2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/10/2022
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 376 | 1268 | 3.37 | 11 | 71 | 83 | 40 | 5 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 194 | 682 | 3.52 | 8 | 71 | 43 | 22 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 182 | 586 | 3.22 | 3 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 1 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 97 | 425 | 4.38 | 3 | 71 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 97 | 257 | 2.65 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 92 | 277 | 3.01 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 90 | 309 | 3.43 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 167 | 577 | 3.46 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 123 | 429 | 3.49 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 78 | 249 | 3.19 | 3 | 71 | 30 | 9 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 2 | 71 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 10 | 14 | -18 | -1.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 20 | 60 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 51 | 164 | 3.22 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 141 | 504 | 3.57 | 1 | 71 | 28 | 18 | 3 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 89 | 328 | 3.69 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 45 | 149 | 3.31 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 50 | 123 | 2.46 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 37 | 158 | 4.27 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 89 | 323 | 3.63 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 93 | 235 | 2.53 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| Tied | 11 | 62 | 249 | 4.02 | 4 | 71 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 54 | 188 | 3.48 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 41 | 115 | 2.80 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||