2016 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Offense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 501 | 1991 | 3.97 | 22 | 68 | 104 | 58 | 22 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 263 | 1119 | 4.25 | 10 | 68 | 61 | 32 | 13 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 238 | 872 | 3.66 | 12 | 58 | 43 | 26 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 132 | 622 | 4.71 | 5 | 68 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 131 | 497 | 3.79 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 106 | 583 | 5.50 | 8 | 58 | 26 | 19 | 8 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 132 | 289 | 2.19 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 228 | 1004 | 4.40 | 11 | 54 | 30 | 29 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 177 | 726 | 4.10 | 4 | 68 | 45 | 18 | 9 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 83 | 250 | 3.01 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 31 | 164 | 5.29 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 6 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 13 | -20 | -1.54 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 10 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 19 | 13 | 0.68 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 62 | 211 | 3.40 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 149 | 554 | 3.72 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 133 | 753 | 5.66 | 6 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 12 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 86 | 255 | 2.97 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 11 | 71 | 218 | 3.07 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 52 | 196 | 3.77 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 78 | 188 | 2.41 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 114 | 477 | 4.18 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 17 | 6 |
| Tied | 11 | 72 | 294 | 4.08 | 4 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 120 | 580 | 4.83 | 5 | 68 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 58 | 231 | 3.98 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 1 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||