2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 453 | 1532 | 3.38 | 12 | 71 | 95 | 55 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 214 | 740 | 3.46 | 3 | 40 | 42 | 25 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 239 | 792 | 3.31 | 9 | 71 | 53 | 30 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 107 | 450 | 4.21 | 2 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 107 | 290 | 2.71 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 116 | 356 | 3.07 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 122 | 411 | 3.37 | 5 | 71 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| Overtime | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 226 | 818 | 3.62 | 8 | 71 | 29 | 28 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 133 | 512 | 3.85 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 80 | 191 | 2.39 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 39 | 111 | 2.85 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 10 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.47 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 67 | 296 | 4.42 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 151 | 367 | 2.43 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 110 | 433 | 3.94 | 1 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 70 | 271 | 3.87 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 55 | 165 | 3.00 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 61 | 232 | 3.80 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 84 | 204 | 2.43 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 13 | 177 | 586 | 3.31 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 23 | 6 |
| Tied | 9 | 78 | 349 | 4.47 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 6 | 43 | 141 | 3.28 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 1 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 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 | |||||||||