2017 Marshall Thundering Herd Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 465 | 1575 | 3.39 | 13 | 66 | 88 | 51 | 16 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 233 | 886 | 3.80 | 7 | 66 | 46 | 25 | 9 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 232 | 689 | 2.97 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 26 | 7 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 122 | 451 | 3.70 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 111 | 435 | 3.92 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 130 | 459 | 3.53 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 102 | 230 | 2.25 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 224 | 839 | 3.75 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 10 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 169 | 605 | 3.58 | 4 | 35 | 41 | 20 | 5 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 59 | 178 | 3.02 | 2 | 66 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 24 | 46 | 1.92 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 7 | 9 | 81 | 9.00 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 9 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 13 | -47 | -3.62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 13 | 58 | 228 | 3.93 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 168 | 667 | 3.97 | 0 | 66 | 33 | 23 | 8 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 107 | 287 | 2.68 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 13 | 61 | 253 | 4.15 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 71 | 140 | 1.97 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 7 | 59 | 209 | 3.54 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 8 | 55 | 92 | 1.67 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 10 | 95 | 287 | 3.02 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Tied | 11 | 114 | 483 | 4.24 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 87 | 221 | 2.54 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 3 | 29 | 155 | 5.34 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 2 | 26 | 128 | 4.92 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||