2017 North Carolina Tar Heels Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/08/2018
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 532 | 2556 | 4.80 | 21 | 74 | 132 | 75 | 20 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 262 | 1150 | 4.39 | 6 | 73 | 64 | 36 | 8 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 270 | 1406 | 5.21 | 15 | 74 | 68 | 39 | 12 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 135 | 553 | 4.10 | 2 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 127 | 597 | 4.70 | 4 | 73 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 119 | 751 | 6.31 | 5 | 65 | 31 | 20 | 8 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 151 | 655 | 4.34 | 10 | 74 | 37 | 19 | 4 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 264 | 1317 | 4.99 | 12 | 74 | 29 | 30 | 11 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 178 | 924 | 5.19 | 6 | 73 | 59 | 33 | 7 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 76 | 246 | 3.24 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 9 | 33 | 97 | 2.94 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 8 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 10 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4th Down | 8 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 12 | 58 | 330 | 5.69 | 0 | 74 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 138 | 805 | 5.83 | 2 | 73 | 37 | 24 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 130 | 630 | 4.85 | 3 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 7 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 106 | 489 | 4.61 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 100 | 302 | 3.02 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 2 | 52 | 182 | 3.50 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 5 | 22 | 85 | 3.86 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 103 | 573 | 5.56 | 6 | 54 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| Tied | 10 | 116 | 434 | 3.74 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 2 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 9 | 122 | 586 | 4.80 | 5 | 73 | 30 | 20 | 4 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 7 | 47 | 307 | 6.53 | 3 | 74 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 3 | 70 | 389 | 5.56 | 3 | 65 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||