2012 Purdue Boilermakers Rushing Defense Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 500 | 2365 | 4.73 | 24 | 38.46 | 181.92 |
| at Home | 7 | 276 | 1489 | 5.39 | 15 | 39.43 | 212.71 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 224 | 876 | 3.91 | 9 | 37.33 | 146.00 |
| in Wins | 6 | 197 | 780 | 3.96 | 9 | 32.83 | 130.00 |
| in Losses | 7 | 303 | 1585 | 5.23 | 15 | 43.29 | 226.43 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 331 | 1731 | 5.23 | 20 | 41.38 | 216.38 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 169 | 634 | 3.75 | 4 | 33.80 | 126.80 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 126 | 508 | 4.03 | 7 | 42.00 | 169.33 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 374 | 1857 | 4.97 | 17 | 37.40 | 185.70 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 469 | 2260 | 4.82 | 23 | 39.08 | 188.33 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 31 | 105 | 3.39 | 1 | 31.00 | 105.00 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 262 | 1373 | 5.24 | 14 | 43.67 | 228.83 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 207 | 887 | 4.29 | 9 | 34.50 | 147.83 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 408 | 1996 | 4.89 | 22 | 40.80 | 199.60 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 2 | 61 | 264 | 4.33 | 1 | 30.50 | 132.00 |
| in August/September | 4 | 128 | 421 | 3.29 | 3 | 32.00 | 105.25 |
| in October | 4 | 188 | 1135 | 6.04 | 11 | 47.00 | 283.75 |
| in November | 4 | 143 | 596 | 4.17 | 9 | 35.75 | 149.00 |
| in December/January | 1 | 41 | 213 | 5.20 | 1 | 41.00 | 213.00 |