2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Rushing Defense Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 446 | 2005 | 4.50 | 21 | 37.17 | 167.08 | 
| at Home | 5 | 177 | 750 | 4.24 | 10 | 35.40 | 150.00 | 
| on Road/Neutral Site | 7 | 269 | 1255 | 4.67 | 11 | 38.43 | 179.29 | 
| in Wins | 5 | 155 | 468 | 3.02 | 3 | 31.00 | 93.60 | 
| in Losses | 7 | 291 | 1537 | 5.28 | 18 | 41.57 | 219.57 | 
| vs. Conference | 8 | 293 | 1373 | 4.69 | 13 | 36.63 | 171.63 | 
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 153 | 632 | 4.13 | 8 | 38.25 | 158.00 | 
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 37 | 137 | 3.70 | 1 | 37.00 | 137.00 | 
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 409 | 1868 | 4.57 | 20 | 37.18 | 169.82 | 
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 419 | 1971 | 4.70 | 21 | 38.09 | 179.18 | 
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 27 | 34 | 1.26 | 0 | 27.00 | 34.00 | 
| vs. FBS Winning | 5 | 209 | 1170 | 5.60 | 12 | 41.80 | 234.00 | 
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 6 | 210 | 801 | 3.81 | 9 | 35.00 | 133.50 | 
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 89 | 461 | 5.18 | 7 | 44.50 | 230.50 | 
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 330 | 1510 | 4.58 | 14 | 36.67 | 167.78 | 
| in August/September | 4 | 120 | 311 | 2.59 | 2 | 30.00 | 77.75 | 
| in October | 4 | 180 | 1075 | 5.97 | 9 | 45.00 | 268.75 | 
| in November | 3 | 114 | 493 | 4.32 | 8 | 38.00 | 164.33 | 
| in December/January | 1 | 32 | 126 | 3.94 | 2 | 32.00 | 126.00 |