2008 Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing Defense Split Stats through 01/08/2009
| Split | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 464 | 1835 | 3.95 | 16 | 38.67 | 152.92 |
| at Home | 6 | 241 | 963 | 4.00 | 9 | 40.17 | 160.50 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 223 | 872 | 3.91 | 7 | 37.17 | 145.33 |
| in Wins | 5 | 190 | 611 | 3.22 | 5 | 38.00 | 122.20 |
| in Losses | 7 | 274 | 1224 | 4.47 | 11 | 39.14 | 174.86 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 328 | 1282 | 3.91 | 12 | 41.00 | 160.25 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 136 | 553 | 4.07 | 4 | 34.00 | 138.25 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 173 | 910 | 5.26 | 8 | 43.25 | 227.50 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 291 | 925 | 3.18 | 8 | 36.38 | 115.63 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 427 | 1659 | 3.89 | 15 | 38.82 | 150.82 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 37 | 176 | 4.76 | 1 | 37.00 | 176.00 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 8 | 314 | 1362 | 4.34 | 12 | 39.25 | 170.25 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 3 | 113 | 297 | 2.63 | 3 | 37.67 | 99.00 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 9 | 365 | 1508 | 4.13 | 14 | 40.56 | 167.56 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 62 | 151 | 2.44 | 1 | 31.00 | 75.50 |
| in August/September | 4 | 152 | 730 | 4.80 | 6 | 38.00 | 182.50 |
| in October | 4 | 158 | 489 | 3.09 | 5 | 39.50 | 122.25 |
| in November | 4 | 154 | 616 | 4.00 | 5 | 38.50 | 154.00 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |