2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 433 | 1922 | 4.44 | 22 | 75 | 91 | 55 | 23 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 226 | 1025 | 4.54 | 14 | 75 | 45 | 31 | 12 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 207 | 897 | 4.33 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 11 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 100 | 441 | 4.41 | 4 | 75 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 126 | 584 | 4.63 | 10 | 56 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 105 | 484 | 4.61 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 98 | 388 | 3.96 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 213 | 865 | 4.06 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 138 | 814 | 5.90 | 10 | 75 | 46 | 24 | 12 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 72 | 192 | 2.67 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 35 | 75 | 2.14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 56 | 254 | 4.54 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 129 | 646 | 5.01 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 18 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 110 | 489 | 4.45 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 76 | 356 | 4.68 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 62 | 177 | 2.85 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 34 | 47 | 1.38 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 66 | 241 | 3.65 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 81 | 347 | 4.28 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| Tied | 10 | 73 | 461 | 6.32 | 6 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 75 | 374 | 4.99 | 4 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 39 | 199 | 5.10 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 65 | 253 | 3.89 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||