2009 Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/07/2010
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 410 | 1168 | 2.85 | 6 | 34 | 76 | 42 | 5 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 221 | 626 | 2.83 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 4 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 189 | 542 | 2.87 | 3 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 1 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 106 | 282 | 2.66 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 115 | 344 | 2.99 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 81 | 187 | 2.31 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 108 | 355 | 3.29 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 187 | 587 | 3.14 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 140 | 336 | 2.40 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 78 | 235 | 3.01 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 25 | 64 | 2.56 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 11 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 23 | 71 | 3.09 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 69 | 172 | 2.49 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 134 | 446 | 3.33 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 93 | 354 | 3.81 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 69 | 159 | 2.30 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 45 | 37 | 0.82 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 10 | 114 | 251 | 2.20 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 45 | 102 | 2.27 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 92 | 255 | 2.77 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| Tied | 11 | 83 | 280 | 3.37 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 5 | 39 | 158 | 4.05 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 25 | 81 | 3.24 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||