2008 Rice Owls Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2009
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 461 | 2376 | 5.15 | 24 | 61 | 131 | 78 | 27 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 228 | 1076 | 4.72 | 10 | 48 | 56 | 34 | 13 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 233 | 1300 | 5.58 | 14 | 61 | 75 | 44 | 14 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 121 | 502 | 4.15 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 107 | 574 | 5.36 | 3 | 48 | 32 | 19 | 7 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 122 | 676 | 5.54 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 26 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 111 | 624 | 5.62 | 10 | 61 | 31 | 18 | 7 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 248 | 1452 | 5.85 | 13 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 17 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 149 | 714 | 4.79 | 5 | 61 | 49 | 22 | 8 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 51 | 163 | 3.20 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 31 | 106 | 3.42 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 3 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 50 | 266 | 5.32 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 128 | 766 | 5.98 | 1 | 61 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 103 | 483 | 4.69 | 1 | 51 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 111 | 620 | 5.59 | 3 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 10 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 69 | 241 | 3.49 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 9 | 132 | 666 | 5.05 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 24 | 9 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 45 | 223 | 4.96 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 95 | 395 | 4.16 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| Tied | 11 | 60 | 323 | 5.38 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 37 | 161 | 4.35 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 29 | 190 | 6.55 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 63 | 418 | 6.63 | 5 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||