2016 Virginia Tech Hokies Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/09/2017
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 14 | 524 | 1967 | 3.75 | 22 | 67 | 98 | 57 | 20 |
| 1st Half | 14 | 269 | 900 | 3.35 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 21 | 7 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 14 | 255 | 1067 | 4.18 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 36 | 13 |
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 135 | 434 | 3.21 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 14 | 134 | 466 | 3.48 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 3rd Quarter | 14 | 140 | 624 | 4.46 | 5 | 67 | 29 | 22 | 8 |
| 4th Quarter | 14 | 115 | 443 | 3.85 | 7 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 14 | 256 | 936 | 3.66 | 11 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2nd Down | 14 | 190 | 934 | 4.92 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 30 | 13 |
| 3rd Down | 14 | 68 | 110 | 1.62 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 11 | 22 | 59 | 2.68 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 9 | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 21 | 18 | 0.86 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 10 | -13 | -1.30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 14 | 73 | 222 | 3.04 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 14 | 194 | 626 | 3.23 | 1 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 5 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 117 | 697 | 5.96 | 2 | 56 | 29 | 19 | 9 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 14 | 76 | 298 | 3.92 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 13 | 64 | 124 | 1.94 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 82 | 220 | 2.68 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 10 | 86 | 359 | 4.17 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 11 | 76 | 238 | 3.13 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Tied | 13 | 58 | 157 | 2.71 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 101 | 508 | 5.03 | 6 | 67 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 90 | 352 | 3.91 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||