2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 529 | 2189 | 4.14 | 23 | 73 | 120 | 67 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 247 | 1046 | 4.23 | 10 | 60 | 56 | 33 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 282 | 1143 | 4.05 | 13 | 73 | 64 | 34 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 113 | 536 | 4.74 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 17 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 134 | 510 | 3.81 | 6 | 60 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 137 | 572 | 4.18 | 6 | 73 | 30 | 17 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 137 | 541 | 3.95 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 16 | 4 |
| Overtime | 1 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 247 | 937 | 3.79 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 25 | 2 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 179 | 1003 | 5.60 | 10 | 73 | 56 | 31 | 12 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 84 | 238 | 2.83 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 39 | 70 | 1.79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 10 | 18 | 23 | 1.28 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 6 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 8 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 10 | 19 | 11 | 0.58 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 49 | 316 | 6.45 | 0 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 170 | 762 | 4.48 | 1 | 73 | 41 | 25 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 140 | 606 | 4.33 | 1 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 77 | 273 | 3.55 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 93 | 232 | 2.49 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 5 | 90 | 431 | 4.79 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 51 | 102 | 2.00 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 128 | 614 | 4.80 | 10 | 60 | 36 | 20 | 4 |
| Tied | 9 | 122 | 487 | 3.99 | 3 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 4 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 81 | 278 | 3.43 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 26 | 86 | 3.31 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 31 | 191 | 6.16 | 2 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||