2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 13 | 448 | 1711 | 3.82 | 18 | 75 | 80 | 54 | 18 |
| 1st Half | 13 | 221 | 791 | 3.58 | 10 | 75 | 36 | 24 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 13 | 227 | 920 | 4.05 | 8 | 67 | 44 | 30 | 10 |
| 1st Quarter | 13 | 113 | 410 | 3.63 | 6 | 66 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13 | 108 | 381 | 3.53 | 4 | 75 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 13 | 101 | 446 | 4.42 | 4 | 48 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
| 4th Quarter | 13 | 126 | 474 | 3.76 | 4 | 67 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 13 | 210 | 755 | 3.60 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
| 2nd Down | 13 | 156 | 724 | 4.64 | 7 | 75 | 32 | 19 | 8 |
| 3rd Down | 13 | 73 | 223 | 3.05 | 4 | 67 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 13 | 34 | 157 | 4.62 | 3 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 11 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 66 | 342 | 5.18 | 0 | 75 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 13 | 171 | 680 | 3.98 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 13 | 108 | 405 | 3.75 | 1 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 5 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 52 | 267 | 5.13 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 10 | 51 | 17 | 0.33 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 6 | 110 | 289 | 2.63 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 17 | 11 | 0.65 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 93 | 483 | 5.19 | 6 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| Tied | 10 | 78 | 399 | 5.12 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 14 | 4 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 72 | 161 | 2.24 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 38 | 194 | 5.11 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 40 | 174 | 4.35 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||