2021 Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 477 | 1822 | 3.82 | 16 | 75 | 117 | 59 | 10 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 240 | 834 | 3.48 | 7 | 23 | 56 | 32 | 2 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 237 | 988 | 4.17 | 9 | 75 | 61 | 27 | 8 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 122 | 426 | 3.49 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 118 | 408 | 3.46 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 106 | 567 | 5.35 | 5 | 75 | 30 | 14 | 4 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 126 | 411 | 3.26 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 233 | 1052 | 4.52 | 5 | 75 | 34 | 35 | 3 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 156 | 647 | 4.15 | 5 | 35 | 48 | 18 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 74 | 134 | 1.81 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 20 | 52 | 2.60 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 15 | -24 | -1.60 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 14 | -11 | -0.79 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 62 | 237 | 3.82 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 137 | 520 | 3.80 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 115 | 471 | 4.10 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 19 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 91 | 398 | 4.37 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 72 | 196 | 2.72 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 30 | 129 | 4.30 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 64 | 176 | 2.75 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 69 | 226 | 3.28 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Tied | 10 | 102 | 338 | 3.31 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 160 | 682 | 4.26 | 3 | 33 | 38 | 21 | 5 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 32 | 169 | 5.28 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||