2011 Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2012
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 481 | 1733 | 3.60 | 13 | 46 | 90 | 49 | 10 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 230 | 818 | 3.56 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 22 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 251 | 915 | 3.65 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 27 | 4 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 109 | 260 | 2.39 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 121 | 558 | 4.61 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 130 | 529 | 4.07 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 121 | 386 | 3.19 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 233 | 889 | 3.82 | 8 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 170 | 601 | 3.54 | 3 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 70 | 221 | 3.16 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 24 | 101 | 4.21 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 12 | 24 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 10 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 77 | 364 | 4.73 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 150 | 434 | 2.89 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 120 | 457 | 3.81 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 82 | 338 | 4.12 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 52 | 140 | 2.69 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 44 | 87 | 1.98 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 60 | 137 | 2.28 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 119 | 512 | 4.30 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 3 |
| Tied | 9 | 97 | 253 | 2.61 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 76 | 292 | 3.84 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 34 | 163 | 4.79 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 51 | 289 | 5.67 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||