2016 Illinois Fighting Illini Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 569 | 2630 | 4.62 | 35 | 63 | 126 | 80 | 23 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 272 | 1195 | 4.39 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 37 | 11 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 297 | 1435 | 4.83 | 18 | 63 | 68 | 43 | 12 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 137 | 704 | 5.14 | 13 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 8 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 135 | 491 | 3.64 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 131 | 568 | 4.34 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 162 | 853 | 5.27 | 14 | 63 | 39 | 25 | 7 |
| Overtime | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 278 | 1193 | 4.29 | 18 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 9 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 205 | 1190 | 5.80 | 14 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 12 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 73 | 216 | 2.96 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 10 | 40 | 132 | 3.30 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 15 | 61 | 4.07 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 60 | 231 | 3.85 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 147 | 713 | 4.85 | 2 | 63 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 137 | 841 | 6.14 | 4 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 10 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 111 | 504 | 4.54 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 114 | 341 | 2.99 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 34 | 26 | 0.76 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 69 | 335 | 4.86 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| Tied | 11 | 99 | 446 | 4.51 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 108 | 566 | 5.24 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 17 | 7 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 78 | 486 | 6.23 | 7 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 8 | 161 | 718 | 4.46 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 24 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||