2017 Northwestern Wildcats Clayton Thorson #18 Rushing Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 87 | 23 | 0.26 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 47 | 10 | 0.21 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 10 | 40 | 13 | 0.33 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 28 | 4 | 0.14 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0.32 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | 6 | 12 | -12 | -1.00 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4th Quarter | 8 | 24 | 22 | 0.92 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Overtime | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 11 | 23 | 25 | 1.09 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd Down | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 39 | -17 | -0.44 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 8 | 11 | -16 | -1.45 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 11 | -49 | -4.45 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 7 | 9 | -17 | -1.89 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 9 | 22 | -74 | -3.36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Own 40 To Opp 40 Yd Ln | 10 | 21 | 49 | 2.33 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 11 | 17 | 23 | 1.35 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 6 | -18 | -3.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 2 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 14 | -17 | -1.21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tied | 10 | 32 | 43 | 1.34 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 5 | -23 | -4.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 6 | -29 | -4.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||