2017 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 431 | 1400 | 3.25 | 13 | 53 | 83 | 48 | 10 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 209 | 696 | 3.33 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 222 | 704 | 3.17 | 7 | 53 | 46 | 27 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 115 | 513 | 4.46 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 94 | 183 | 1.95 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 107 | 355 | 3.32 | 4 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 110 | 351 | 3.19 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 |
| Overtime | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 196 | 607 | 3.10 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 146 | 516 | 3.53 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 77 | 267 | 3.47 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 32 | 101 | 3.16 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 55 | 207 | 3.76 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 122 | 459 | 3.76 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 129 | 395 | 3.06 | 1 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 69 | 206 | 2.99 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 56 | 133 | 2.38 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 54 | 174 | 3.22 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 39 | 93 | 2.38 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 80 | 343 | 4.29 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| Tied | 12 | 108 | 309 | 2.86 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 61 | 169 | 2.77 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 40 | 97 | 2.43 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 49 | 215 | 4.39 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||