2016 Rice Owls Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 477 | 2602 | 5.45 | 30 | 75 | 120 | 80 | 25 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 226 | 1209 | 5.35 | 16 | 71 | 60 | 38 | 11 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 251 | 1393 | 5.55 | 14 | 75 | 60 | 42 | 14 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 107 | 630 | 5.89 | 9 | 71 | 29 | 22 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 119 | 579 | 4.87 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 121 | 720 | 5.95 | 7 | 75 | 33 | 23 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 124 | 631 | 5.09 | 5 | 70 | 26 | 18 | 7 |
| Overtime | 1 | 6 | 42 | 7.00 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 239 | 1231 | 5.15 | 14 | 75 | 38 | 40 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 155 | 878 | 5.66 | 10 | 66 | 46 | 27 | 9 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 70 | 419 | 5.99 | 4 | 71 | 28 | 12 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 35 | 222 | 6.34 | 3 | 71 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 12 | 102 | 8.50 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 13 | 74 | 5.69 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 54 | 257 | 4.76 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 146 | 1073 | 7.35 | 5 | 75 | 39 | 28 | 14 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 101 | 545 | 5.40 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 66 | 369 | 5.59 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 110 | 358 | 3.25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 40 | 246 | 6.15 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 18 | 17 | 0.94 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 35 | 264 | 7.54 | 5 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Tied | 9 | 55 | 361 | 6.56 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 121 | 558 | 4.61 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 97 | 512 | 5.28 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 8 | 111 | 644 | 5.80 | 6 | 71 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||