2018 Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2019
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 494 | 2943 | 5.96 | 31 | 66 | 147 | 96 | 26 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 257 | 1620 | 6.30 | 14 | 66 | 84 | 56 | 12 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 237 | 1323 | 5.58 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 40 | 14 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 122 | 828 | 6.79 | 7 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 6 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 135 | 792 | 5.87 | 7 | 66 | 45 | 31 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 118 | 634 | 5.37 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 119 | 689 | 5.79 | 10 | 61 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 252 | 1405 | 5.58 | 14 | 66 | 47 | 50 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 166 | 1147 | 6.91 | 10 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 10 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 66 | 320 | 4.85 | 7 | 54 | 32 | 10 | 4 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 35 | 184 | 5.26 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 53 | 328 | 6.19 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 161 | 1022 | 6.35 | 3 | 66 | 42 | 31 | 12 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 126 | 825 | 6.55 | 5 | 60 | 43 | 28 | 6 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 81 | 519 | 6.41 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 73 | 249 | 3.41 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 40 | 140 | 3.50 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 79 | 440 | 5.57 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| Tied | 10 | 65 | 486 | 7.48 | 5 | 55 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 77 | 376 | 4.88 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 51 | 390 | 7.65 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 7 | 157 | 1038 | 6.61 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||