2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2010
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 430 | 2043 | 4.75 | 18 | 53 | 103 | 74 | 18 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 203 | 897 | 4.42 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 31 | 9 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 227 | 1146 | 5.05 | 10 | 53 | 57 | 43 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 93 | 411 | 4.42 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 110 | 486 | 4.42 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 101 | 533 | 5.28 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 19 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 118 | 583 | 4.94 | 4 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 5 |
| Overtime | 2 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 218 | 1046 | 4.80 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 41 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 148 | 724 | 4.89 | 4 | 43 | 46 | 25 | 8 |
| 3rd Down | 11 | 58 | 238 | 4.10 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 24 | 49 | 2.04 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 4 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 46 | 215 | 4.67 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 101 | 580 | 5.74 | 0 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 8 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 119 | 603 | 5.07 | 2 | 53 | 33 | 18 | 4 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 88 | 469 | 5.33 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 76 | 176 | 2.32 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 40 | 210 | 5.25 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 46 | 259 | 5.63 | 4 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 126 | 439 | 3.48 | 3 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 1 |
| Tied | 10 | 73 | 401 | 5.49 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 104 | 423 | 4.07 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 41 | 311 | 7.59 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||