2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2019
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 472 | 1813 | 3.84 | 16 | 62 | 95 | 57 | 13 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 230 | 847 | 3.68 | 6 | 41 | 44 | 26 | 5 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 242 | 966 | 3.99 | 10 | 62 | 51 | 31 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 112 | 448 | 4.00 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 118 | 399 | 3.38 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 17 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 123 | 523 | 4.25 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 17 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 119 | 443 | 3.72 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 228 | 930 | 4.08 | 6 | 58 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 159 | 622 | 3.91 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 76 | 256 | 3.37 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 34 | 190 | 5.59 | 2 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 11 | 18 | 25 | 1.39 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 48 | 148 | 3.08 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 162 | 757 | 4.67 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 28 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 105 | 386 | 3.68 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 94 | 357 | 3.80 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 63 | 165 | 2.62 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 9 | 155 | 695 | 4.48 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 6 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 108 | 325 | 3.01 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 102 | 320 | 3.14 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| Tied | 8 | 52 | 167 | 3.21 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 3 | 29 | 133 | 4.59 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 22 | 169 | 7.68 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||