2016 Ohio State Buckeyes Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 481 | 1610 | 3.35 | 8 | 68 | 88 | 54 | 18 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 258 | 938 | 3.64 | 3 | 68 | 45 | 29 | 10 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 223 | 672 | 3.01 | 5 | 37 | 43 | 25 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 139 | 592 | 4.26 | 1 | 68 | 27 | 17 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 119 | 346 | 2.91 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 104 | 324 | 3.12 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 109 | 342 | 3.14 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| Overtime | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 243 | 945 | 3.89 | 1 | 68 | 25 | 25 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 160 | 558 | 3.49 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 17 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 65 | 137 | 2.11 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 23 | 106 | 4.61 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 13 | -2 | -0.15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 13 | -30 | -2.31 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 64 | 360 | 5.63 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 159 | 656 | 4.13 | 0 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 9 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 106 | 317 | 2.99 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 65 | 182 | 2.80 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 87 | 95 | 1.09 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 7 | 117 | 240 | 2.05 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 76 | 280 | 3.68 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 99 | 286 | 2.89 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Tied | 12 | 99 | 430 | 4.34 | 0 | 61 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 45 | 184 | 4.09 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||