2016 Michigan State Spartans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 460 | 1904 | 4.14 | 21 | 64 | 92 | 46 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 211 | 838 | 3.97 | 9 | 40 | 47 | 23 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 249 | 1066 | 4.28 | 12 | 64 | 45 | 23 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 90 | 357 | 3.97 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 121 | 481 | 3.98 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 113 | 508 | 4.50 | 4 | 64 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 131 | 544 | 4.15 | 8 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| Overtime | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 216 | 930 | 4.31 | 11 | 64 | 20 | 22 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 160 | 697 | 4.36 | 5 | 44 | 40 | 18 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 74 | 269 | 3.64 | 5 | 62 | 25 | 6 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 39 | 172 | 4.41 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 56 | 255 | 4.55 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 137 | 677 | 4.94 | 1 | 64 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 101 | 336 | 3.33 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 94 | 396 | 4.21 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 72 | 240 | 3.33 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 51 | 148 | 2.90 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 31 | 100 | 3.23 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 129 | 601 | 4.66 | 5 | 64 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| Tied | 11 | 81 | 409 | 5.05 | 4 | 52 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 64 | 249 | 3.89 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 60 | 256 | 4.27 | 4 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 5 | 44 | 141 | 3.20 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||