2016 SMU Mustangs Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 498 | 2526 | 5.07 | 30 | 67 | 128 | 71 | 26 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 238 | 1080 | 4.54 | 13 | 61 | 59 | 28 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 260 | 1446 | 5.56 | 17 | 67 | 69 | 43 | 19 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 124 | 600 | 4.84 | 9 | 61 | 33 | 17 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 114 | 480 | 4.21 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 114 | 606 | 5.32 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 16 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 142 | 815 | 5.74 | 11 | 67 | 43 | 26 | 12 |
| Overtime | 1 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 241 | 1486 | 6.17 | 16 | 67 | 40 | 40 | 17 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 171 | 700 | 4.09 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 20 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 73 | 272 | 3.73 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 10 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 35 | 196 | 5.60 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 16 | 77 | 4.81 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 43 | 316 | 7.35 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 148 | 832 | 5.62 | 1 | 67 | 39 | 21 | 9 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 144 | 588 | 4.08 | 3 | 60 | 32 | 18 | 7 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 82 | 466 | 5.68 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 81 | 324 | 4.00 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 44 | 99 | 2.25 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 48 | 155 | 3.23 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 146 | 600 | 4.11 | 8 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| Tied | 7 | 37 | 214 | 5.78 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 72 | 521 | 7.24 | 6 | 67 | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 40 | 219 | 5.48 | 1 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 5 | 111 | 718 | 6.47 | 9 | 55 | 32 | 21 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||