2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 420 | 1540 | 3.67 | 24 | 67 | 85 | 53 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 196 | 789 | 4.03 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 27 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 224 | 751 | 3.35 | 12 | 67 | 42 | 26 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 96 | 481 | 5.01 | 7 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 100 | 308 | 3.08 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 99 | 436 | 4.40 | 6 | 67 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 122 | 309 | 2.53 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 210 | 966 | 4.60 | 12 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 138 | 457 | 3.31 | 1 | 49 | 34 | 14 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 61 | 55 | 0.90 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 27 | 122 | 4.52 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | -16 | -1.78 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 13 | -59 | -4.54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 55 | 226 | 4.11 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 110 | 487 | 4.43 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 15 | 2 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 113 | 426 | 3.77 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 56 | 235 | 4.20 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 86 | 166 | 1.93 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 74 | 274 | 3.70 | 5 | 67 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 40 | 75 | 1.88 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 70 | 155 | 2.21 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| Tied | 13 | 90 | 436 | 4.84 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 72 | 174 | 2.42 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 23 | 125 | 5.43 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 51 | 301 | 5.90 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||