2015 Michigan State Spartans Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/11/2016
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 449 | 1624 | 3.62 | 16 | 72 | 90 | 54 | 13 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 235 | 845 | 3.60 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 25 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 214 | 779 | 3.64 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 29 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 125 | 479 | 3.83 | 4 | 72 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 110 | 366 | 3.33 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 102 | 393 | 3.85 | 2 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 112 | 386 | 3.45 | 7 | 68 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 229 | 1022 | 4.46 | 5 | 72 | 31 | 30 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 146 | 496 | 3.40 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 62 | 114 | 1.84 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 26 | 60 | 2.31 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 15 | 33 | 2.20 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 6 | -25 | -4.17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 10 | 12 | -8 | -0.67 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 71 | 337 | 4.75 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 134 | 644 | 4.81 | 1 | 72 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 14 | 104 | 294 | 2.83 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 14 | 60 | 177 | 2.95 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 14 | 80 | 172 | 2.15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 7 | 90 | 278 | 3.09 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 80 | 409 | 5.11 | 6 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 87 | 372 | 4.28 | 2 | 72 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| Tied | 14 | 124 | 365 | 2.94 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 49 | 77 | 1.57 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 14 | 114 | 8.14 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||