2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 529 | 2189 | 4.14 | 23 | 44.08 | 182.42 |
| at Home | 6 | 246 | 913 | 3.71 | 9 | 41.00 | 152.17 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 283 | 1276 | 4.51 | 14 | 47.17 | 212.67 |
| in Wins | 4 | 144 | 472 | 3.28 | 6 | 36.00 | 118.00 |
| in Losses | 8 | 385 | 1717 | 4.46 | 17 | 48.13 | 214.63 |
| vs. Conference | 1 | 42 | 229 | 5.45 | 1 | 42.00 | 229.00 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 11 | 487 | 1960 | 4.02 | 22 | 44.27 | 178.18 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 125 | 535 | 4.28 | 4 | 41.67 | 178.33 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 9 | 404 | 1654 | 4.09 | 19 | 44.89 | 183.78 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 529 | 2189 | 4.14 | 23 | 44.08 | 182.42 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 309 | 1259 | 4.07 | 10 | 44.14 | 179.86 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 220 | 930 | 4.23 | 13 | 44.00 | 186.00 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 9 | 401 | 1541 | 3.84 | 17 | 44.56 | 171.22 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 3 | 128 | 648 | 5.06 | 6 | 42.67 | 216.00 |
| in August/September | 4 | 183 | 804 | 4.39 | 10 | 45.75 | 201.00 |
| in October | 4 | 163 | 477 | 2.93 | 5 | 40.75 | 119.25 |
| in November | 4 | 183 | 908 | 4.96 | 8 | 45.75 | 227.00 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |