2016 Northwestern Wildcats Clayton Thorson #18 Rushing Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 97 | 98 | 1.01 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 49 | 62 | 1.27 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 48 | 36 | 0.75 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Quarter | 10 | 19 | -43 | -2.26 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 11 | 30 | 105 | 3.50 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 11 | 23 | 4 | 0.17 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter | 11 | 25 | 32 | 1.28 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 31 | 92 | 2.97 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2nd Down | 11 | 27 | 43 | 1.59 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 34 | -49 | -1.44 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 4 | 5 | -11 | -2.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 5 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 8 | 9 | -18 | -2.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 14 | -6 | -0.43 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 6 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 10 | 26 | -5 | -0.19 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 31 | 86 | 2.77 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 9 | 21 | -6 | -0.29 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 7 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 13 | -6 | -0.46 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 17 | -15 | -0.88 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tied | 7 | 10 | -9 | -0.90 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 33 | 62 | 1.88 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||