2017 Colorado Buffaloes Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 477 | 2496 | 5.23 | 23 | 75 | 132 | 66 | 22 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 250 | 1220 | 4.88 | 9 | 58 | 69 | 34 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 227 | 1276 | 5.62 | 14 | 75 | 63 | 32 | 14 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 128 | 680 | 5.31 | 5 | 58 | 36 | 18 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 122 | 540 | 4.43 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 109 | 555 | 5.09 | 6 | 47 | 32 | 14 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 118 | 721 | 6.11 | 8 | 75 | 31 | 18 | 9 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 231 | 1243 | 5.38 | 13 | 75 | 25 | 26 | 9 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 164 | 962 | 5.87 | 7 | 63 | 65 | 30 | 10 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 72 | 283 | 3.93 | 3 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 37 | 199 | 5.38 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 10 | 47 | 273 | 5.81 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 154 | 826 | 5.36 | 1 | 75 | 42 | 20 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 125 | 744 | 5.95 | 3 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 8 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 79 | 407 | 5.15 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 72 | 246 | 3.42 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 4 | 41 | 95 | 2.32 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 65 | 208 | 3.20 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 92 | 435 | 4.73 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| Tied | 12 | 96 | 617 | 6.43 | 4 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 92 | 590 | 6.41 | 6 | 75 | 26 | 11 | 6 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 39 | 229 | 5.87 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 4 | 52 | 322 | 6.19 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||