2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 463 | 2577 | 5.57 | 33 | 75 | 131 | 72 | 23 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 228 | 1443 | 6.33 | 20 | 75 | 71 | 39 | 14 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 235 | 1134 | 4.83 | 13 | 64 | 60 | 33 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 110 | 653 | 5.94 | 9 | 65 | 33 | 16 | 9 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 118 | 790 | 6.69 | 11 | 75 | 38 | 23 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 107 | 472 | 4.41 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 121 | 637 | 5.26 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 16 | 8 |
| Overtime | 1 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 235 | 1387 | 5.90 | 14 | 75 | 36 | 37 | 9 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 148 | 743 | 5.02 | 11 | 52 | 56 | 24 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 70 | 433 | 6.19 | 7 | 73 | 34 | 11 | 8 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 35 | 346 | 9.89 | 6 | 73 | 23 | 6 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 53 | 323 | 6.09 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 115 | 819 | 7.12 | 3 | 75 | 31 | 24 | 9 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 97 | 605 | 6.24 | 2 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 98 | 481 | 4.91 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 100 | 349 | 3.49 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 71 | 312 | 4.39 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| Tied | 11 | 78 | 519 | 6.65 | 8 | 65 | 26 | 20 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 112 | 732 | 6.54 | 9 | 75 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 64 | 339 | 5.30 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 6 | 103 | 576 | 5.59 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||