2016 Ball State Cardinals Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 405 | 1807 | 4.46 | 15 | 75 | 93 | 56 | 22 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 190 | 893 | 4.70 | 8 | 75 | 42 | 27 | 11 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 215 | 914 | 4.25 | 7 | 55 | 51 | 29 | 11 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 84 | 344 | 4.10 | 3 | 75 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 106 | 549 | 5.18 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 107 | 461 | 4.31 | 3 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 108 | 453 | 4.19 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 187 | 739 | 3.95 | 8 | 63 | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 133 | 700 | 5.26 | 5 | 75 | 36 | 21 | 10 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 75 | 358 | 4.77 | 2 | 50 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 33 | 155 | 4.70 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 23 | 49 | 2.13 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 52 | 278 | 5.35 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 115 | 647 | 5.63 | 1 | 75 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 109 | 596 | 5.47 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 18 | 10 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 84 | 175 | 2.08 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 45 | 111 | 2.47 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 30 | 58 | 1.93 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 28 | 202 | 7.21 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 56 | 131 | 2.34 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Tied | 11 | 89 | 490 | 5.51 | 5 | 75 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 109 | 511 | 4.69 | 0 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 30 | 72 | 2.40 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 63 | 343 | 5.44 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||