2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2013
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 396 | 1374 | 3.47 | 4 | 55 | 74 | 44 | 10 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 204 | 790 | 3.87 | 3 | 55 | 43 | 24 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 192 | 584 | 3.04 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 20 | 3 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 101 | 352 | 3.49 | 1 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 103 | 438 | 4.25 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 89 | 333 | 3.74 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 90 | 214 | 2.38 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| Overtime | 2 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 192 | 771 | 4.02 | 2 | 55 | 16 | 17 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 137 | 492 | 3.59 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 60 | 112 | 1.87 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 31 | 111 | 3.58 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 15 | -22 | -1.47 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 42 | 275 | 6.55 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 130 | 509 | 3.92 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 96 | 311 | 3.24 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 65 | 199 | 3.06 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 63 | 80 | 1.27 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 76 | 191 | 2.51 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 61 | 204 | 3.34 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 118 | 496 | 4.20 | 2 | 55 | 25 | 17 | 4 |
| Tied | 9 | 71 | 146 | 2.06 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 4 | 26 | 92 | 3.54 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 31 | 174 | 5.61 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||