 50 | 23 | 18 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 77 | 329 | 4.27 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 75 | 226 | 3.01 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 65 | 263 | 4.05 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 121 | 502 | 4.15 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 13 | 147 | 464 | 3.16 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 0 |
| Tied | 7 | 46 | 219 | 4.76 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 60 | 212 | 3.53 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||