2016 Purdue Boilermakers Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 545 | 2861 | 5.25 | 35 | 81 | 135 | 85 | 30 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 268 | 1566 | 5.84 | 18 | 79 | 74 | 49 | 18 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 277 | 1295 | 4.68 | 17 | 81 | 61 | 36 | 12 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 121 | 629 | 5.20 | 6 | 79 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 147 | 937 | 6.37 | 12 | 75 | 47 | 29 | 11 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 130 | 617 | 4.75 | 5 | 76 | 28 | 16 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 144 | 660 | 4.58 | 12 | 81 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| Overtime | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 274 | 1720 | 6.28 | 15 | 81 | 48 | 51 | 19 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 183 | 817 | 4.46 | 10 | 76 | 45 | 20 | 8 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 78 | 277 | 3.55 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 2 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 42 | 126 | 3.00 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 6 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 7 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 68 | 668 | 9.82 | 1 | 81 | 15 | 16 | 9 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 133 | 571 | 4.29 | 2 | 75 | 28 | 19 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 121 | 676 | 5.59 | 1 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 8 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 119 | 595 | 5.00 | 6 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 7 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 104 | 351 | 3.38 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 1 | 22 | 87 | 3.95 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 40 | 222 | 5.55 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 114 | 426 | 3.74 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| Tied | 10 | 72 | 417 | 5.79 | 4 | 79 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 95 | 485 | 5.11 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 9 | 63 | 314 | 4.98 | 4 | 62 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 6 | 139 | 910 | 6.55 | 11 | 81 | 36 | 22 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||