2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 551 | 2118 | 3.84 | 22 | 74 | 109 | 67 | 24 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 279 | 1264 | 4.53 | 12 | 67 | 63 | 41 | 14 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 272 | 854 | 3.14 | 10 | 74 | 46 | 26 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 141 | 651 | 4.62 | 7 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 8 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 138 | 613 | 4.44 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 6 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 149 | 621 | 4.17 | 5 | 74 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 121 | 236 | 1.95 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| Overtime | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 275 | 1079 | 3.92 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 32 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 173 | 753 | 4.35 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 22 | 11 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 92 | 265 | 2.88 | 3 | 74 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 37 | 182 | 4.92 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 12 | 19 | 31 | 1.63 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 24 | 22 | 0.92 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 14 | 91 | 362 | 3.98 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 166 | 684 | 4.12 | 2 | 74 | 35 | 16 | 7 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 14 | 116 | 457 | 3.94 | 1 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 14 | 101 | 453 | 4.49 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 10 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 77 | 162 | 2.10 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 7 | 60 | 65 | 1.08 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 81 | 224 | 2.77 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 12 | 102 | 313 | 3.07 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Tied | 13 | 114 | 472 | 4.14 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 100 | 467 | 4.67 | 5 | 74 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 48 | 267 | 5.56 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 46 | 310 | 6.74 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||